Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations - GFD

Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations - GFD Ghana Federation of the Disability Organisations (GFD) is a national umbrella organisation of persons

Ghana Federation of the Disability Organizations (GFD) then Federation of Disabled Associations (F**A) was established in 1987 as a national umbrella organization of persons with disabilities with the then Ghana Association of the Blind (GAB), Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD) and the Ghana Society of the Physically Disabled (GSPD) being the founding members. Its current members comprise Ghana society of the physically Disabled (GSPD), Ghana Blind Union (GBU), Ghana National Association of the Deaf (GNAD), Inclusion Ghana (IG a coalition of organisations championing the course of persons with learning and interllectual disability), Ghana Association of Persons with Albinism, (GAPA) Mental Health Society of Ghana (MEHSOG) and Share Care Ghana (a group of people with neuro- immunological diseases and with autoimmune conditions). The GFD is a Non-Governmental, Non-Profit and non-partisan organisation and does not discriminate against any organisation or individual on the basis of gender, age, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other ground. The Federation works towards establishment and maintenance of official relations with the government of Ghana and its institutions, and organisations both local and international having shared, common interest with those of the Federation

Consolidated Bank Ghana LTD. (CBG) has proudly taken another step toward financial inclusion by launching a PWD Inclusio...
14/09/2026

Consolidated Bank Ghana LTD. (CBG) has proudly taken another step toward financial inclusion by launching a PWD Inclusion Loan Initiative to support Persons with Disabilities. This initiative is designed to empower Persons with Disabilities by providing them with financial education and loans to expand their businesses.

During the launch, Dr.Naomi Kwetey, the Managing Director of CBG, encouraged the first group of 13 Persons with Disabilities who received support to use the funds responsibly so that the initiative can be expanded to assist more individuals in the future.
The event was facilitated through a partnership with the Korklu Foundation, founded by Hon. Dorcas Korklu Afotey, demonstrating a shared commitment to supporting underserved groups.

The CBG PWD Inclusion Loan Initiative addresses the barriers that Persons with Disabilities face when navigating the formal financial system. This initiative underscores the importance of collaboration in promoting inclusive economic growth and enhancing economic independence.

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Contribute to the Mastercard Foundation Associates Programme towards inclusive EmploymentHost an Associate (graduates wi...
27/08/2026

Contribute to the Mastercard Foundation Associates Programme towards inclusive Employment

Host an Associate (graduates with Disabilities) for 12 months through the Mastercard Foundation Associate Program.

Criteria
Your business must be legally registered
Job roles must be entry level (0-2 years)

Benefits
1. Training of inclusive employment practices
2. Disability assessment of your workspace
3. Build team capacity with minimal salary cost
4. Access pre-trained, motivated Young professionals

Please register through this link https://www.activityinfo.org/c/cn4nqh0msndo30q3/12a897

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Ghana has taken a historic step, becoming the second African Union Member State, after The Gambia, to ratify the African...
26/08/2026

Ghana has taken a historic step, becoming the second African Union Member State, after The Gambia, to ratify the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (AUCEVAWG), following parliamentary approval on 30th July 2026.

The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) commends this milestone but stresses that women and girls with disabilities must not be left behind as Ghana moves toward implementation.

Women and girls with disabilities face intersecting forms of discrimination that heighten their risk of violence, while inaccessible services, stigma, and communication barriers make justice harder to reach. The UN CRPD Committee flagged this exact gap in its 2024 review of Ghana.

We call on the Government of Ghana, development partners, civil society organisations and all relevant stakeholders to:

🔹 Actively consult and meaningfully involve women and girls with disabilities and their representative organisations in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of measures under the AUCEVAWG.

🔹 Ensure that violence prevention, reporting, referral, justice and support services are accessible and inclusive, including through reasonable accommodation and accessible information.

🔹 Address the specific forms of violence and discrimination experienced by women and girls with disabilities, including those with intellectual, psychosocial, sensory and physical disabilities.

🔹 Strengthen the collection and use of disability-disaggregated data on violence against women and girls to inform effective policies and programmes.

🔹 Ensure that frontline actors, including the police, health workers, social workers, justice sector actors and service providers are equipped to identify, prevent and respond appropriately to violence against women and girls with disabilities.

🔹 Ensure that shelters, survivor support programmes and other response mechanisms are accessible to women and girls with different disabilities."

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Join the Mastercard Foundation Associates ProgrammeBenefits12 Months Paid internship for Graduates with disabilitiesTrai...
26/08/2026

Join the Mastercard Foundation Associates Programme

Benefits
12 Months Paid internship for Graduates with disabilities
Training on employability skills
Hands on work experience
Leadership development
Career support and networking

Eligibility
Recent Graduate from the University (0- 2 years)

Age 18 to 35 years

Be alumni of Mastercard Foundation Scholars programmes (preferred but not always required)

Demonstrate leadership potential and commitment to career development

Register through the link https://www.activityinfo.org/c/cn43xems4jctpjm/41c289
or scan attached QR Code

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GFD Concludes Six-Week Core Life Skills Training Under the We Can WorkThe 2026 cycle of the programme in Ghana came to...
24/08/2026

GFD Concludes Six-Week Core Life Skills Training Under the We Can Work

The 2026 cycle of the programme in Ghana came to an end on August 21, after six weeks of Core Life Skills (CLS) training in the Ashanti and Bono Regions.

The CLS component of the programme covered core life skills such as communication skills, self-advocacy skills, personal acceptance, sexual and reproductive health rights, mental health and personal understanding and exploration.

Participants were made up of young women and men with varied disabilities, aged between 18 and 35. In the Ashanti Region, the training took place at Happa Space in Danyame and at Women's Haven in Asokwa. In the Bono Region, it was held on the campus of the University of Energy and Natural Resources. In total 125 participants took part in the CLS in both regions.

The next phase of the programme will see participants move into the specific training paths they have chosen to pursue. Some will go into entrepreneurship, while others will pursue technical skills training. Among the skills participants have selected are fashion designing, hairdressing, beadmaking ICT, soap making, and baking.
The training was facilitated by MDF - Empowering People, Creating Impact, a consultancy firm based in Ghana, and its partners.

The We Can Work programme is implemented in Ghana by the Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, Light for the World, and African Disability Forum - ADF. It is an eight-year programme running from 2023 to 2030, delivered in seven African countries: Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Nigeria, and Senegal.

The programme is part of the Mastercard Foundation's wider Young Africa Works strategy and aims to enable young women and men with disabilities across the seven countries to access dignified and fulfilling work by 2030, while supporting partner organisations, employers, and governments to become more disability-inclusive.

GFD Trains Regional Data Collectors in Akosombo for Nationwide Disability CensusAkosombo, Eastern Region - August 13, 20...
13/08/2026

GFD Trains Regional Data Collectors in Akosombo for Nationwide Disability Census

Akosombo, Eastern Region - August 13, 2026

The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) has begun a nationwide training programme for Regional Focal Data Collectors, with the first session held today at the Ghana Korea Germany Church Mission in Akosombo, Eastern Region.

The one-day workshop forms part of GFD's European Union in Ghana funded programme, under which the Federation is carrying out a Regional Census and GPS Mapping Exercise. The exercise is designed to systematically identify, locate, and document disability-related services and persons with disabilities across all 16 regions of Ghana, building a data foundation that has long been missing from national disability planning.

Richmond Dadzie, GFD's Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, led the session, taking participants through the data collection processes, tools, and procedures they will apply in their respective regions. The training is meant to ensure that focal collectors gather information that is accurate, reliable, and consistent standards.

The Akosombo training is the opening stop in a 16-region rollout. GFD has deployed two teams to carry the training across the country. The team behind today's session will go on to train collectors in the Volta, Oti, Northern, North East, Upper East, Upper West, and Ashanti regions. A second team, led by Acting Deputy Executive Director Moses Fordjour, will cover the Savannah, Bono East, Bono, Ahafo, Western North, Western, Central, and Greater Accra regions.

Once complete, the census and mapping exercise is expected to produce one of the most comprehensive pictures yet of disability and disability services in Ghana. Advocates say that kind of data is overdue: programme planning, budget allocation, and policy decisions affecting persons with disabilities have often been made without reliable numbers to ground them, and GFD is positioning this exercise to close that gap.

This training is part of GFD's EU-funded programme supporting the organisational capacity of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) in Ghana.

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9 DAYS TO GO! 200 FULLY FUNDED BURSARIES AVAILABLE!Your opportunity to pursue tertiary education is here.Under the FAWE/...
12/08/2026

9 DAYS TO GO! 200 FULLY FUNDED BURSARIES AVAILABLE!

Your opportunity to pursue tertiary education is here.
Under the FAWE/Mastercard Foundation Phase II Programme, FAWE Ghana is inviting applications for the Cohort III Bursary Programme for the 2026/2027 academic year.

WHAT DOES THE BURSARY OFFER?
🎓 200 fully funded bursaries
🔬 Support to pursue HND or 2-year Diploma STEM-related programmes
👩🏾 80% of bursaries reserved for female applicants
🌍 Opportunities available to eligible young people across all 16 regions of Ghana
♿ Young people with disabilities, refugees and internally displaced persons are strongly encouraged to apply.

WHO CAN APPLY?
✔️ Ghanaian
✔️ Aged 15–25 years
✔️ Completed WASSCE or Certificate II
✔️ Demonstrated financial need
✔️ Already admitted to a FAWE Ghana partner institution

📅 DEADLINE: 21 AUGUST 2026
📝 APPLY NOW: https://lnkd.in/dJunSmH2
APPLICATIONS ARE FREE OF CHARGE!

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Contribute to the Mastercard Foundation Associates Programme towards inclusive Employment.Host an Associate (graduates w...
11/08/2026

Contribute to the Mastercard Foundation Associates Programme towards inclusive Employment.

Host an Associate (graduates with Disabilities) for 12 months through the Mastercard Foundation Associate Program.

Criteria
Your business must be legally registered
Job roles must be entry level (0-2 years)

Benefits
1. Training of inclusive employment practices
2. Disability assessment of your workspace
3. Build team capacity with minimal salary cost
4. Access pre-trained, motivated Young professionals

Please register through this link >> https://www.activityinfo.org/c/cn4nqh0msndo30q3/12a897

Or scan the QR-Code in the attached flyer

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GFD is holding a workshop on designing disability friendly laws, policies and programmes at Afrikiko Riverfront Resort, ...
10/08/2026

GFD is holding a workshop on designing disability friendly laws, policies and programmes at Afrikiko Riverfront Resort, under the European Union in Ghana EU funded project to strengthen OPD capacity for inclusion in Ghana.

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Join the Mastercard Foundation Associate ProgrammeBenefits12 Months Paid internship for Graduates with disabilitiesTrain...
30/07/2026

Join the Mastercard Foundation Associate Programme

Benefits
12 Months Paid internship for Graduates with disabilities
Training on employability skills
Hands on work experience
Leadership development
Career support and networking

Eligibility
Recent Graduate from the University (0- 2 years)

Age 18 to 35 years

Be alumni of Mastercard Foundation Scholars programmes (preferred but not always required)

Demonstrate leadership potential and commitment to career development

Register through the link

https://www.activityinfo.org/c/cn43xems4jctpjm/41c289

or scan attached QR Code

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Ghana Stammering Association - GSA
Ghana National Association of the Deaf - GNAD
Ghana Association Of Persons With Albinism- GAPA
GSPD National
Light for the World
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Fédération Sénégalaise des Associations de Personnes Handicapées
Mastercard Foundation
MindFreedom Ghana
Ghana Society of the Physically Disabled
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