Ensuring no child with a disability is left behind.

Nearly 29 million children in Eastern and Southern Africa are living with a disability. These children are more likely to be living in poverty. They are four times more likely to experience physical violence or sexual assault, and twice as likely to never attend school. They are being forgotten, hidden and left behind. Denying children with disabilities their equal rights can have a lifelong impact. It leads to a life of poverty, dependence and abuse. Able Child Africa exists to change this. We work towards a world in which no child with a disability is left behind. We support a network of African organisations to protect, educate and amplify the voices of children and young people with disabilities. Together, we work across Africa, breaking down barriers to inclusion so that children with disabilities are able to thrive. Every child has the right to feel safe; the right to an education; and the right to be heard. Because all children are able.

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