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Gifted Community Center, GCC

@giftedpwdcentre

🔆We are a Youth with Disabilities #Leadership Hub. We educate, mentor, inform, empower, and advocate. #Research #Leadership #Health #Livelihoods

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“We Graduated” 🔆 That was the message last Friday when our young women with #disabilities completed the final module on professional photography to document & share their lived realities on climate change & earn an income. Do you need a qualified photographer? DM us Sightsavers

“We Graduated” 🔆
That was the message last Friday when our young women with #disabilities completed the final module on professional photography to document &amp; share their lived realities on climate change &amp; earn an income. Do you need a qualified photographer? DM us <a href="/Sightsavers/">Sightsavers</a>
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🎉 Historic Win for Disability Rights in Kenya! 📢 President William Ruto has just signed the #PersonswithDisabilitiesBill (2023) into law at #StateHouse, Nairobi! This landmark legislation, sponsored by #SenatorCrystalAsige, marks a monumental step towards more #inclusion

🎉 Historic Win for Disability Rights in Kenya! 📢
President William Ruto has just signed the #PersonswithDisabilitiesBill (2023) into law at #StateHouse, Nairobi! This landmark legislation, sponsored by #SenatorCrystalAsige, marks a monumental step towards more #inclusion
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#PartnershipHighlight 🎉 It is 5 months in since we signed a partnership with Embassy of Ireland to implement climate action initiatives led by the youth with #disabilities in the informal settlements for a better&cleaner world. We are amplifying their voices for #InclusivePolicies.

#PartnershipHighlight 🎉 

It is 5 months in since we signed a partnership with <a href="/IrlEmbKenya/">Embassy of Ireland</a> to implement climate action initiatives led by the youth with #disabilities in the informal settlements for a better&amp;cleaner world. We are amplifying their voices for #InclusivePolicies.
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Kenya has laid the policy foundation: •Climate Change Act •Energy Act (2019) •National Energy Efficiency Strategy The missing link? Aligned and accessible finance. #KenyaCleanEnergy #MDBAlignment

Kenya has laid the policy foundation:
•Climate Change Act
•Energy Act (2019)
•National Energy Efficiency Strategy
The missing link? Aligned and accessible finance.
#KenyaCleanEnergy #MDBAlignment
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With thanks to Embassy of Ireland, thro’ our i3 project, we are innovatively empowering youth with disabilities on climate justice. We unclog drainages by collecting&re-using/recycling plastics, utilizing small spaces in slums for farming & advocating for inclusive climate #policies.

With thanks to <a href="/IrlEmbKenya/">Embassy of Ireland</a>, thro’ our i3 project, we are innovatively empowering youth with disabilities on climate justice. We unclog drainages by collecting&amp;re-using/recycling plastics, utilizing small spaces in slums for farming &amp; advocating for inclusive climate #policies.
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Powerful message from Disabled By Society! "Yes, I'm Disabled, and no, I'm not..." any of these limiting labels. Let's see each other for who we truly are. #DisabilityRights #RespectPWDS #IAMGCC #GCCAwareness

Powerful message from Disabled By Society! "Yes, I'm Disabled, and no, I'm not..." any of these limiting labels. Let's see each other for who we truly are. #DisabilityRights #RespectPWDS #IAMGCC #GCCAwareness
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How have you seen #ableism in #Kenya, and what can we do to build a truly #inclusive community? Share your thoughts below. #IamGCC #GCCAwareness

How have you seen #ableism in #Kenya, and what can we do to build a truly #inclusive community? Share your thoughts below.
#IamGCC
#GCCAwareness
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#GCCAwarded #GCCRecognized🎊 Does impact speak? What does it look like? We have just been around for the last 6 years, and our impact can be seen, felt, and shared. Today, we go back to 2023 when our organization was awarded the Impact Badge by Lightup Impact #GCCAwareness

#GCCAwarded #GCCRecognized🎊

Does impact speak? What does it look like? 
We have just been around for the last 6 years, and our impact can be seen, felt, and shared. Today, we go back to 2023 when our organization was awarded the Impact Badge by <a href="/LightupImpact/">Lightup Impact</a> 

#GCCAwareness
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📣 EARLIER today we joined the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council in development of an #inclusive Kenya Syndemic Diseases Strategic Framework (2025–2030), aimed at strengthening Kenya’s coordinated, inclusive & sustainable response to HIV, TB, malaria, STIs, hepatitis 🔆

📣 EARLIER today we joined the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council in development of an #inclusive Kenya Syndemic Diseases Strategic Framework (2025–2030), aimed at strengthening Kenya’s coordinated, inclusive &amp; sustainable response to HIV, TB, malaria, STIs, hepatitis 🔆
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Happy Madaraka Day 🇰🇪 As we reflect on the sacrifices and struggles that led to our self-governance, GCC reaffirms its commitment to building a truly inclusive Kenya. #IamGCC #disabilityinclusion

Happy Madaraka Day 🇰🇪
As we reflect on the sacrifices and struggles that led to our self-governance, GCC reaffirms its commitment to building a truly inclusive Kenya.
#IamGCC
#disabilityinclusion
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We are in New York for the 18th session of the UN Conference of State Parties to the CRPD (UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities). 🎉 We shall be co-chairing many events (in-person) including this ⬇️: You can register here (online) lnkd.in/dWpKiMjB

We are in New York for the 18th session of the UN Conference of State Parties to the CRPD (UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities). 🎉

We shall be co-chairing many events (in-person) including this ⬇️: 
You can register here (online) lnkd.in/dWpKiMjB
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📢 We just attended an impactful workshop by IREX and NMWSO 💻 A key focus of this workshop was "Safety by Design" (SbD) – exploring how safety can be integrated into digital products right from their inception. We learned about practical strategies for preventing harm, etc

📢 We just attended an impactful workshop by IREX and NMWSO 💻

A key focus of this workshop was "Safety by Design" (SbD) – exploring how safety can be integrated into digital products right from their inception. We learned about practical strategies for preventing harm, etc
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We are at #COSP18 join our side event - Advancing Children and Youth with Disabilities Meaningful Political Participation, informing Policy & Programme Development 🗓️Wed 11th Jun 25 ⏰ 1.15pm to 2.30pm (New York) Register on QR code or this link us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

We are at #COSP18 join our side event -
Advancing Children and Youth with Disabilities Meaningful Political Participation,
informing Policy &amp;  Programme Development
 
🗓️Wed 11th Jun 25
 
⏰ 1.15pm to 2.30pm (New York) 
 
Register on QR code or this link 
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…