Charles Ahumuza, who is partially sighted, reveals how Sightsavers' inclusive employment programme in Uganda has helped him to fulfil his childhood dream of becoming an electrician.
Dr Msukwa is an ophthalmologist in southern Malawi. He restores sight through cataract operations, and says his passion is helping children to see again.
Mary, a dedicated mother of seven, used to work as a teacher. Now, she is saving sight in Asubende village in Ghana, by distributing medication to protect people from river blindness. Here you can meet some of the people she has helped.
Meet Jacob and Moses, who are working together to protect their community from diseases such as river blindness.
One day Seynabou heard a visiting teacher talk about an inclusive school for children with disabilities, and she jumped at the chance to go.
“I met so many children with disabilities who were not going to school and there was no institution to welcome them. So I started fighting for that aim.”
We first met Mbathio in 2015 at an inclusive school in Dakar, Senegal. Read her story and find out how she’s getting on four years later.
In Cameroon there are laws protecting the rights of people with disabilities, including the right to vote. Yet many still struggle to access the ballot box.
“The message we want to give through this radio show is that people with disabilities in Cameroon are able to take part in the electoral process.”
Robert Oyono is Cameroon’s first senator with a disability, and is calling for people with disabilities to be included in the political process.