Close search bar

News and opinions

Jennifer Williams.
News and opinions /

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

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.
News and opinions /

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

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.”
News and opinions /

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

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.
News and opinions /

Jane's story

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.
News and opinions /

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

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.
News and opinions /

Lucy Linet's story

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
Maren Atieno, a sorghum farmer stands outside her home. She is smiling.
News and opinions /

Maren's story

Maren is a farmer from Homa Bay County, Kenya. Through farming and supplying sorghum to brew Senator keg beer, she has been able to send her two children to school and has challenged her community's perceptions of what women with disabilities can achieve.

October 2022
A woman farmer is photographed on her land holding farming tools and seeds.
News and opinions /

Measuring the impact of our work with farmers in Kenya

A survey carried out at the start of the Global Labor Program will help us to measure whether our approach results in more men and women with disabilities being confident about exercising their labour rights.

October 2022
A group of women taking part in a focus group discussion led by Ulula smile at the camera.
News and opinions /

Using accessible technology to improve labour force inclusion in Kenya

Global tech company Ulula is creating a digital platform that will share labour rights information with workers in the supply chains of large-scale businesses in Kenya.

October 2022
Maren Atieno, a sorghum farmer, attends to a cow on her farm
News and opinions /

Gender equality and disability inclusion: what we've learned so far

Inclusive Futures partner KEFEADO looks at how issues around gender and disability limit the participation of women with disabilities in the value chains of two large beverage companies in Kenya.

October 2022
1 2 3 4
Prev Next

What works to include people with disabilities?

Evidence and resources

Inclusive Futures are specialists and global leaders in disability and development from more than 20 global organisations.

Our partners