ADD International

08/10/2026

HELP BUILD A FUTURE THAT IS LED BY DISABLED PEOPLE

Our Disability Justice Leadership Appeal is coming to a close.

Over the past few weeks, you've met disabled people creating change in their communities — from Racheal growing her tailoring business and advocating for disabled women's leadership in Ghana, to Cebile working with her community to improve access.

You've seen what can happen when disabled people have the resources and opportunities to lead. And there's still the opportunity to help create more of that change.

Your donation could help disabled people and disabled-led organisations strengthen livelihoods, develop leadership, challenge barriers and build more inclusive communities.

If you've been thinking about giving, today is the day.

Donate before the appeal comes to a close: add.org.uk/disability-justice-leadership-appeal

Help build the future.

Disabled people are already leading change across Africa and Asia — building livelihoods, challenging discrimination and shaping the decisions that affect their lives. We support disabled activists…

02/10/2026

Have you got a will?

Making a will is an important way to plan for the future and make sure the people and things that matter to you are remembered.

This Make a Will Month, ADD supporters can make a free online will through our partnership with Farewill — from home, at a time that suits you.

There’s no obligation to leave a gift to ADD International.

Find out more through the link in our bio.



https://farewill.com/add-social

01/10/2026

Our 2025 Annual Report is here.

2025 was a big year for ADD International.

For four decades, disability justice activists have been leading change in their communities. In 2025, we continued to learn what it means to work differently: shifting resources, power and decision-making to the people and movements driving change.

Some highlights from the year:

🌍 66 disability-led and grassroots organisations supported

💷 £403K transferred as grants for organisations to use on local priorities

💜 1,000 applications to the Disability Justice Fund for Women

🤝 51 disability justice activists in Cambodia appointed as local gender-based violence focal points

📣 430 cash grants distributed to people with disabilities affected by conflict in Sudan

🎓 Global Disability Leadership Academy launched, bringing 15 disability justice leaders, particularly young people and women with disabilities from Africa and Asia together to learn, connect and lead

Behind every number is a person, organisation or community working to create change.

And behind the work is a simple commitment: listen, learn and work alongside disability justice movements.

We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who has been part of this journey — our supporters, partners, colleagues and, most importantly, the disability justice activists and organisations leading this work.

Read our 2025 Annual Report to hear their stories and find out what we’re learning as we work towards a future where disability justice movements have the resources and power to lead change.

👉https://add.org.uk/annual-report-2025/

Image description: Banner featuring Juliana standing beside Cebile, who is seated in her wheelchair. The ADD International logo appears in the top right corner, with the text: “40 Years of Disability Justice” at the bottom.

30/09/2026

ADD International is seeking an exceptional leader to shape our next chapter, advancing disability justice and shifting power and resources to disability justice activists and movements across Asia and Africa.

🌍 Location: Majority World, and you must have an existing right to work in the country you are to be based.

💼 Full-time | Permanent

🗓️ 4-day week | 30 hours

💰 Salary: USD 119,394 per year, paid in local currency

📅 Apply by: 26 October 2026, 9:00am UK time

We’re looking for a collaborative, values-driven leader with a strong commitment to disability justice and organisational transformation.

👉 Interested? Apply now and help shape the next chapter of ADD International: https://add.org.uk/chief-executive-officer/

ADD International is seeking an exceptional leader to guide the next chapter of our journey as a participatory grant-maker for disability justice. This is a unique opportunity to lead a bold and…

30/09/2026

October is Make a Will Month — and we’ll soon be sharing how you can make a will for free, from your computer at home, while thinking about the people and causes that matter most to you.

Watch this space to find out more.

29/09/2026

Together, we’ve matched the full £8,650 pledged by our generous supporters.

That means your donations to our Disability Justice Leadership Appeal can go even further — supporting disabled people and disabled-led organisations to lead change in their communities.

Thank you for standing with disabled leaders and helping build a future shaped by them.

There’s still time to support the appeal and help make more change possible.

Donate today: https://add.org.uk/disability-justice-leadership-appeal/

28/09/2026

Change happens when disabled people have the resources, opportunities and power to shape their own futures.

Your support can help make that possible — from backing activists challenging barriers, to strengthening disabled-led organisations and creating opportunities for disabled people to influence the decisions that affect their lives.

Every gift helps create opportunities for disabled people to lead change.

If matched funding is still available, your donation could also go twice as far.

Donate today: https://add.org.uk/disability-justice-leadership-appeal/

23/09/2026

This International Week of Deaf People, we’re joining the call to recognise and uphold Deaf people’s human rights.

Deaf people have the right to access information and public services, education and opportunities to participate. They also have the right to language and culture.

This week, we celebrate the identity, language, culture and leadership of Deaf people. We also call for action to ensure Deaf people’s rights are recognised, respected and upheld everywhere.

21/09/2026

Meet Sylvia from the Bududa District Hard of Hearing Association in Uganda and a grantee partner of the Disability Justice Fund for Women.

With funding and support, Sylvia and her organisation are strengthening the leadership of women with disabilities and helping turn their ideas into action in their communities.

Through the Disability Justice Fund for Women, ADD is supporting disability justice organisations in Uganda, Ghana and Tanzania to shift resources and decision-making power towards women with disabilities.

Watch Sylvia share more about the work and the change she is helping create in her community.

Read more about the fund: https://add.org.uk/djfw-2

17/09/2026

In a new blog published by Bond ADD International’s former Co-CEO Mary Ann Clements reflects on the changes taking place across the international development sector and what it means to re-imagine how INGOs work, where power sits, and how resources can flow differently.

The blog draws on ADD International’s journey towards participatory grant-making and our commitment to supporting disability justice movements to lead change on their own terms.

Read the full article: https://www.bond.org.uk/news/2026/09/re-imagining-the-future-of-the-ingo/

Mary Ann Clements, co-lead of ADD, reflects on the changes the organisation has made so that funding can flow more freely and directly to disability justice movements in other countries.