Global Sports Mentoring Program
Rola Allehaweh Story by Jennifer Longdon Photo by Summer Sorg Created by the U.S. Department of State, the Global Sports Mentoring Program (GSMP) is an initiative to empower international leaders in their local disability communities through adaptive sports....
Mandela Washington Fellowship Continues Partnership With ABILITY360
Madagascar by April Reed I traveled to Madagascar through the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders 2016 Reciprocal Exchange Program to work with mentee, Holiniaina, Holi for short, to create a peer mentoring program for her country. I found a...
Republic of Mauritius
by Brooke Coltelli In Mauritius people with disabilities do not have access to public transportation and are often unable to access certain public places. Determined to help those with disabilities, Jean-Francois Favory applied to be a part of the 2017 Mandela...
360 Global International Disability Advocates Train at 360
by Amina Donna Kruck I watched a moving video about people with disabilities in Bolivia petitioning their government to provide a small monthly pension to the citizens with disabilities living in poverty. They traveled for days on foot and wheeled through the...
World Independent Living Network visit 360
Kenji Hamano and Kyota Yagi made history on July 23: they met with other Independent Living leaders in Washington D.C. to form the World Independent Living Network that seeks to unite people with disabilities and Centers for Independent Living across the globe. Together, they visited Ability360 as cultural ambassadors to learn more about our disability community in the U.S. and to share a little about theirs.