Achievements
Due to the civil war ADD International suspended its work in Côte d’Ivoire in December 2002. With the help of ADD Burkina Faso, and funding from the EU and the Breadsticks Foundation, work was resumed in June 2010.
ADD Burkina Faso was awarded the prestigious Chevalier of Merit from President Blaise Compaore in recognition of ADD's contribution to the development of the nation and alleviating poverty among disabled people (December 2009).
The National Assembly in Cambodia passed the Disability Bill (May 2009).
The National Council of Disabled Women in Bangladesh were Highly Commended by International Service for the Defence of the Human Rights of Women (December 2008).
The Sudanese government passed the Disability Bill, now passed to the National Assembly for final approval (April 2008).
The Council of Ministers of Cambodia approved, for the first time in history, a draft Law to promote and protect the rights of disabled people. First initiated by disabled people in 1977, this draft will now pass to parliament for consideration and approval (February 2008).
Chris Gillies was presented with an award from RADAR for his continued leadership in promoting equal rights for disabled people in Africa and Asia where poverty and discrimination are barriers to their full inclusion (December 2007).
Just two years since first coming together, the National Disabled Women’s Council was launched in Bangladesh (June 2006).
After 4 years of tireless campaigning by disabled people's organisations in Ghana, the Disability Bill was finally passed (June 2006).
ADD International celebrates it’s 21st Birthday and to mark this milestone produced a photo story book “Disability and Development: 21 Years in Action” (2006). Click here to download a copy (1.94 MB).
Ghana Federation of the Disabled secured a two-year funding bid for £80,000 from DFID’s Rights and Voice Initiative for their advocacy work (2005).
ADD International's local MP, David Heath, thanks to our nomination, won the International Champion category of the Charity Champion Awards (2005).
Nahid Khairy, member of Sudan National Union of the Blind successfully stood for election in August and is now MP for women (2005).
Tony Robinson presented a Radio 4 appeal on behalf of ADD International, telling the story of Halima Begum, a disabled woman in Bangladesh. Tony has been a supporter of ADD International for many years and was more than happy to record appeal. The appeal raised over £10,000!(2005)
ADD International has supported the MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY campaign alongside over 540 UK organisations. This worldwide movement called for policy change to increase aid, cancel debt and improve trade. Every day around 50,000 people, many of them disabled, die as a result of extreme poverty - we must demand an end to this.
ADD International was awarded a Human Rights Award by International Service for our work with disabled women in West Africa (2004).
In Ghana, 42,000 tactile ballot guides were distributed across the country in the national election to ensure blind and visually impaired people could vote independently (2004).
Zimbabwe Federation of Disabled People’s Organisations was set up (2003).
The Bill establishing the Disability Commission passed in Uganda (2003).
ADD International won three awards, including the UK Charity Award for our work in supporting disabled people in election monitoring (2002).
After much lobbying by disabled people’s organisations in Sudan, the government announced that all disabled children are entitled to free education (2001).
Election monitoring work first piloted in Northern Ghana where over 200,000 voters witnessed disabled people monitoring and thus taking a role in civil society. This work has since been successfully replicated in Bangladesh, Zambia and Cambodia (2000).
A group of disabled people marched for 10 days to arrive in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, on the International Day of Disabled Persons. They presented Parliament with their petition calling for disability legislation (2000).