Insights from Africa: new perspectives on disability and development will showcase findings from our three year ESRC/DFID-funded research project ‘Bridging the Gap: Examining Disability and Development in Four African Countries’.

The event, which will take place over two days, will be an opportunity to present key findings from research in Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zambia as well as consider the impact of these findings for policy and practice nationally and regionally.

This first day on Monday 12th March will be a high level dialogue with representatives from government, United Nations, academia, donors, private sector and practitioners. Please note that tickets are initially limited to two tickets per organisation.

Topics include:

• Equitable access to services – ensuring we leave no one behind

• National policy design and implementation

• Strengthening systems and improving accountability

• Innovative solutions to collective challenges

Along with our research partners from Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zambia, and the international experts who have worked on this project, we are delighted that we will be joined by the following external speakers:

• Lord Bates, Minister of State, Department for International Development

• Judith Heumann, Leonard Cheshire Global Ambassador

• Charlotte V McClain-Nhlapo, Global Disability Advisor, World Bank

• Stefan Trömel, Senior Disability Specialist, ILO

• Tomi Lounio, Programme Analyst on Human Rights – Lead on Disability Inclusive Development, UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa
  

The full programme is available on the conference webpage and additional speakers will be confirmed shortly.

We will also be hosting a drinks reception from 5pm – we do hope you are able to join us.

The support of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Department for International Development (DfID) is gratefully acknowledged.