Chintha, the Founder of Nidahas Chinthana Sansadaya (Consumer Action Forum South), Sri Lanka is a Silent Diplomat who promotes Disability Inclusion throughout her career. Being a researcher, and a development practitioner, and an entrepreneur she designed projects for high donors and NGOs to create space for inclusion of persons with disabilities in social and economic development process. Her projects are presently implemented in North, East, South, Uva, North-Western, and North-Central Provinces in Sri Lanka.
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Lule Rogers Junior has tried his best to show the community that person's with psychosocial can be vital to the community and the world at large. Lule has always supported his fellows to ensure Community Inclusion.
Lubega Bob has played several key roles in ensuring community inclusion for persons with psychosocial disabilities in Uganda. While carrying out his work at Rights for Disability Development Foundation (RDDF), Bob always strives to ensure that persons with disabilities/psychosocial disabilities reduce and eliminate poverty. Given his strong support and promotion of these opportunities for persons with disabilities (including persons with psychosocial disabilities), Bob deserves to be declared a Community-Inclusion Champion at RDDF.
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Shailaja Tai (Tai is used as a term for respect and as an address for elder sister) having lived through deeply distressing life situations herself, leaves no stone unturned in extending care and support to other peers in her local community so that her peers are able to break the cycle of exclusion, and assert choice, agency and control in their own lives. We honor and appreciate her deep aspiration to extend unconditional support to others.
Najiya provides support to persons with high support needs in low income communities, served by the Bapu Trust. Through presence, being available and facilitating supported decision making, she has been instrumental in preventing and stopping institutionalization of persons in crisis situations. She has mobilized communities for support and challenged coercion and violence in families. We honor and admire her inspiring leadership at the grassroots.
Margarita Romero is a partner of ALCE in the crazy popular school and the mutual support group in ALCE.
She is creative, loving, and politically aware of the rights of people with disabilities. In her impactful work with Bulla Disca (Disability Aloud), Margarita focuses on promoting accessibility in public spaces, particularly in places of celebration and recreation. Her mission is to challenge the stigma around bodies with disabilities, advocating for joy over pity or suffering.
