Our Thematic Areas
Our thematic areas (Education, Human Rights and Access to Justice, Governance, and Social Protection) are the core areas of the work that we do. They define our projects and what we pursue
Through strategic interventions – including our advocacy with the National Population Commission (NPC), the Able to Serve Campaign, the Sightsavers Economic Empowerment Project, and multiple grassroots political participation programs, our engagements have led to the development of disability-inclusive policies, capacity-building programs, and a growing movement of self-advocacy among PwDs.
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THEMATIC AREA ONE
EDUCATION
Inclusive Education has been internationally recognized as a means of attaining equity, justice, and quality education for all learners, especially those who have been traditionally excluded from mainstream education for reasons of disability, ethnicity, gender, giftedness or other characteristics.
With support from our funders and partners, we provide a range of interventions and multiple enablers under our methodologies, including pursuing legislative and policy changes, teacher training, and advocacy for the adoption of assistive devices to enable learning by learners with disabilities.
Through targeted initiatives, our education awareness and advocacy aims (are aimed) at promoting inclusive education at all levels of learning
THEMATIC AREA THREE
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
TAF Africa has been at the forefront of advocating for the reform of the process of justice administration and law enforcement action to be disability sensitive and responsive. We do this through our engagement with the Nigerian Bar Association, the National Judicial Institute, and other rights and justice and law enforcement actors
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THEMATIC AREA FOUR
ELECTORAL REFORMS
In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the rights of PWDs and the need to ensure their full and equal participation in all aspects of society, including politics and elections.
The CRPD, which was adopted tby the United Nations General Assembly in 2006 and ratified by numerous countries, including Nigeria, serves as a crucial international legal framework fthat promotes and protects the rights of PWDs.
The Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018 of Nigeria contains important provisions that aim to promote and protect the political participation of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the country. The Electoral Act (2022) also mandates the provision of reasonable accommodations for PWDs to participate in political activities,.
Against these legal backdrops, TAF Africa has consistently rolled out a series of interventions such as PWD Voter Education, Capacity Building for PWD Candidates, an Election observation monitoring dashboard, and an election observer app.
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THEMATIC AREA FIVE
GOVERNANCE
Over the years, TAF Africa has led major interventions towards improving the participation of persons with disabilities, by advocating for their inclusion at the political party levels, and with regards to the voting process.
TAF Africa continues to work to increase the accessibility of polling stations for persons with disabilities, the provision of assistive tools and through series of voter education campaigns.
While some achievements have been achieved, especially within the legal framework for elections, challenges still exist in giving effect to the provisions of the law. TAF Africa therefore continues to advocate for the enabling of the rights of persons with disabilities to participate fully and equitably in governance and the electoral process
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THEMATIC AREA SIX
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
TAF Africa seeks to improve the livelihood of persons with disabilities, and alleviate poverty. This we do through the creation of skills development interventions, economic empowerment programmes targeted at persons with disabilities.
Current interventions being implemented by TAF Africa under its social protection work include the Inclusive Census Intervention, the Inclusive Empowerment Project, and the PWD Data Centre
