IntroductionDeciding who to vote for or which political party tradition to join during an election may be influenced by several factors. Besides the general issues, persons with disabilities may look to the peculiar problems that affect them and their community members as they weigh their options in the face of numerous competing proposals from different…
CONSULTANCY TO CONDUCT CAPACITY ASSESSMENT OF TWO WOMEN’S WINGS OF GFD MEMBER ORGANISATIONS TERMS OF REFERENCE CONSULTANCY TO CONDUCT CAPACITY ASSESSMENT OF TWO WOMEN’S WINGS OF GFD MEMBER ORGANISATIONS Organisational Background Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) represents about 3 million persons with disabilities in Ghana. It is a civil society organisation that brings together…
Ghanaian organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) and other civil society organizations (CSOs) have welcomed the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Committee) concluding observations on Ghana and called on the Ghanaian authorities to take expeditious steps to ensure their implementation. Early in August this year OPDs and CSOs made submissions to…
Accra, Ghana – November 5, 2024 The Ghana Federation of Disability Organizations (GFD) held its annual Learning and Sharing event on November 4-5, 2024, at the Sunlodge Hotel in Accra. The two-day event brought together leaders and representatives from various Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) throughout Ghana. Doris Ndebugre, Program officer of GFD stands…
ACCRA, Ghana – The United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD) conducted a high-level visit to the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) on October 16. The visits were part of the monitoring activities under a joint project titled “Implementing essential pre-conditions to advance the rights of persons with disabilities” –…
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 29, 2024 – A six-member delegation from the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) has arrived in Nairobi to participate in the “We Can Work” project’s annual inspiration week meeting, which commenced on Monday October 27. The week-long conference, hosted by Light for the World at the Tamarind Tree Hotel, brings together…
Introduction The National Council on Persons with Disability was created by Act of Parliament.that is the Persons with Disability Act, 2006 (Act 715) as the State Agency mandatedfor disability matters and inclusion. Section 42 of the Persons with Disability Act,2006 (Act 715) obliges the Council to propose and evolve policies and strategies toenable persons with…
Prepared by The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD)June 2024 BackgroundThe voter registration exercise in Ghana is a fundamental aspect of the country’s electoralprocess, ensuring that citizens are able to exercise their democratic right to vote in freeand fair elections.In the early years after independence, voter registration was conducted manually, withcitizens required to register at…
Date: September 5, 2024, Nairobi, Kenya. The President of the Ghana Federation of Disability Organizations (GFD), Mr. Joseph Atsu Homadzi, participated in the 2024 General Assembly Meeting of the Africa Disability Forum (ADF) held in Nairobi, Kenya. The event, which also served as a pre-summit for the 2025 Global Disability Summit (GDS), was designed to…