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A mother and her two sons are smiling and laughing.

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What we've learned in Inclusive Futures about building collaborative alliances with and between local authorities and organisations of people with disabilities to support disability inclusion.

March 2023

A man with a visual impairment is talking to other people with disabilities at an eye clinic in Nigeria.

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Inclusive Futures is committed to engaging people with disabilities in its programmes. But what does this term really mean, and what does it look like in practice?

January 2023

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Access to and uptake of sexual and reproductive health for people with disabilities is one of the important milestones to reach the commitment to universal health coverage and the Sustainable Development Goals.

January 2023

A girl with a disability interacts with children without disabilities in her class.

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To celebrate World Children's Day, we take a closer look at our work on early childhood development and education in Kenya, and what makes it innovative.

November 2022

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One in five women has a disability, yet women and girls with disabilities have been consistently neglected in sexual health programmes.

November 2022

A graphic illustrating individual, environmental, attitudinal and institutional barriers.

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The evidence base on family planning for women and girls with disabilities has grown rapidly over the past decade. However, there remain considerable gaps.

November 2022

Lucas, a farmer with a disability and a network hub manager stands in front of his shop. The writing on the shop says: “Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture East Africa. Atwendi Farmers Solution and Aggregation Centre.”

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As a partner in the Global Labor Program in Kenya, LINC is exploring how farmers relate with others in the sorghum value chain.

October 2022

A woman farmer is photographed on her land holding farming tools and seeds.

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Jane is a sorghum farmer from Rangwe in Homa Bay County, Kenya. She uses what she earns from sorghum farming to support her husband who is unwell and her seven children.

October 2022

Jane Akinyi is smiling at the camera and holding a basket of seeds.

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To celebrate International Rural Women's Day on 15 October, we are highlighting the stories of some of the women farmers we work with in rural western Kenya.

October 2022

Linet Lucy is photographed in her shop. She is smiling at the camera and holding some of the farm products she sells.

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Lucy Linet lives with her husband and four children in Homa Bay County, Kenya. In the farmers' hub model used by the Global Labor Program – Inclusive Futures, she is a farm hub manager and runs a successful business where she sells seeds, fertiliser and other farming products.

October 2022

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How can building collaborative alliances support disability inclusion?

A guide to building successful partnerships between INGOs and disability organisations

Why disability inclusion in sexual health is vital: the key messages

Our work on inclusive early childhood development and education in Kenya

It’s time to ensure the rights of people with disabilities to sexual and reproductive health. Here’s where to start

Key barriers affecting access to and uptake of family planning for people with disabilities

Using social network analysis to improve the working conditions of sorghum farmers in Kenya

Jane's story

International Day of Rural Women 2022: how we’re helping to transform the lives of women farmers

Lucy Linet's story

What works to include people with disabilities?