By Nathan Rowe | Capacity Development Officer
The Africa Down Syndrome Network (ADSN) recently met in Lusaka, Zambia to officially launch and adopt its new constitution. It welcomed Rwanda and Cameroon on to its board as new members, bring the total number of countries to 12. It also elected a new Executive Board and appointed a Regional Project Coordinator.
The Coordinator will be working on a new project ADSN is launching to support the implementation of the Protocol on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities adopted by the African Union in February 2018.
We have been working with the Down Syndrome Society of Kenya to identify areas to support them. We will be supplying them with up-to-date literature on Down syndrome and have connected them with a global medical charity that they can work with to support babies with Down syndrome in Kenya to access heart surgery.
In Nigeria we are working on programme to establish self-advocacy groups, which will support people with Down syndrome to develop the skills and confidence to express their opinions and advocate for themselves. We are aiming to go to Nigeria to train self-advocacy group facilitators from Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria in September.
The positive steps forward that our member organisations are taking are made possible by the donations we receive from you – our donors. Thank you for enabling us to support people with Down syndrome in Africa.
By Nathan Rowe | Capacity Development Officer
By Nathan Rowe | Capacity Development Officer
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