The mission of the Secretariat of the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities (SADPD) is to empower governments, Decade Steering Committees (DSCs), Disabled Persons’ Organisations (DPOs) and development organizations to work in partnership to include disability and persons with disabilities into policies and programs in all sectors of society in Africa.
The mission of the SADPD is to be an African knowledge-based organisation that works in partnership with the AU, African governments, CSOs (Civil Society Organisations) and DPOs (Disabled Persons Organisations) to promote inclusive development and human rights for people with disabilities
The role of the Secretariat can be described as being:
• A technical agency that promotes guidance and tools for disability mainstreaming and capacity building of DPOs, CSOs and Strategies
Some of our key achievements include:
• Using diplomacy and high-level advocacy to develop strategies that mainstream disability in development plans
• Recognition of DPOs by government as key actors in civil society
• DPOs able to conduct dialogue and lobby government in collaboration with like-minded organisations
• Mainstreaming of disability in HIV/AIDS
