Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD)

Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) was established in 1987 as a national umbrella of organisations of persons with disabilities with full legal status under the laws of Ghana. The goal of GFD is to mobilize persons with disabilities to provide a unified front in influencing national policies and promoting the participation of all persons with disabilities in society. The Federation has grown from its founding membership of three (3) to nine (9) as of 2022. The GFDs current membership is the Ghana Blind Union, Ghana Society of the Physically Disabled, Ghana National Association of the Deaf, Mental Health Society of Ghana, Inclusion Ghana, Ghana Association of Persons with Albinism, Share Care Ghana, Ghana Stammering Association and Burn Survival Foundation. Apart from the nine (9) member organizations that have full membership status, the GFD accepts Associate membership. GFD has branches in all 16 administrative regions and in 250 out of 261 districts of Ghana. ...