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