May 16, 2025

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROJECT OFFICER

Plot No 37A Elm Road Woodlands, Lusaka, Zambia Phone: +260956396085, Email: info@disabilityrightswatch.net www.disabilityrightswatch.net     www.facebook.com/disarightswatch Employment Opportunity   Disability Rights Watch is a human rights organisation for persons with disabilities established in 2011 to advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities in Zambia and the region. The organisation has undertaken strategic advocacy including through litigation and renders disability inclusion technical…

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August 15, 2024

Inclusive Education Symposium 2024-Terms of Reference

It is observed that the process of developing an up-to-date National Policy on Education that reflects the true principles of IE has taken very long. This is also in light of the fact that there has been inadequate teaching and learning materials for learners with disabilities in schools and higher learning institutions; learners with disabilities, in particular those who are…

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March 24, 2023

PUBLIC PROTECTOR ENTERS MoU WITH DISABILITY RIGHTS WATCH

We are delighted to announce our partnership with the Office of the Public Protector. The Public Protector is the OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION of Zambia entrusted with the mandate to promote and safeguard the interests and the rights of an individual in his or her quest to receive a “public service” that is just and fair. The institution also serves to promote…

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March 24, 2023

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PERMANENT SECRETARY CONFERS WITH DRW ON PROGRESS IN DISABILITY INCLUSION IN ZAMBIA

Ministry of Community Development and Social Services Permanent Secretary Ms Angela Kawandami today hosted a strategic engagement meeting between her Ministry and Disability Rights Watch to discuss the progress the country has made in realizing the rights of persons with disabilities and mainstreaming disability in government programmes. She commended Disability Rights Watch for the work it is doing through strategic…

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August 5, 2020

From Despair to Hope. Danny Apuleni shares his story.

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 Grade 12 results were missing. In trying to follow up the case, his family learnt that there were a lot…

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August 5, 2020

FIGHTING COVID 19 IN THE COMMUNITIES

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 branded hand wash, 200 reusable face masks, 5 foot press hand wash facilities, 10 ordinary hand wash stands, four 4…

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February 27, 2019

MENTAL HEALTH BILL IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

25th February, 2019. Press Release For Immediate Publication RE: MENTAL HEALTH BILL IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY This press statement is released in relation to the passing of the Mental Health Bill No. 1 of 2019 through first reading in the National Assembly and as a reaction to the statement made by the Ministry of Health Head of Media Relations Mr….

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November 8, 2018

TOR SYMPOSIUM ON INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN ZAMBIA 2018

Disability Rights Watch (DRW) has been advocating, with many other organisations, for the development of a new National Policy on Education which is guided by Inclusive Education principles, especially for the purpose of fully and effectively including learners with disabilities in the general education system. This has been in line of the recognition of Article 24 of the United Nations…

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February 1, 2016

Ngwerere Inclusion Project Launched

 Friday 29th January, 2016 was a special day for the people of Ngwerere, North East of Lusaka. A project was launched to promote the rights and social inclusion of children with disabilities. Supported by Disability Africa with technical support from Disability Rights Watch, the project brings together Zambian non-state actors in the area of children with disabilities to establish play…

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January 13, 2016

DISABILITY INCLUSION MANUAL

Disability Rights Watch has developed a simple manual to guide DPO advocacy work in influencing the State and other institutions that provide public services to mainstream issues of development in all policies, laws and programmes for the purpose of enhancing full and effective inclusion of persons with disabilities. This calls for inclusive programming with adequate allocation of budgets and human…

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