What you need to know about disability. =========================================================================================================================== Meet Ian Banda, Director/ Founder of youth in Action for disability inclusion in Zambia (YADIZ). He was Born with a physical disability but has never let his impairment define and limit him from unleashing his full potential. Mr. Banda has great interest in public speaking, poetry and comedy. He is also passionate…
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 or parents or indeed support persons. Let us examine the demonstrations in the dialogue between Public Health Inspector (PHI) Kusalila…
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 persons with disabilities that is affected but that of their partners, support persons and families. Therefore, this article will Endeavour…
WHAT DOES THE TOOLKIT CONTAIN?Featured Resources Quarantine in COVID-19 Risk Communication and Community Engagement in COVID-19 Reducing Stigma in COVID-19 Human Rights in COVID-19 COVID-19 & Front-line Health Care Responders MHPSS Interventions in Health Contexts Addressing Gender Issues in COVID-19 Education in COVID-19 Persons with Disabilities in COVID-19 Migrant, Refugee and Internally Displaced People in COVID-19 Child Protection in COVID-19Support…
“INCLUSIVE EDUCATION-MAKING THE FUTURE ACCESSIBLE“
National Symposium on Inclusive Education in Zambia 2019 Theme: “Inclusive Education – Making the Future Accessible” Terms of Reference and call for abstracts The disability movement in Zambia spearheaded by Disability Rights Watch (DRW) has been among other pertinent issues advocating for the revision of the National Policy on Education (Educating Our Future Policy), the Curriculum Development Framework, administration and…
2019 MENTAL HEALTH DAY PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Recognising Legal Capacity – key to Suicide Prevention 10th October, 2019 LUSAKA -Disability rights advocacy organisations, The Mental Health Users of Zambia (MHUNZA) and Disability Rights Watch (DRW) join global observance of Mental Health Day under the theme suicide prevention. Zambia has continued to lose lives to suicide; depriving the country…
This policy brief has been prepared by the Mental Health Users Network of Zambia (MHUNZA) and Disability Rights Watch (DRW) in consultation with lawyers from Zambia in academia and private practice, from Validity Foundation (an international non-governmental organisation that uses the law to secure equality, inclusion and justice for people with mental disabilities worldwide) and from the Southern Africa Litigation…
