The African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability

Welcome to AfriNEAD

AfriNEAD is a flagship project of the Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies at Stellenbosch University. 

 

The African Network for Evidence-to-Action on Disability (AfriNEAD) was founded in 2007 to ensure that networking and research contribute to a better quality of life for people with disabilities in Africa.  AfriNEAD is a flagship project of the Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies at Stellenbosch University. 

AfriNEAD’s aim is to facilitate evidence-to-action in the disability field so as to impact for real change in the quality of life of people with disabilities in Africa. There is a need to translate research into evidence-based advocacy, practice and policy – particularly in the pan-African context and systematically addressed in a coherent and consistent fashion. 

AfriNEAD intends to be part of this solution. AfriNEAD’s mission is to be a dynamic disability sector network where there is free and open exchange of ideas and evidence to advance the realisation of equal rights for people with disabilities and to promote action for social inclusion and participation. The vision for AfriNEAD is that it will become a significant contributor to and facilitator around the needs of people with disabilities in Africa, by assisting in translating existing and new research in the disability arena into meaningful way.

Our Vision

AFRINEAD’s vision is to facilitate evidence-to-action in the disability field so as to impact for real change in the quality of life of people with disabilities in Africa.

Our Mission

The mission of AFRINEAD is that it will become a significant contributor to and facilitator around the needs of people with disabilities in Africa, by assisting in translating existing and new research in the disability arena into meaningful evidence-based advocacy, practice, products and policy.

The ultimate objective is to keep the diability debate alive in Africa, providing regular and ongoing opportunities for debate in a reputable forum, and ultimately generating more interest among other stakeholders.