Disability Inclusive Development: A Repository of Community Initiatives from Global South

Category: Personal Stories & Lived Experience

Interview with Pamela, a single mother of a child with disability from Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa.

Sep 23, 2020

in Health, Epilepsy & Rehabilitation, Personal Stories & Lived Experience, Southern Africa

By Msenga Mulungu, Program Manager, Sandi Thandiza, Malawi. An interview with Pamela Chipeka, a 29-year-old single mother in Lilongwe raising 4-year-old Irenaeus who has cerebral palsy and epilepsy — the challenges of finding housing, employment, and support.
PODCAM counsels a family for locking up a member with disabilities for 30 years.

Sep 11, 2020

in Personal Stories & Lived Experience, Policy & Rights, Southern Africa

By Msenga Mulungu, Program Manager, Sandi Thandiza, Malawi. PODCAM visits the family of Estery Chakhumbira — a 30-year-old woman with severe cerebral palsy who has been locked inside her home since childhood.
We are proud of our disability identity- we are not at low, even if we move by crawling on floor. Disability rights is a way of life- it is our happiness and motivation.

Aug 27, 2020

in DPO Campaigns & Advocacy, Personal Stories & Lived Experience, South Asia

हमारी क्षमता ही हमारी पहचान है…. हमारे भी बहुत अरमान है…. बैठकर चलता हूं कोई गम नही, ऐसे जीने में ही मेरी शान है….. Marriage event for disabled couples in Patna, Bihar. This marriage was organised by Disabled Peoples Organisation (DPO) Viklang Adhikar Manch. पटना, 2019 यह पटना के फतुहा का इंदल जमादार है, जो…
9 Disabled couples getting married- Our Unique Marriage-4th edition (4th year of DPO Viklang Adhikar Manch organising this. 09 दिव्यांग जोड़ो का सामूहिक “अनोखा विवाह-4”

Aug 27, 2020

in DPO Campaigns & Advocacy, Personal Stories & Lived Experience, South Asia

By Deepak Kumar, Viklang Adhikar Manch, Bihar, India. The DPO organises its 4th annual mass marriage for 9 disabled couples in Patna — connecting disabled individuals, arranging introductions, and supporting their wedding celebrations. Language: Hindi.

Category: Personal Stories & Lived Experience

Interview with Pamela, a single mother of a child with disability from Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa.

PODCAM counsels a family for locking up a member with disabilities for 30 years.

We are proud of our disability identity- we are not at low, even if we move by crawling on floor. Disability rights is a way of life- it is our happiness and motivation.

9 Disabled couples getting married- Our Unique Marriage-4th edition (4th year of DPO Viklang Adhikar Manch organising this. 09 दिव्यांग जोड़ो का सामूहिक “अनोखा विवाह-4”