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Action on Disability and Development

Headquarters address
Organization's name:	Action on Disability and Development
Organization's acronym:	ADD
Former Name(s):	ZAP
Address:	The Old Church School, Butts Hill Frome, Somerset BA11 1HR United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Phone:	01373 473064
Fax:	01373 452075
Email:	gemma.white@add.org.uk
Web site:	www.add.org.uk

Organization type:	Disability, Development and Rights Organizations
Languages::	English

Contacts & Participation:

First Name:	Last Name:	Contact Type:
Peter	Ogik	Designation
Gemma	White	Public Administration , Application , Committee on NGOs Representative
Mosharraf	Hossain	Conference Focal Point , Designation , Sustainable Development (primary)
Clare	McKeown	Conference Focal Point , Designation
Mohamadou	Sene	Designation
Polly	Meeks	Designation
Jimmy	Innes	Head of Organization , Designation
Julia	Modern
Tim	Wainwright	Head of Organization , Designation
Sylvie	Cordier	Social Development , Application , Advancement of Women
Mosharraf	Hossain	Social Development , Designation , Sustainable Development (primary)
Shahriar	Rahman
Awadia	Salih	Designation
Tim	Wainwright	Head of Organization , Designation
Myroslava	Tataryn	Designation
Petronella	Masabane

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Disabled Persons Governance Minority Rights Social Development Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Millennium Development Goals Violence against women Women and HIV/AIDS Women and poverty Social Development: Disabled persons Poverty Sustainable Development: Capacity-building
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Sudan Uganda Cambodia Bangladesh United Republic of Tanzania
Mission statement:	Our vision is of a world where disabled people can enjoy their rights and participate in society as fully as they choose. Our mission is to support disabled people in Africa and Asia to challenge disability discrimination. Our objectives are to: • support organisations of disabled people in Africa and Asia to become strong and effective • support disabled peoples’ organisations to influence policy and attitudes • influence development organisations, relief agencies and donors to include the needs of disabled people in all their poverty reduction work.
Year established (YYYY):	1985
Year of registration (YYYY):	1986
Funding structure:	Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants

Additional Information

Social Development
Accreditation to:	Conference of States Parties

Main Objective

Sustainable Development
Username: add@add.org.uk