Youth In Action For Disability Inclusion Zambia - YADIZ

25/08/2026

📢 YADIZ PARTICIPATES IN NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ALBINISM

Youth In Action for Disability Inclusion Zambia (YADIZ) is proud to be participating in the National Workshop for Organisations of Persons with Albinism (OPAs) and Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) on the National Action Plan for the Protection of Persons with Albinism and Access to Justice.

The four-day workshop, taking place from 25–28 August 2026 at Urban Hotel, Lusaka, brings together OPAs, OPDs, government institutions and other stakeholders to strengthen understanding, collaboration and action towards the protection and inclusion of persons with albinism.

The workshop is focusing on key areas including:
🔹 Understanding albinism, human rights and legal frameworks
🔹 Zambia’s National Action Plan on Albinism
🔹 Advocacy, partnerships and media engagement
🔹 Access to justice, protection and community-based safety
🔹 Developing practical action plans for implementation and follow-up

As YADIZ, we are committed to amplifying the voices of young people with disabilities and contributing to inclusive policies, stronger protection mechanisms and meaningful participation in decision-making processes.

🤝 Together, we can build a Zambia where persons with albinism and persons with disabilities live with dignity, safety, equality and full access to justice.

30/07/2026

Are you a person with a disability and not yet registered with ZAPD?

Visit the Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities (ZAPD) at the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) stand during the 98th Zambia Agricultural and Commercial Show and get registered!

This year's theme, "Fostering Trade and Investment," reminds us that persons with disabilities are key contributors to Zambia's economic growth through entrepreneurship, employment, innovation and trade.

Inclusive development starts with ensuring that everyone has equal opportunities to participate.

📍 Find us at the MCDSS Stand
✅ Register with ZAPD
✅ Learn about disability rights and services
✅ Access information on opportunities available for persons with disabilities

Don't miss out! Stop by and let's build an inclusive Zambia together!

30/07/2026

As we continue wrapping up our

campaign, we celebrate the power of partnership and collective action toward a more inclusive world. 💙

Pictured are Danny Banda, members of Youth in Action for Disability Inclusion in Zambia (YADIZ), and members of , an organization dedicated to fighting poverty and social injustice through disability inclusion, education, and healthcare at the Shalom Centre in Kanyama, Lusaka.

Together, we are raising awareness about the urgent need for assistive technology and advocating for a future where every person with a disability can live with dignity, independence, and equal opportunity.

Only 10% of people in low-income countries have access to the assistive technology they need. Together, we can help change that.

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23/07/2026

🗣️ Yadiz stands with African Women!

At Youth in Action for Disabilities Inclusion in Zambia (Yadiz), we champion inclusion and empowerment for all especially young people and women with disabilities.
Today, we’re shining a light on the 50 Million African Women Speak (50MAWS) Platform a powerful digital tool that opens doors for women entrepreneurs across Africa, including here in Zambia! 💪

✅ Business resources, finance access, training & market opportunities in 38 countries
✅ Connect, network, mentor & grow with other women entrepreneurs
✅ Inclusive space to start and scale businesses breaking barriers!
Women with disabilities face extra challenges in business this platform helps bridge that gap with information, networks, and opportunities that matter.

👉 Join now:

www.womenconnect.org

📲 Download the 50MAWS app on Google Play or Apple Store!
If you’re a woman or young person with a disability interested in entrepreneurship, let’s talk! Drop a comment or send us a message. Together, we can make inclusion a reality.
Tag a sister, friend or fellow entrepreneur who needs this! ❤️

50 Million African Women Speak Providing access to business information, connecting African women entrepreneurs. All in one place.

21/07/2026

🗣️💪 “𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞…”

𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘱, 𝘙𝘦𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘤𝘢 𝘕𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘶 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮??𝘵??𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 ??𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴.

𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 ??𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘳??𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.

𝘞??’𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳??𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱????𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 #𝘜𝘯??𝘰??𝘬𝘛??𝘦𝘌𝘷𝘦??𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘤??𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺! ❤️

𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳!
💙 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 | 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 | 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴
#𝘜𝘯𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺 #𝘈𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 #𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 #𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 #𝘐𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 #𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 #𝘔𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘈𝘭𝘭

21/07/2026

21/07/2026

🎙️ "𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞."

In this powerful short clip, Machisa Zimba speaks candidly about the real accessibility challenges faced by millions and why assistive technology matters so much.

We’re proud to support the global campaign, because everyone no matter where they live deserves access to the assistive technology they need to live full, independent lives.

Only 10% of people in low-income countries currently have access to the assistive technology they need. It’s time to change that.
💙 Like, share, and tag someone who needs to see this!

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21/07/2026

🔔 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰? 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐙𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 & 𝐄𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞!

Did You Know that Zambian law gives actual tax rebates, credits, and deductions to support persons with disabilities?
For Individuals (registered with ZAPD):

✅ Monthly tax credit of K600 (K7,200 annually) applied via payroll or claimed as refund from ZRA.
For Employers:

✅ K2,000 tax deduction per full-time registered employee with a disability.

✅ Tax rebate when you hire at least 3 persons with disabilities.
Other Perks: VAT exemptions on assistive devices (wheelchairs, braille materials, etc.) and customs duty waivers on adapted vehicles.
Evidence & Official References You Can Verify:

Income Tax Act (Chapter 323), Section 43D – Employer deduction.
Persons with Disabilities Act No. 6 of 2012, Section 37 – Employment promotion & tax rebate.
Confirmed in multiple ZRA public announcements and guidelines.
Full Acts available on ZambiaLII.org and Parliament.gov.zm.

These are not just words on paper the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) actively administers them!
✅ Register with ZAPD
✅ Visit ZRA for claims (ITF forms & PAYE adjustments)

Share this with friends, family, and business owners who need to know. Let’s promote real inclusion! 💪♿

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08/07/2026

Assistive technology enables persons with disabilities to operate efficiently and effectively.