Global contacts

Find information for and connect with Down syndrome advocacy contacts where you are.

Simply click on the icons in the map below:

or connect with your regional network:

Africa Down Syndrome Network (ADSN)

Rose Mordi - Chair

Ancella Ramjas - Executive Secretary

Asia-Pacific Down Syndrome Federation (APDSF)

Mr N Ramachandran - Chair

VISIT APDSF WEBSITE

European Down Syndrome Association (EDSA)

Dinka Vukovic - President

VISIT EDSA WEBSITE

South and Central America - Federación Iberoamericana de Síndrome de Down (FIADOWN)

Marcelo Varela Vargas - President

VISIT FIADOWN WEBSITE

If you are unable to connect with an organisation in your area please email DSi:

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