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The Youth Disability Advocacy and Research Network

Youth Disability Advocacy and Research Network

This AHRC-funded Youth Disability Advocacy and Research Network is run by Â鶹´«Ã½'s Dan Jackson, Catalin Brylla and Mike Sunderland. It supports disability activism and reduce stigma in East Africa.

This involves insightful presentations and workshops from the Disability and Media Advocacy Festival held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, last year:

Day 1: Tools for Change - 
Day 2: Challenging Stigma - 
Day 3: Conference - 

For detailed speaker bios, slides, and links to their impactful work, visit the website and click for details.

Explore the training materials and toolkits on the website designed to leverage media for reducing disability stigma and discrimination. Additionally the "participatory grantmaking" model pioneered by Â鶹´«Ã½ and ADD International exists, empowering young people with disabilities to drive their own media advocacy campaigns for lasting social change: ...

Don't miss out on the monthly series of free disability advocacy workshops, conducted online. If you're passionate about making a positive impact, join the network today! Get Involved:Â