Editor – SAFOD #UnlockTheEveryday AT Campaign

SAFOD Webinar Puts Innovation, Inclusion and Resilience on the Regional AT Agenda

2026By Editor 29 July 2026

On 28 July 2026, SAFOD held its Regional Inclusive Assistive Technology Webinar under the theme “Innovate, Include, Impact – Assistive Technology for Resilient Communities.” Organised under the Unlock the Everyday campaign, the online event drew experts, innovators, policymakers and persons with disabilities from across Southern Africa. Speakers covered education, local manufacturing, climate resilience and policy. A lived experience panel then placed wheelchair users, persons with visual impairment and persons with albinism at the centre of the conversation. Together, the sessions pushed a single argument: the tools exist, but the systems, funding and mindsets needed to get them to people still need urgent work.

Lesotho’s Visually Impaired League Puts Assistive Technology in the Public Eye

2025By Editor 25 August 2025

In June 2025, the Lesotho National League of the Visually Impaired Persons (LNLVIP) marked World Assistive Technology Day with a public pop-up event in Maseru, a social media campaign and a series of video testimonials. A high-level roundtable in July brought together government ministries, the United Nations, Vodacom Foundation and disability organisations to discuss how Lesotho can improve support for assistive technology users. Together, the activities reached over 40,000 people on Facebook and opened new conversations between policymakers and the people AT is meant to serve.

Livingstone Marks World AT Day With Documentary, Panel Discussion and a Life-Changing Pledge

2025By Editor 24 August 2025

On 4 June 2025, Vilole Images Productions (VIP-WoGDRoZ) launched World Assistive Technology Day in Livingstone, Zambia, with a documentary screening and a public discussion forum. Forty-seven people attended the event, which was graced by the Mayor of Livingstone, Ms Constance Nalishebo Muleabai. The day produced an unexpected and powerful outcome. The story of a 21-year-old girl living without a prosthetic leg moved the Mayor and guests to pledge K12,000 on the spot to help fund her artificial limb.

Botswana Federation of the Disabled Reaches Community Through Pop-Up and Wellness Day

2025By Editor 23 August 2025

On 4 June 2025, the Botswana Federation of the Disabled (BOFOD) held an Assistive Technology Pop-Up event in Gaborone to mark World Assistive Technology Day. The event brought AT suppliers, manufacturers, healthcare professionals and community members together for hands-on demonstrations and open discussion. A follow-up Wellness Day on 26 June extended the conversation to duty bearers and policymakers. Together, the two events reached around 100 people and helped build a wider community of support for assistive technology users in Botswana.