Fall 2018 AUCD Professional Fellows alumna Gwaliwa Mashaka is the founder of Employable Africa, an award-winning virtual platform that uses digital technology to help individuals with disabilities find skilled employment and delivers accessible supports to African businesses. Based in Tanzania, Employable Africa’s entirely online approach to expanding inclusive employment has become an increasingly valuable model … Continue reading Alumni Stories: Gwaliwa Mashaka and Employability Africa Advise Inclusive Businesses
Alumni Stories: Maria Omare and Kenya’s Somesha App – A Virtual Inclusive Education Innovation
The worldwide isolation created by COVID-19 in 2020 has done great harm to education, family stability, and physical and mental health. However, it has also inspired major innovations in inclusion that enable those who are especially vulnerable and isolated – individuals with disabilities – to access learning resources, trustworthy information, and expertise on education and … Continue reading Alumni Stories: Maria Omare and Kenya’s Somesha App – A Virtual Inclusive Education Innovation
Alumni Stories: Noella Luka’s New Film Shares Personal Mental Health Journeys in Kenya
Noella Luka is an award-winning filmmaker from whose documentaries have been shown all over the world. A Spring 2019 Professional Fellows alum, she has produced films about mental health, disability, and climate change, and led a PFP-IDE project about mental health storytelling in Kenya. She is now turning the lens upon herself in an exciting … Continue reading Alumni Stories: Noella Luka’s New Film Shares Personal Mental Health Journeys in Kenya
Alumni Stories: Jackline Lidubwi’s Advocacy for Inclusive Media in Africa
I am a Fall 2017 Professional Fellows alumna and award-winning creator/producer of Abled Differently, a TV program aired by the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation that enlightens the Kenyan public about individuals with disabilities, their personal stories, and issues that affect their lives. In these roles, I have developed great expertise in using storytelling as a tool … Continue reading Alumni Stories: Jackline Lidubwi’s Advocacy for Inclusive Media in Africa
Alumni Stories: Bernadette Muyomi and Beyond the PFP in Kenya
I am a Spring 2018 Professional Fellows alumna, social entrepreneur, and social justice advocate. Based on this, I have founded two organizations, African Grassroots (an NGO) and Green Agri Ventures (a social enterprise). My participation in the PFP-IDE Fellowship has greatly inspired my work in disability inclusion. As a proponent of disability inclusion, I have … Continue reading Alumni Stories: Bernadette Muyomi and Beyond the PFP in Kenya
COVID-19: Promoting Inclusive Response in Tanzania
As COVID-19 continues, it remains more important than ever to ensure that public health information and emergency relief materials are delivered in an inclusive and accessible manner. In Tanzania, Isack Idama has worked extensively to share COVID-19 knowledge with the disability community and educated disability rights advocates and government officials on how to ensure COVID … Continue reading COVID-19: Promoting Inclusive Response in Tanzania