About Us

Youth With Disabilities Organization

As a unique civil society organization, founded by young males and females with disabilities, and embracing all types of disabilities, YoWDO envisions a society with equal rights and opportunities for youths with disabilities.

Years of service

Youth Helped

Our objectives

YoWDO geared towards raising a bar in advocating for the rights of youths with disabilities in Tanzania. To realise this goal the organization will undertake five-innovative programmes with respective medium-term results as follows:

Riziki yetu Programme: Economic empowerment and sustainable livelihoods among youth with disabilities enhanced.
Maarifa yangu-Ndoto yangu Programme: Inclusive quality vocational education and career advancement for youth with disabilities enhanced.
Kuza sauti Programme: Confidence and Meaningful Participation of YWDs in civic spaces enhanced.
Sitirika Programme: Communities’ awareness, engagement and support for SRHR and in addressing GBV among youth with disabilities enhanced.
Makuzi-asasi programme: Organizational development and sustainability of YoWDO strengthened/ Makuzi asasi.

George Lucas

CEO

Dave Francis

COO

Santiago Ford

CPO

Jason Marshall

Creative Lead

Amy Godwin

WP Officer

Our impact & achievements

2018

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2019

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2020

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2021

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2022

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