The Ohio State University Nisonger Center and a team of AUCD Professional Fellows alumni in Tanzania have won an U.S. Department of State Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) award for the Nisonger Center Tanzania ECHO Program, a virtual training partnership that connects Ohio State University faculty and trainees with teachers in Tanzania so they can exchange … Continue reading Professional Fellows Alumni Named U.S. Embassy Tanzania AEIF Awardees
PFP-IDE Alum Sarah Wang’ombe Creates IT Career Pathways for Kenyans with Disabilities
AUCD Professional Fellows alum Sarah Wang’ombe is creating new opportunities for people with disabilities to build careers in Kenya’s IT sector. Sarah, a Program Officer at Sightsavers, plays a key leadership role in the IT Bridge Academy, an inclusive professional development initiative that trains young Kenyans with disabilities for tech-oriented career paths. IT Bridge Academy … Continue reading PFP-IDE Alum Sarah Wang’ombe Creates IT Career Pathways for Kenyans with Disabilities
PFP-IDE Alum Aneth Gerana Trains Women with Disabilities to Become Independent Business Leaders
AUCD Professional Fellows alumna Aneth Gerana completed a groundbreaking inclusive development project centered upon a self-employment and business leadership training initiative for women with disabilities in Dodoma Region, Tanzania. Using lessons from her PFP-IDE Virtual Fellowship in 2020, Aneth delivered a series of trainings on practical and business skills to women with disabilities who aspire … Continue reading PFP-IDE Alum Aneth Gerana Trains Women with Disabilities to Become Independent Business Leaders
PFP-IDE Alumni Ronald Kasule & Hassan Waddimba Launch Uganda’s First Disability Accommodations Website
Ugandan Professional Fellows alumni Ronald Kasule and Hassan Waddimba have officially launched the DASUNS online platform (Diversity Ability Support Network System), which will broaden access to critical services for people with disabilities in their country. DASUNS (Diversity Ability Support Network System) is a social enterprise that provides information about disability resources and services in order … Continue reading PFP-IDE Alumni Ronald Kasule & Hassan Waddimba Launch Uganda’s First Disability Accommodations Website
PFP-IDE Alumni Webinar on U.S. – East Africa Partnerships: 27 May 2021
PFP-IDE is excited to announce an upcoming webinar on how to build sustainable, independent partnerships between U.S. universities and disability leaders in East Africa. The webinar on Thursday, 27 May at 7:00 PM East Africa Time (12:00 PM U.S. Eastern) will include a panel of Professional Fellows alumni and their U.S. university mentors who have … Continue reading PFP-IDE Alumni Webinar on U.S. – East Africa Partnerships: 27 May 2021
ADA-PFP Alum Maria Omare Wins UN Disability Innovation Challenge
AUCD Professional Fellows alumna Maria Omare from Nairobi, Kenya, has won a grant from the the UNDP Disability Innovation Challenge for her leadership of the Somesha Stories Project, a platform that delivers accessible media and stories for children that promote inclusive education and early literacy in both English and Swahili. The Somesha Stories Project enables children, … Continue reading ADA-PFP Alum Maria Omare Wins UN Disability Innovation Challenge