Godiya Disability Inclusion & Development Initiative-GDID

Godiya Disability Inclusion & Development Initiative (GDID) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization advocating for social justice, full inclusion and participation of people with disabilities, their families and caregivers in Nigeria. GDID was established in September 2016 and was formally registered with Corporate Affairs Commission with its headquarters in Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria. It

aims to achieve socially inclusive communities inclusive of people with disabilities through better use of evidence and improved advocacy to impact on their wellbeing and capacity for participation in line with the strategies and guidelines of community-based rehabilitation (CBR) and and Community-based Inclusive Development (CBID). GDID envisaged that CBR as a strategy can be used to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities by working closely with persons with disabilities, their families, and stakeholders (e.g. community leaders such as traditional leaders, religious leaders, school boards, neighbors, sports clubs etc.), local and national governments. Together with all these actors, GDID works to include persons with disabilities in every domain of community life so that meaningful access and inclusion involving community-wide shift in attitudes and involves physical, social, economic and cultural aspects as well as access to services and information can be achieved. GDID combines the specialized skills of researchers, advocates and accountability groups to improve the responsiveness of governance, to better meet the needs of people with disabilities, thus improving their quality of life. GDID’s approach is premised on key assumption that improved use of evidence on status of access to services and inclusion of people with disabilities, combined with sustained and locally-driven advocacy efforts to hold government to account for political and systems failures, is necessary to drive rapid systemic change for development.