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About the Africa Regional Centre

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The Africa Regional Office is located in Kigali, Rwanda. There are DRPI projects in the following countries: Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. The Africa regional centre has partnered with the Fédération Nationale des Personnes Handicapées (FENAPH), which has now incorporated into the National Disability Council of Rwanda. The Africa regional centre office is located within the offices of its partner, FENAPH.

Training of regional monitors took place in Kigali, Rwanda from January 24th to Febrary 2nd, 2011. A list of disabled peoples organizations (DPOs) that participated in the Africa regional training is included toward the end of this page.

Currently the Africa Regional Office is focusing on the following initiatives:

  • conducting country monitoring projects
  • establishing networks and linkages in the Africa Region

Meet the Africa Regional Centre Officer: Oswald Tuyizere

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Oswald Tuyizere

My name is Oswald Tuyizere and I have lived with a physical disability since my childhood. I am a graduated Lawyer (LLB) and have a Master’s degree in International and Comparative Environment Law (LLM) from France. Before taking on the post of DRPI Africa Regional Officer, I served as the Continuing Legal Education Coordinator at Rwanda Institute of Legal Practice and Development (ILPD). Prior to that post, I coordinated the Land Registration Activities in Nyanza District, Southern Province on behalf of the National Land Centre. In addition, I played a significant role in establishing the Fédération Nationale des Personnes en situation de Handicap (FENAPH) covering 30 districts in Rwanda and was elected to coordinate the FENAPH in the Kamonyi District. I contributed to the creation of national and local organizations of persons with disabilities focusing on raising awareness of human rights implementation for persons with disabilities. These organizations included: Peacemakers Rwanda and Rwanda Disability Development Agency, APROHA-Kamonyi, Hope Centre, and others.

Using my strong analytical, administrative and managerial skills, as well as my knowledge of many modern languages such as English, French, Swahili and Kinyarwanda languages, I am fully equipped to coordinate disability rights monitoring activities at the Africa regional level.

Contact Information

Address: P.O. Box 3445 Kigali, Rwanda
Telephone: + 250 788893900
Fax: + 250 722856325
E-mail: drpi.africa@gmail.com / tuyizero@gmail.com
Skype name: oswald.tuyizere

Africa Regional Training in Kigali, Rwanda

Participants

Three individuals from each of the following organizations participated in the training:

  • United Disabled Persons of Kenya (UDPK), Kenya
  • Fédération Nationale des Personnes en situation de Handicap (FENAPH), Rwanda
  • South African Disability Alliance (SADA), South Africa
  • Tanzania Federation of Disabled Peoples’ Organizations (SHIVYAWATA), Tanzania
  • National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), Uganda

Observers

One person from each of the following organizations attended the Africa regional training:

  • West African Federation of Persons with Disabilities (WAFOD)
  • South African Federation of Persons with Disabilities (SAFOD)
  • North African Federation of Persons with Disabilities (NAFOD)
  • East African Federation of Persons with Disabilities (EAFOD)
  • African Secretariat of the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities (SADPD)
  • University of the Western Cape, Centre for Disability Law and Policy
  • International Disability Alliance (IDA)
  • World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (WNSUP)