Welcome
The Secretariat of the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities (SADPD) is a technical agency that has created a credible niche in the disability programming and policy implementation processes by working in partnership with the African Union (AU), governments, Civil Society and Continental/ Regional and National Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) in Africa. SADPD has also worked with academic institutions and researchers in the field of disability knowledge generation and management. The SADPD is headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa and has offices Dakar, Senegal and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Vision
Our Core Purpose as an Organisation
An African continent where people with disabilities enjoy their human rights.
Mission Statement
Our Mission
To be an African knowledge-based organisation that works in partnership with the AU, African governments, CSOs, and DPOs to promote inclusive development and human rights for people with disabilities.
Role of The Secretariat
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The Secretariat derives its legitimacy in the fact that it is a technical agency that is led, governed and managed by persons and representatives of a diverse range of persons will disabilities in Africa.
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