We have thoroughly enjoyed working with the Down Syndrome Society of Bangladesh and their self-advocacy group since the project began in July 2019. The achievements of this group in such a short time have been inspirational to the Down syndrome community both across Bangladesh and the rest of the world. Read more
We are incredibly proud of the Nigerian self-advocacy group and all that they have achieved since the project began in November 2018. Read more
DSi returned to Dubai to deliver further training and to check on the progress of the self-advocacy groups we helped to start there in 2019 Read more
DSi visited Nairobi to launch its new project with the Down Syndrome Society of Kenya Read more
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DSi return to Bangladesh to evaluate the project so far and to deliver training on potential advocacy activities Read more
DSi's Self-advocate Fellow, George Basil Okudi, supported Pearl of People with Down Syndrome Foundation to lobby Tanzanian government officials for increased government policy and programmatic support for people with Down syndrome Read more
Asociacion Guatemalteca has now run 7 expert-led sessions for over 65 parents Read more
Turkey's self-advocacy group is 2 years old. Read about what they have achieved. Read more
Read about the progress in UAE since we delivered self-advocacy training in September Read more
Read about DSi's visit to Kosovo to train Down Syndrome Kosova to start self-advocacy groups for people with Down syndrome Read more
Experts in the field of education have completed the initial draft and feedback from international stakeholders will be reviewed and included in the final draft. Read more
Read about DSi's visit to Dubai, UAE to train the Emirates DSA to run self-advocacy groups for people with Down syndrome Read more