Samuel Macauley (32) is fighting for the most vulnerable people in Sierra Leone: children with disabilities who are living in poverty. Like a lion, he is tearing into the prejudices, stigmas and discrimination that these children have to face. “The sole aim of everything I do in life is to help others.” Samuel is the Operations Director at development organisation One Family People (OFP), the Liliane Foundation’s national partner in Sierra Leone. “The Liliane Foundation is one of the few organisations that’s really doing something to help children with…
Early life and education Rita, the daughter of a carpenter, was born on August 1, 2002, seven years after her parents’ marriage. Her mother, Mosammat Hazera, a homemaker, nurtured Rita…
We are happy to announce the launch of our #SeeMe campaign under the Make Way programme. Through interviews with thought leaders, the campaign shows how everyone’s sexual…
Insights from the CBR/CBID Africa Conference 2024 in Uganda
3 October, 2024
The three-day CBR/CBID Africa Conference took place in Uganda from September 9-13. The event brought together African thought leaders and practitioners in Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) and Community Based…
With our partners in Asia and Africa, we are building an effective network to structurally improve the lives of children with disabilities together. Recently, together with MIVA, we brought…
Young people with disabilities took the lead In the fight for equal access to health services for young people with disabilities, interesting Youth-led research (YLR) was conducted in…
You can learn from innovation: inspiring tech learning session for UNICEF
25 July, 2024
How do Liliane Fonds and its partners in Asia support children with disabilities through tech innovations? Staff from UNICEF in South Asia, found out in an online learning session…
Every child deserves the chance to learn and play. For over a decade, the ‘We Ring the Bell’ campaign by Liliane Fonds has been making noise to ensure that…
Working together to see how we can achieve even more Liliane Fonds organised a partner meeting with all its partner organisations from 16 different countries from 17 to 21…
