I was told I couldn’t lead. AHADI said otherwise.
My name is Désirée. Someone believed in my leadership before I believed in it myself. Today, I mentor other women and advocate for change in my country.
Across Africa and Europe, women with disabilities are still excluded from the rooms where decisions are made. AHADI opens those doors. One woman at a time.
✓ Tax-deductible in the US (IRS 501(c)(3) via Myriad USA)
✓ Secure, transparent giving — every dollar tracked and reported
✓ Real women. Real impact. Independently evaluated by Koréis (December 2025).
The numbers are hard to ignore.
Less than 3% of women with disabilities hold leadership positions worldwide.* Not because the talent isn’t there. Because the doors were never opened.
*Source: UN Women, Facts and Figures: Women and Girls with Disabilities, 2017. Evidence from 19 countries shows that only 2.3% of women with disabilities held a position as a legislator, senior official, or manager.
Read full article: https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/women-and-girls-with-disabilities/facts-and-figures
That's why AHADI invests in women leaders with disabilities, not as beneficiaries, but as changemakers.
Désirée’s story.
"Before AHADI, I never imagined my voice could influence decisions. Today, I mentor other women and advocate for change in my country"
She is one of 70 women in our pilot. She could be one of 1,000.
We don’t provide charity. We build leaders. Three ways.
AHADI gives women with disabilities what they actually need to lead: skills, mentors, networks and a global community of changemakers who have each other’s backs.
Leadership
Skills. Coaching. Decision-making.
Community
Mentoring. Networks. Belonging.
Evidence
Research. Accountability. Systemic change.
- 70 women in our pilot
- 12 countries
- 1,000 leaders by 2030
What your gift makes possible.
$50 — Help a future leader be seen, heard and recognised.
$150 — Support mentoring and coaching.
$500 — Open doors to leadership networks.
$1,000 — Invest in a future leader.
$5,000+ Join the Founding Circle and help shape AHADI’s future
We earn trust through results.
✓ Independent evaluation completed by Koréis — [Link to key result findings - report summary]
✓ International partnerships across Africa and Europe — [logos placeholder]
✓ Transparent financial reporting — every dollar tracked
✓ Tax-deductible for US donors — IRS 501(c)(3) via Myriad USA
✓ Backed by founding patrons who believed in RISE before it launched
Join the founding donors already changing the story.
Together, we’re building the next generation of women leaders with disabilities.
1,000 women leaders by 2030.
$1 million to make it possible.
Imagine what 1,000 women leaders can achieve.
Opportunity changes history.
Help us unlock leadership opportunities for 1,000 women with disabilities.
Help create the next story.
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