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Our campaign highlights from 2024
It’s been a big year for disability rights and so much has been achieved around the world. But none of this would have been possible without your support!
Here are some of our highlights from 2024.
Equal Zimbabwe
Since its launch in February, Equal Zimbabwe has already achieved an unbelievable amount:
- The Persons with Disabilities Bill was quickly added to the legislative agenda, which is a key step to it becoming law
- We supported the launch of the parliamentary caucus on disability which was introduced by the speaker of parliament
- Zimbabwe signed and ratified the African Disability Protocol
Equal Bangladesh
Equal Bangladesh is a coalition campaign that launched in 2023 and called for the National Disability Act 2013 to be implemented to ensure disability rights are embedded into national legislation.
In 2024, as a result of our campaigning and wider work:
- The Ministry of Social Welfare took visible steps towards disability legislation and set agendas for high-level national committees and appointed disability focal points
- We were honoured to partner with the government’s key agency for disability affairs to establish disability committees in two divisions of Bangladesh, which brought the national commitment to a regional level
African Disability Protocol
We’ve been campaigning since 2022 to ratify the African Disability Protocol (ADP). The protocol will protect disability rights for the 80 million people with disabilities living on the continent.
In June 2024, the Republic of Congo became the 15th country to ratify the ADP, which means it is now legally binding across the whole of the African Union.
We’ve also created new opportunities for cross-organisational partnerships, such as with the African Disability Alliance, African Disability Forum as well as the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights.
Find out more about the African Disability Protocol campaign
Equal World global campaign
Our key call this year has been demanding that the barriers that prevent the participation of young people with disabilities in decision-making processes be removed.
- We partnered with organisations of people with disabilities and created a ‘10 point plan’ for the UN’s Summit of the Future
- We screened our short film, ‘Equal World?’, at the Summit of the Future, which was followed by a panel discussion with our youth champions who shared the stage with the UN assistant secretary-general for youth affairs
- ‘Equal World?’ was then shortlisted for a Smiley Charity Film Award: you can help us win by voting
UK Parliament
We attended the UK Labour Party conference and showcased the vast range of Sightsavers’ work from disability rights to eye health. Our exhibition achieved high visibility from parliamentarians and was visited by Angela Rayner, the UK’s deputy prime minister, and other cabinet ministers.
We also presented the Equal Bangladesh campaign to the Scottish Parliament’s cross-party group on Bangladesh in the presence of Members of the Scottish Parliament, the high commissioner and assistant high commissioner of Bangladesh to the UK, academics and business leaders.
All of this has been achieved in 2024 and so much more! Let’s continue the fight together in 2025 and beyond.
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