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April 2009
“The Global community faces enormous challenges. The economic crisis, food security, climate change, energy insecurity, conflict, rising population – these are challenges of unprecedented magnitude which affect us all, and in particula
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December 2007
Isaac Kute announced that he is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer on December 31st 2007.
Isaac Kute commented:
It has been an enormous pleasure and privilege to work with ADD. For a while now, I have been r
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October 2007
ADD's Acting Chief Executive, Jabulani Ncube, visited Bangladesh in October 2007 to meet with staff from ADD Bangladesh, ADD Cambodia and ADD India. Below is an excerpt from Jabu's trip:
Meeting with leaders from t
... One of ADD’s twin aims is “to work with disability rights organisations to influence policy makers and development organisations to include the rights and needs of disabled people in their work and to encourage them to allocate
... Disability is a development issue In July around 60 participants, including representatives from SHIA, the Center for Disability and Development Bangladesh, World Vision International, Voluntary services Overseas, Kindernothilfe, Disabled People's International and the German Inst
... On Sunday June 4th 2006, ADD’s former Chief Executive Isaac Kute and ADD Bangladesh Country Representative Mosharraf Hossain were delighted to be invited to meet the acting President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Barrister MD
... On June 8th 2006 a pioneering new group was launched in Bangladesh - the National Disabled Women’s Council (NDWC). The venue for the launch was the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre, the largest in Dhaka and attendees descr
... The Ghana Parliament passed the Persons with Disability Bill on June 23rd 2006. The Bill is aimed at enabling disabled people to “enjoy rights enshrined in the Constitution (Article 29 (8)) with the view to improving their living standards a
... ADD founder Chris Underhill dropped in to say hello to ADD's chief executive Isaac Kute on October 4th 2006. During their first meeting since Isaac's appointment in January this year, Chris presented Isaac with the original minutes and ope
... Kenyan born, British paralympian, Anne Wafula Strike became ADD’s first goodwill ambassador in 2006. Anne said: "I'm more than privileged, it's an honour and I feel humbled to be the first goodwill ambassador for ADD”.&nbs
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September 2007
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September 2007
To coincide with 2007 International Day of Disabled Persons, on December 3rd, the BOND Disability and Development Group held an awareness raising event at Central Hall in Westminst
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