Background Disability Rights Watch was established in 2011 to advance the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in Zambia and the southern Africa region. The organisation works to promote best practices in the domestication of the
Press Statement for Immediate Release LUSAKA Wednesday, June 1st, 2022 DRW press statement on the continuous voter registration doc DRW press statement on the continuous voter registration.pdf DRW COMMENDS ECZ FOR STARTING CONTINUOUS VOTER REGISTRATION AND CALL FOR CONTINUOUS VOTER
WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES NEED PROTECTION FROM CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS Press Statement for Immediate Release LUSAKA Tuesday, March 8, 2022 Disability Rights Watch (DRW) says the impacts of climate change are hitting hard on women with disabilities. Organization Director Wamundila Waliuya
Plot No 37A Elm Road Woodlands, Lusaka, ZambiaPhone: +260956396085, Email: info@disabilityrightswatch.netwww.disabilityrightswatch.net www.facebook.com/disarightswatch 11TH AUGUST, 2021PRESS STATEMENTFor immediate release2021 ELECTIONS A TEST FOR DISABILITY INCLUSIVE POLITICSDisability Rights Watch and its partners are calling upon all eligible and registered persons with disabilities
“UNITED FOR AN INCLUSIVE ELECTORAL PROCESS -MAKING EVERY VOICE COUNT” A COMPREHENSIVE STATEMENT TO THE MEDIA ON THE STATE OF DISABILITY INCLUSION IN THE 2021 GENERAL ELECTION ISSUED TO THE MEDIA AT THE ZAMBIA NATIONAL WOMEN’S LOBBY SECRETARIAT IN LUSAKA
By Bruce Chooma – DRW Danny Apuleni a 21 years old visually impaired ambitious young man completed his secondary school at Rusangu Secondary School in 2017. He was expectant of good results but was shocked when he learnt that his
On 5th August, 2020, Disability Rights Watch made a donation of COVID 19 prevention and information materials to the Provincial Administration targeted at Chipata and Chadiza Districts. The intervention worth 5, 000 Euros consists of over one thousand bottles of
This piece of writing depicts the real situation of different categories of persons with disabilities who remain at risk of being infected by the Corona virus. This is not only a threat to persons with disabilities but also care givers
It is common knowledge that in times of emergencies, including health emergencies, persons with disabilities, among other groups who are vulnerable are usually affected differently. Their mental health is usually affected negatively. It is not only the mental health of
