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

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

Jacques Balolage, Deaf Community Leader, Democratic Republic of Congo

By Jacques Balolage, Deaf Community Leader, Democratic Republic of Congo. Jacques Balolage Mulimbwa is a Deaf leader and advocate from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. His work focuses on disability inclusion, accessible education, youth leadership, and human rights in conflict-affected settings.

Mar 23, 2026
The Power of Inclusive Infrastructure: A visually Impaired Traveler’s Perspective

By Aishwarya Pillai, Rehabilitation Counselor & Blind Filmmaker, India. A blind accessibility advocate documents her solo travels across Indian cities and to Dubai — comparing the stark difference between accessible and inaccessible infrastructure.

Oct 24, 2023
Train Journey of a Visually Impaired person: A narrative of my experience traveling alone

By Suman Gayen, Disability Rights Activist, India. A totally blind masters student documents his 40-hour solo train journey from Bangalore to West Bengal — a practical guide for visually impaired travellers and a statement about independence.

Sep 2, 2023
Epilepsy is not a hindrance

Shared by Samuel Chigamba, Epilepsy Warriors Foundation, Malawi. A personal account of living with epilepsy — the challenges, the stigma, and the resilience.

Sep 20, 2022
ONCE A WAIRRIOR, ALWAYS A WAIRRIORMY LIFE STORY LIVING WITH DISABILITY. Story shared by Sharon Aluoch, from Kenya 🇰🇪

Living with paralysis and epilepsy since childhood — facing bullying, stigma, and discrimination, yet completing her studies and pursuing Counseling Psychology. Once a warrior, always a warrior.

Sep 19, 2022
LIVING WITH EPILEPSY A Story shared by a mother based in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

Shared by Samuel Chigamba, Epilepsy Warriors Foundation, Malawi. The challenges of raising two daughters with epilepsy — the struggle to access medication, the financial burden, and managing seizures in a health system with limited resources.

Sep 14, 2022
चौक थाना, पटना सिटी के सिपाही मिथुन कुमार द्वारा विकलांग अधिकार मंच, बिहार के एक साथी दिव्यांग युवक को पीटने पर विकलांग अधिकार मंच ने थाना में किया विरोध

By Deepak Kumar, Viklang Adhikar Manch, Bihar, India. A DPO in Bihar protests after a police officer assaulted a young man with disability. Report in Hindi with English summary.

Sep 20, 2021
Chantal Kanyabutembo (Rwanda): My courage brought me to a point where I founded GECO Rwanda!

By Chantal Kanyabutembo, Co-Founder, GECO Rwanda. Lived with epilepsy for 16 years, founded GECO Rwanda, influenced the Ministry of Health to provide free anti-epileptic drugs nationally, and built cooperatives for 350 members.

Sep 8, 2021
MY JOURNEY WITH EPILEPSY by Vallent Rachel, Founder and Executive Director of Geno Epilepsy Center, Kenya

From diagnosis as a teenager, to facing stigma and employment discrimination, to founding a CBO in Migori County and establishing the county’s first monthly epilepsy clinic.

Sep 7, 2021
Ojijo Mbai Odhiambo’s Epilepsy Journey

Diagnosed with epilepsy at 6 months old due to loss of oxygen during birth. Now 25, pursuing higher education despite seizures, medication side effects, and the loss of his father.

Sep 6, 2021

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