Our strategy

A strategy is important to guide the work that we do. It helps everyone to agree on why the organisation exists and what it plans to do.

Our new strategy will make sure we can do our work, knowing that it will contribute to a big goal we have set for ourselves.

Other ways to view our strategy:

Watch a video version of our strategy with voice-overs provided by the people who helped us to create it:

Alternatively, you can access a web page version here.

Learn - find out what needs to change in the world so that all people with Down syndrome are fully included in society.

Inform - tell us what life is like for people with Down syndrome where you live.

Advocate - speak up for people with Down syndrome and disabilities.

Run a focus group discussion about health equity!

Everything you need to run a focus group in your country!
My Perspective 2024 - International Photography Competition

My Perspective is an international photography competition for people who have Down syndrome. Click to visit the competition page on the DSA website.
Announcing our new membership of PMNCH

We are proud to announce our new membership of the Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health.
The Ambassador Committee

We work with a team of Ambassadors who guide our work and give us feedback.

Why we do our work

We want all people with Down syndrome around the world to be included in their communities.
How we work

Everything we do is guided by the views of people with Down syndrome and those who support them.
What we are trying to achieve

Our goal is to make sure people with Down syndrome and their families around the world have a say in all laws, policies and other decisions that affect them.
What we think

We work to inform and influence policies that affect people with Down syndrome.