Lovemore Rambiyawo

Lovemore

Rambiyawo

Country of residence

Zimbabwe

Age

Job category

Public Servant

Sector of Activity

Public administration

Type of Impairment

Physical

Extent of Impairment

Severe

My top 3 facilitators

Assistive devices and personal assistance

Being someone who is physically impaired, having access to crutches almost all of the time has enabled me to operate at a rather acceptable level but the only problem comes when environments have verty steep steps or staircases which make it very difficult to be navigated by persons with physical impairments. Having assistive devices gives persons with disabilities an edge over those who have not but in Zimbabwe they are not readily available and have to be imported and this makes their prices steep for persons with disabilities.

Attitudes

Although negative attitudes constitute a veritable barrier to disability inclusion, society's attitudes to disability have somewhat mellowed over the years and most people recognise diversity as an essential element in society and most service providers will try to give you priority in order to make their services as accessible to persons with disabilities as possible.

Accessible communication

I have made the most of social media and its social media inclusion capability. Social media having the greatest impact in promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in social, economic, political and cultural processes, I have made extensive use of online media to get information to PWDs. I have written trenchant crosscutting articles on disability which have empowered persons with disabilities to stand up for their rights. These include: https://zimbabwe-today.com/social-media-disability-exclusion/ ; https://zimbabwe-today.com/guidelines-on-disability-inclusion-an-emerging-trend/; https://www.herald.co.zw/new-concept-of-leadership-revolutionising-disability-inclusion/ ; https://www.herald.co.zw/cyclone-idai-lessons-learnt-for-disability/; https://www.herald.co.zw/domestication-of-disability-convention-long-overdue/ https://www.herald.co.zw/hidden-dimensions-of-violence-against-people-with-disabilities/; https://www.herald.co.zw/of-marriage-bill-disability/.

My Journey

10.2008 - 09.2013

Ensured inclusion of persons with disabilities in electoral processes oral processes aioxluaio

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I wrote a consortium proposal which resulted in 7 member organisations of NASCOH representing visual, mental, hearing, physical, and women with disabilities and an organisation of parents of children with disabilities implementing a DFID funded, 5 year electoral intervention in 14 districts for the first time. Over 50 000 persons with disabilities were trained in voter education for the first time, 400 persons with disabilities trained as election observers . over 5 00 children and adults with disabilities availed with birth certificates and identity documents. I also implemented and wrote a propossal on capacity building of Organisations of persons with disabilities in organisational development in which we trained 15 member organisations in Strategic Planning, Strategic Management, Financial Management M&E, Financial Management, and conflict resolution. I also wrote a proposal on assessment of polling stations for disability accessibility we assessed 2 522 and made 70% accessible

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My top 3 facilitators

Assistive devices and personal assistance

Attitudes

Accessible communication

My Journey

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