To ensure that no one is left behind, society should confront the attitudes that contribute to the prevalence of gender-based violence against women and girls with disabilities in Oyo State and nurture a culture of respect and equality.
Tag: Persons with Disabilities
NDSR: CSOs, OPDs urge govt to ensure transparent and inclusive measures in cushioning the effect of subsidy removal on vulnerable Nigerians.
“Fuel subsidy is gone”, said President Tinubu as one of his first acts in office. The fuel subsidies regime which was meant to make Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known…
IFA-ACE Wheelchair Drive: 29 PWDs Received Wheelchairs in Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau and FCT
On July 19, 2023, The Inclusive Friends Association (IFA), delivered 29 wheelchairs to selected beneficiaries of the IFA-ACE Wheelchair Drive in Benue, Nasarawa, Plateau and the FCT. The project aimed…
VAWG: IFA Inaugurates an Interagency taskforce In Oyo State
Women and girls with disabilities face a disproportionately high risk of violence, including sexual assault, physical abuse, and emotional abuse. They are often isolated, vulnerable, and marginalized, making them easy…
Pre-Election Press Statement on the 2023 Governorship and State House of Assembly Elections
March 17, 2023. Preamble: The Access Nigeria Campaign is a disability rights movement led by Inclusive Friends Association (IFA), for and on behalf of Nigeria’s 30 million Persons with Disabilities…
Inclusive Election Observation: My Experience
Grace Jerry On August 9, an estimated 22 million Kenyans went to the polls to elect their next president. Despite being one of the most competitive elections in the country’s…
Creating Inclusive Political Institutions and Processes
Persons with disabilities should have the same access and opportunities to participate in political life as any other empowered citizen. The removal of barriers benefits not only citizens with disabilities…
SPEECH OF THE INEC HON. NATIONAL COMMISSIONER AND CHAIRMAN OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE
A KEYNOTE ADDRESS PRESENTED BY THE HON. NATIONAL COMMISSIONER AND CHAIRMAN OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE (OPC), INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC), PROF. KUNLE AJAYI, ON “THE ROLE OF POLITICAL PARTIES…
VOTE-ABILITY Campaign: Inclusive Friends Association to Increase the Participation of PWDs in the 2023 General Election
As the ban for electioneering campaigns will soon be officially flagged ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, the Inclusive Friends Association officially launched the Vote-ability Campaign as a…
VOTE-ABILITY LAUNCH PRESS STATEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Press Conference to Launch of VOTE-ABILITY Campaign ahead of the 2023 General Elections: “Increasing the Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Elections”. Preamble:…
