An education can change lives
Mohan, who is deaf, overcame unemployment through motorbike repair training, which led to employment and improved family finances.
January 26, 2024
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Fear of the future among people with intellectual disabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
In Bosnia and Herzegovina, people with intellectual disabilities face a fear of the future when their parents are no longer around.
November 21, 2023
I am the same as other children
Henriette Kwizera is 12 years old and has a physical disability. She lives with her parents, older brother and younger sister in Nyaruguru District in the Southern Province of Rwanda and is in her third year of primary school.
June 28, 2023
Mariam's fight against discrimination and violence against people with albinism in Tanzania
Mariam Stafford fights against discrimination and violence affecting people with albinism in Tanzania.
June 9, 2023
All I ever wanted was to be treated like everyone else
When Muamer Husejnović started looking for work to become financially independent, the Information Centre for Persons with Disabilities (IC Lotos) provided the support he needed.
April 28, 2023
Rubi Magar teaches children with intellectual disabilities in a newly started resource class
Rubi Magar is passionate about teaching, she has spent the last year working in a resource class for children with intellectual disabilities in Belaka, Nepal. IN
January 3, 2023
Indira no longer has to worry about her daughter
Indira Koirala's 16-year-old daughter has an intellectual disability and previously had major problems with schooling and was very dependent on her parents. But
December 22, 2022
Sangita wants to be part of the change for children with autism rights
In Nepal, knowledge about autism is very low. The diagnosis is relatively new in the country and there is a major lack of competence in, among other things
December 21, 2022
Blind Sandra was not allowed to hold her newborn child
When Sandra gave birth to her child, the nurse refused to let her hold her newborn for the first two days. The nurse did not think that Sandra would be able to take care of her child because she was blind.
December 17, 2022
The support from DAOK has given Jhapat's family a better life
- The support we have received from DAOK has improved my family's life. Now we are only thinking about expanding the business, says Deepa Saud. Jhapat
December 6, 2022