Examines how digital technologies are leveraged to drive social and economic development, bridging digital divides and fostering innovation.
The tech world is abuzz about the possibilities that Web3 and the metaverse can offer. Yet, approximately 2.2 billion people living with visual impairments stand to face barriers in perceiving these virtual worlds. The exclusionary nature of the internet and technology is not new, as users globally are excluded from reaping its full benefits based […]
Sub-Saharan Africa has the largest area of arable uncultivated land in the world and a youthful population of almost 60 percent under the age of 25, which is expected to double by 2050. And while agriculture currently accounts for 30 to 40 percent of the region’s gross domestic product, employing an average of 54 percent […]
Clive Makumbe in Zimbabwe For nonprofits and charities, every penny counts. And so does every source of traffic to their websites, including organic traffic from search engines like Google. So what can these organizations do to increase the influx of visitors (and hopefully donors) arriving through that channel? Of course, the answer is to step […]
“I will never forget that day when my life changed,” says David of the afternoon he was ambushed in South Sudan in 2017. “I had been travelling from Koboko to Yei and I drove straight into an ambush. My vehicle was showered with bullets and the two passengers riding with me lost their lives.” He […]
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we draw from IDMC’s latest research in Nigeria and Colombia to highlight how the negative effects of displacement fall heavily on those with disabilities. “Communities are most frequently attacked without warning and usually in the early hours,” says David Sabo, a humanitarian programme specialist with CBM International in […]
The National Disability Expo ended on a high note as the President of Zimbabwe, Cde Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa pledged that government, through cabinet, shall begin the process to set aside special disability funds to finance projects that shall improve the livelihoods of People with Disabilities across the nation. The 9th Edition of the Disability Expo […]
Nozipho Rutsate Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) recently conducted a meeting with persons with disabilities (PWDs) from Gweru to raise awareness on the delimitation process ahead of the 2023 elections by sharing findings of a research carried out to assess the disability inclusion status in our communities. The Disability Inclusion Research Report was launched beginning […]
Nozipho Rutsate Disasters come, go or continue to live amongst us but in all their existence, People with Disabilities (PWDs) have always been on the periphery of being included in responding to disasters. Amongst Zimbabwe’s 1.5 million people living with disabilities, according to figures released by the National Association of Societies for the Care of […]
Deaf Zimbabwe Trust has called for the prioritisation of persons with disabilities in the vaccination program saying vaccine drives should deliberately target persons with disabilities in order to ensure no one is left behind. Speaking during a radio interview, DZT Media and Communications Officer Tinotenda Chikunya said there is need for specific considerations to support […]
In schools such as King George VI Centre, UNICEF is supporting students with disabilities to learn alongside their able-bodied peers. Bulawayo, Zimbabwe – Laura Mukwauri, 17, types at lightning speed on her laptop. Not with her fingers, but with a pen held in between her teeth, stabilized with her tongue. The A-level student has limited […]
