
Inclusion
WFD recognises that when people or groups are excluded from political power, or if the real concerns of citizens are not addressed, then democracy is not living up to its promise.
That is why inclusion is an increasingly central part of our work. WFD’s programmes support young people and persons with disability to engage with the institutions that represent them in many countries across the world.

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Learning from Gambia’s COVID-19 response and its impact on marginalized groups
The Gambian Government rolled out a range of measures, from lockdowns to humanitarian relief packages, in response to COVID-19 once the first case was confirmed in the country in March 2020. But how has the implementation of the nation’s COVID-19 response impacted the lives and livelihoods of the more vulnerable people in The Gambia, specifically […]

Persons with Disabilities in Kenyan Political Parties face systemic exclusion, new research finds
The World Report on Disability (2011) estimates that more than one billion people – about 15% of the world’s population – experience some form of disability. In Kenya, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, 2.2% of the population (0.9 million people) over the age of five live with some form of disability. The statistics show […]