Action on Disability and Development

ADD International (Action on Disability and Development) describes itself as a participatory grant-maker for disability justice. It supports disability justice organisations and activists with funding and leadership skills to build movements for change, and states that it stands against ableism and racism. Its focus areas are participatory grants, leadership, and fairer funding, and it names its strategy Mtiririko, a Swahili word meaning 'flow'. Its vision is a world in which ableism no longer exists and disabled people can fully participate in society; its mission is to strengthen disability rights activists and organisations through resourcing and leadership skills. It asks for donations to support disability justice activists in Africa and Asia.

ADD International states that it is a participatory grant-maker for disability justice, supporting disability justice organisations and activists with funding and leadership skills to build powerful movements for change. It names its strategy Mtiririko, a Swahili word meaning 'flow', because at its centre is the desire to see resources flow directly to disability justice activists and movements. In April 2025 it launched the Global Disability Leadership Academy through a pilot in Nairobi, Kenya. The Academy exists to support the leadership potential of disability justice leaders, especially young people and women with disabilities. ADD also operates the Disability Justice Fund for Women, described as a fund designed by women with disabilities in Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania to meet the real needs of disability justice activists in these countries. Chris Underhill is identified as the ADD International Founder.

A participatory grant-maker for disability justice that supports organisations and activists with funding and leadership skills.

1. 1ADD International - Funding Global Disability Justice Movementsadd.org.uk
2. 2About Us - ADD Internationaladd.org.uk
3. 3Jerry’s Story - ADD Internationaladd.org.uk
4. 4Sophia’s Story - ADD Internationaladd.org.uk