Renewed Hope for the Disabled Initiative

01/10/2025

Happy 65th Independence Anniversary, Nigeria! 🇳🇬

As we celebrate this milestone, let’s continue to uphold peaceful coexistence, unity, and love for one another as the strength of our great nation.

I felicitate with His Excellency, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, Governor of Ondo State, praying for wisdom and grace as he leads our Sunshine State to greater heights. 🌞

Let us also work together for a nation that is inclusive of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)—a Nigeria where every citizen, irrespective of ability, is given equal opportunity to thrive.

Long live Nigeria! Long live Ondo State!

— Otunba Wale Akintade

06/08/2025

Disability Not A Barrier Initiative with the invaluable support of the Disability Rights Fund successfully conducted a Validation Workshop on Inclusive Budgeting Processes for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) ahead of the 2026 Ondo State Budget.

💬 The validation workshop provided PWDs, stakeholders, and government representatives an opportunity to:

✅ Review and validate proposals that reflect the real needs of PWDs ahead of the 2026 budget preparation.

✅ Strengthen advocacy for disability-responsive budgeting

✅ Ensure PWD voices shape policies that impact their lives.
✅ Setting up of Budget Advocacy Group (BAG) with a mandate to track every activities concerning PWDs inclusivity in budgetting processing and implementations.

It is important that government should make budget available for PWDs and for the implementation of all the provisions of the Nigerian Disability Act, 2018 and every other policies designed at making lives better for PWDs.

👏 We appreciate all participants and various MDAs who made this engagement a huge success. This is a bold step towards a budget that leaves no one behind in Ondo State!

📣 Together, we will continue to demand and drive INCLUSION in governance. Kudos to DINABI for putting up this project and special appreciation to Disability Trust Fund DRF for providing the funding support.
💪 Nothing About Us Without Us!

26/07/2025

BEYOND WHEELCHAIRS: WHY POLITICIANS MUST RETHINK EMPOWERMENT FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES By Otunba Wale Akintade

17/07/2025

Inclusive budgetting processing is a most to get PWDs captured

16/07/2025

FIRST OF ITS KIND IN ONDO STATE!

History is being made as Disability Not A Barrier Initiative , with the invaluable support of the Disability Rights Fund (DRF), organizes a groundbreaking Workshop on Disability Inclusion in the Budgeting Process in preparation for the 2026 Ondo State Budget.

This workshop aims to empower Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to take an active role in shaping policies that affect their lives. Together, we are creating a more inclusive, equitable and just society where no one is left behind. Truly knowledge is power 🙌

👉 Inclusion is not charity. It’s a right.

25/06/2025

We are always stronger together if given the desired opportunities and inclusions to achieve our goals.

🎉 Big Congratulations to Our Selected NGOs! 🎉

As part of our mission to scale civic engagement using technology, we’ve selected 5 outstanding NGOs Gbenga Fawehinmi Foundation Renewed Hope for the Disabled Initiative Oyindamola Osinubi (Shapers Network Africa) Naija Feminists Media For Integrated Care for our ICT Audit — a key step to assess their digital readiness and unlock new opportunities with AI tools!

These youth-led, female-led, and disability-focused organizations stood out through their punctuality, active participation, and consistency during our Digital Skills and AI Tools training.

With this audit, they’ll gain clarity on their digital gaps and receive guidance on how to implement smart tech solutions in their work — boosting impact, visibility, and access to funding opportunities.

We’re proud to walk this journey of innovation and impact with them. 🚀

A BIG thank you to our sponsor Naijayouthfund LEAP Africa

Cc: Maimuna Sani Magaji

03/05/2025

Rising Child Foundation
Naijayouthfund

Thank you for the opportunity given to our organization to participate in this all rich empowerment training program on the use of digital skills and Ai tools for advocacy and civil engagement.
We are hopeful that if disability community in Nigeria can adopt the use of digital skills and Ai tools for advocacy and awareness campaigns, it will surely aid development and implementation of disability act faster and with ease.
We will continue to build on the skills we learnt and also continue to seek more knowledge on this technology

Renewed Hope For The Disabled Initiative Urges Embrace of Digital Skills, AI by Organizations of

26/04/2025

It has been observed that many Ai- driven platforms are not designed to capture needs of persons with Disabilities. This action has been responsible for restrictions to accessing essential services such as education, health, social protection schemes or employment..
It's expected that our organization will be equipped with necessary knowledge on how to leverage on digital skills and Ai tools to engage the concerned authorities and see great improvement.
Thanks to Rising Child Foundation for the opportunity given to us and special thanks to Naijayouthfund

17/04/2025

When organizations of Persons with disabilities are well equipped with good knowledge and technical capacity on how to advocate and advance their rights, they become agents of the change they desire, which in turn bring about an inclusive and free society for all.

As one of the selected organization to participate in the Ai Empowerment Training Program for organization, we tend to gain lots of things and to be better positioned for the task ahead.

Special thanks to Rising Child Foundation for putting up this forthcoming Empowerment Training Program and kudos to Naijayouthfund for providing the necessary logistics.

09/04/2025

It's going to be an interesting show

Join Us Tomorrow (9th April, 2025) on Our Radio Talk Show!

With funding support from Disability Rights Fund , We're excited to announce our upcoming radio talk show, where Otunba Wale Akintade will be discussing the critical state of accessible healthcare for persons with disabilities in Ondo State.

Join us as we dissect the challenges, opportunities, and solutions for promoting the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in our community.

Tune in tomorrow at 1:30pm on Glow 99.1 FM AKURE Akure

Let's work together to create a more inclusive and accessible society for all!

18/03/2025

AI-driven virtual advocacy platforms provide a voice for individuals with disabilities, enabling them to share their experiences, connect with others, and advocate for their rights.

By leveraging AI technologies, disability advocates can create a more inclusive and accessible society, promoting equal opportunities and empowering individuals with disabilities to reach their full potential.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) plays a vital role in disability advocacy, enhancing the lives of people with disabilities