RAD-P Project is implemented in three countries of Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. with key focus on the domestication of the African Disability Protocol {ADP} in respective countries. Its three years project started in in February 2025 ending on 31st January 2028. FEDOMA is implementing the project in partnership with Sightsavers International and Disability HIV and AIDS Trust {DHAT} with funding from European Union {EU}.
Abilis Foundation Malawi Country Office is a programme whose aim is to provide grants to Organizations of Persons with Disabilities OPDs and Community-Based Organizations of Persons with Disabilities {CBOPDs} for them to run their disability-related projects. Abilis Foundation country office is housed at FEDOMA Offices
FEDOMA in partnership with National Association of Intellectual Disabilities are currently implementing an Access to Education by Children with Disabilities Project with funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the embassy of Iceland. The project is implemented in one Traditional Authority {T/A} Mponda in Mangochi District. The project's duration is from 2024 up to 2027. PROJECT OBJECTIVES 1. Strengthen coordination and consultative platforms of key stake holders related to education and disability. 2. Establish parent support groups and guardians of children with disabilities. 3. Capacity building of teachers, caregivers and mother groups on they can handle children with disabilities. 4. Increased access to inclusive education by children with disabilities in Mangochi District.
Through the funding from the Protestant Development Services-Bread for the World, FEDOMA is implementing a project whose aim is to promote rights of women and girls with disabilities in decision-making processes. The project is implemented in four districts of Zomba, Balaka, Ntcheu and Kasungu. The project's duration is from 2023 up to September, 2026.
The Development Aid from People to People Inclusive- DAPP ducation Project is a four-year project being implemented in Dowa District, Malawi. The project primarily benefits children with disabilities and disadvantaged and vulnerable girls. It targets three educational zones within the Traditional Authorities (T/As) Chiwere and Msakambewa. A major component of the project is strengthening teachers’ capacity to provide inclusive and supportive education. A total of 210 teachers and two Primary Education Advisors (PEAs) have been trained in inclusive education methodologies and skills to effectively support learners with disabilities and disadvantaged girls. The project also strengthens Community-Based Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (CBOPDs ) enabling them to support parents and caregivers of children with disabilities and promote their children’s access to and participation in education. To strengthen community-level coordination and advocacy, the project has established and trained Area Disability Forum (ADF). This forum work at community level to identify and address barriers affecting children with disabilities and vulnerable girls. They also link with the District Disability Forum, which provides coordination and reports to the Federation of Disability Organisations in Malawi (FEDOMA). The project further supports the improvement of school infrastructure and learning environments through construction, modification, and accessibility interventions. These interventions aim to make schools more accessible, safe, conducive, and supportive for learners with disabilities and disadvantaged girls. The DAPP project builds on FEDOMA’s long-standing experience in inclusive education. Since 2012, FEDOMA has implemented inclusive education projects in various districts across Malawi, working with schools, communities, teachers, parents, organisations of persons with disabilities, and government structures to promote inclusive and equitable access to education. The overall objective of the project is to ensure that children with disabilities and disadvantaged and vulnerable girls access education, participate meaningfully, and remain in school until completion. Specifically, the project seeks to: 1. strengthen teachers’ inclusive education knowledge and skills; (2) improve the accessibility and conduciveness of school environments for learners with disabilities and vulnerable girls; (3) strengthen parents’ and caregivers’ understanding of the importance of education for children with disabilities; and (4) strengthen community-based disability structures so that they can identify, address, and advocate for the educational needs and rights of children with disabilities.
Creating work opportunities in agriculture for youth with disabilities and refugees in Malawi is a project which is being implemented by the consortium of FEDOMA, MACODA and SALAMA Africa. The project is implemented in the following districts: Creating work opportunities in agriculture for youth with disabilities and refugees in Malawi is a project which is being implemented by the consortium of FEDOMA, MACODA and SALAMA Africa. The project builds on the efforts by the YEFFA consortium partners in providing specialized support and skilling to young people with disabilities and refugees to increase agriculture productivity and create 16,000 work opportunities through the value chains of maize, soybean, groundnuts, horticulture, poultry, piggery and bee keeping. Creating work opportunities in agriculture for youth with disabilities and refugees in Malawi is a project which is being implemented by the consortium of FEDOMA, MACODA and SALAMA Africa. The project builds on the efforts by the YEFFA consortium partners in providing specialized support and skilling to young people with disabilities and refugees to increase agriculture productivity and create 16,000 work opportunities through the value chains of maize, soybean, groundnuts, horticulture, poultry, piggery and bee keeping. The project is implemented in the following districts: Mangochi, Machinga, Zomba, Balaka, Ntcheu, Dedza, Lilongwe, Mchinji, Dowa, Kasungu, Ntchisi, Salima, Nkotakota, Nkhata-bay, Mzimba and Rumphi. The project's period is from November 2025 up to August 2028 The project builds on the efforts by the YEFFA consortium partners in providing specialized support and skilling to young people with disabilities and refugees to increase agriculture productivity and create 16,000 work opportunities through the value chains of maize, soybean, groundnuts, horticulture, poultry, piggery and bee keeping.
FEDOMA is currently implementing a 2-year Disability Rights Project with funding from the Disability Rights Fund {DRF}. The project seeks to advance disability rights in Malawi. Project Objectives: 1. Enhance FEDOMA’s legitimacy through increased membership of the network 2. To amplify voices of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations, specifically marginalized groups, in influencing the implementation of recommendations and concluding observations from Malawi review 3. Strengthen FEDOMA’s data management system
The Social Protection and Inclusive Livelihoods Project is implemented through a partnership between Christian Blind Mission (CBM), Federation of Disability Organizations in Malawi (FEDOMA), The Hunger Project {THP}, Sightsavers and other development partners. The project receives funding from Sightsavers. The project aims to strengthen social protection systems and promote inclusive economic empowerment for vulnerable groups, particularly persons with disabilities. This is achieved through community-based interventions such as Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLAs), which support savings, access to affordable credit, and the development of sustainable livelihoods at household and community levels. It further seeks to ensure that implementation is informed by field evidence, existing gaps, and the actual performance of community-based VSL groups to enhance future programming. The project is being implemented in Machinga District in 7 Extension Planning Areas-EPAs of: 1. Mbonekera 2. Nyambi 3. Sanama 4. Chikweo 5. Nanyumbu 6. Nampeya 7. Demasi Project Objectives 1. Improve access to farm inputs for persons with disabilities. 2. Support entrepreneurship and small business development. 4. Strengthen inclusion in agricultural value chains