**Invest in the next generation of women leaders with disabilities.**

Around the world, women with disabilities remain among the most excluded from leadership, political participation, economic decision-making and philanthropy.
For decades, they have been funded as beneficiaries of protection, services and inclusion.
Rarely as leaders capable of shaping policies, institutions and the future.

**Why AHADI** 

AHADI was created to change this.
Through the AHADI Leadership programme, we identify, train and connect women with disabilities to become influential leaders in public life, business, civil society and international institutions.
Because lasting change does not happen when women are merely included. It happens when they lead.

**Proven Impact** 

AHADI Leadership is no longer an idea.
It has already brought together women leaders from across Africa and Europe, creating a growing international community committed to transforming leadership from within.

Our pilot programme demonstrated both the demand for this initiative and its transformative impact, with outstanding participant feedback and an independent evaluation confirming its relevance.

Today, the challenge is no longer to prove that the programme works.
The challenge is to give it the resources to grow.

**Why Now**

The need has been demonstrated.
The women are ready.
The momentum is here.
What is still missing is investment.

Every donation helps build the leadership infrastructure that has never truly existed for women with disabilities.

**Your Gift Helps:**

Your support makes it possible to:

- Identify future women leaders.
- Deliver high-quality leadership training.
- Provide mentoring and long-term support.
- Strengthen advocacy and representation.
- Expand a global community of women leading change.

**Numbers That Matter** 

- **70** women leaders with disabilities mobilized
- **12** countries represented
- **100%** participant satisfaction
- **1,000** future leaders to support

**A Word from Our Founder**

*"Women with disabilities do not lack talent. They lack investment in their leadership."*

**Deza Nguembock**
Founder & President, AHADI Foundation

**👥 Voices of Change**

*“I’m still reeling from the incredible experience we shared in Senegal! The passion, resilience, and determination that filled the room were truly inspiring. Your tireless efforts to amplify the voices of women with disabilities in Africa are making a real difference. It was historic.”*
**Belinda Mayar,** 
**AHADI Leadership Pilot Programme (Africa)**

**Join RISE.**

Help build the next generation of women leaders with disabilities.

Because leadership changes lives.

And when women with disabilities lead, societies become stronger, fairer and more inclusive.

- Learn more: [www.ahadi-foundation.org](http://www.ahadi-foundation.org)

**📩 Contact**

Questions? Reach us at **hello@ahadi-foundation.org**

RISE — Leadership Beyond Inclusion

We support women with disabilities to lead boldly, break barriers, and shape a more inclusive world — in line with the 2030 SDGs



**AHADI Foundation – Empowering Women with Disabilities Through Leadership**

Founded in 2023 by Deza Nguembock—a disabled woman, social entrepreneur, and changemaker originally from Cameroon and now based in France—the AHADI Foundation is committed to transforming the leadership landscape for women with disabilities around the world.

Born from Deza’s lived experience of facing ableism, racism, and sexism, AHADI envisions a world where women with disabilities are seen, heard, and empowered to lead. Our mission: to break the cycle of invisibility by equipping 1,000 women with disabilities to rise as leaders and to build a global network of 20,000 emerging changemakers by 2030, in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

💬 Why Your Support Matters

AHADI is not just a foundation—it’s a **movement** reshaping inclusion through leadership and visibility for women with disabilities around the world. An area that is still largely underfunded. Too often, organizations focus solely on inclusion without progressing to leadership, which is a crucial step for the empowerment of women with disabilities. We are now launching our **first fundraising campaign**, **your support is essential**.

💛 Every donation helps us fund:

- AHADI Leadership 
- AHADI Community 
- AHADI Data & Research
- AHADI Art for Change

You're not just giving—you’re **investing in a future** where every woman with a disability can lead with pride, power, and purpose.

🔍 Why This Matters

Women with disabilities face *systemic, compounded barriers* every day:

- **2 to 3 times** more likely to experience violence than non-disabled women
- **3 times** more likely to be illiterate than non-disabled men
- **2 times** more likely to be unemployed
- Almost invisible in decision-making roles—only **2.3%** held positions as legislators, senior executives, or managers in 19 countries (UN Women, 2017)

They are *routinely excluded* from economic and political life due to overlapping gender and disability discrimination. At AHADI, we are actively changing this—through leadership training, advocacy, visibility campaigns, and a strong, global sisterhood.

🎯 Our Key Programs

**💼 Leadership Program**
A 10-month hybrid initiative combining 4 months of intensive training with 6 months of personalized coaching. It empowers established women leaders with disabilities to lead advocacy efforts, claim media space, and mentor the next generation.

**🤝 Community Program**
Guides women at the start of their leadership journey by offering personal development tools, well-being sessions, and inspiring encounters—co-facilitated by alumnae of the Leadership Program.

**🎨 AHADI Arts & Culture**
Through immersive art installations and exhibitions, we challenge stereotypes and amplify the voices and visibility of women with disabilities.

**📊 AHADI Data & Research**
We collect and share key data to inform public policies and measure impact. Our upcoming **2030 Observatory** will track government commitments to four key articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

✨ Key achievements

- **March 2024**: Launched our first pan-European study on the visibility of people with disabilities in social, professional, media, and political spheres.
- **2024–2025**: Our **leadership pilot program** launched in France and expanded to Africa. To date, **77 remarkable women from 15 countries** have joined the movement.
- **March 2025**: Launched **"Les Objets"**, our first global awareness campaign—aired *in prime time* on CNN in North America and EMEA. Coming soon on France Télévisions and in **500+ cinemas** across France.
- **2025 (in progress)**: Our first art installation, *Aparté. Confidences. Liberté*, explores the intersection of perception, desire, and societal imagination surrounding disabled women.

AHADI Foundation

Je tiens à exprimer tout mon soutien au projet RISE, porté par la Fondation AHADI. Cette initiative ambitieuse, visant à autonomiser 1 000 femmes en situation de handicap en tant que leaders d’ici 2030, constitue une démarche essentielle pour renforcer l’inclusion, l’égalité des chances et la représentation des femmes dans toutes les sphères de décision.

Les résultats obtenus lors des projets pilotes en France et en Afrique démontrent la pertinence et l’impact concret de cette approche. Étendre aujourd’hui ce programme à l’échelle internationale est non seulement inspirant, mais également indispensable pour favoriser un leadership véritablement inclusif et une transformation culturelle durable.

Je salue la vision, l’engagement et la détermination qui animent ce projet. RISE incarne parfaitement les valeurs de résilience, de solidarité et d’autonomisation, et contribue à construire un monde plus juste et plus accessible pour toutes et tous.
Bravo Deza

Thank you, AHADI Foundation, for all the worthwhile and worthy social work you do!

God bless you!

Nuna Nguembock

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