Advancing Disability-Inclusive Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Reflections from ICFP

The International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) 2025 in Bogotá, Colombia, was a powerful reminder of why the global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) community must commit to…

How user-led and policy level approaches complement each other.

Looking back at Ghana Somubi Dwumadie's achievements in advancing mental health and disability rights

As we bid farewell to our UK aid-funded Ghana Somubi Dwumadie (Ghana Participation Programme), we take a moment to reflect on its significant achievements in advancing mental health and disability rights…

Ghana Somubi Dwumadie launches disability and mental health webinar series

Our mental health and disability programme Ghana Somubi Dwumadie (Ghana Participation Programme) is running a series of webinars, which are running from 27 August and 10 September. Click here…

Reflections on the UK government's disability and inclusion rights strategy: Making the case for more investment

I recently travelled to Ghana to visit our Ghana Somubi Dwumadie programme, which is a four-year Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) funded disability inclusion programme, to discuss how…

Creating a more inclusive Ghana

In Ghana, people with disabilities, including people with mental health conditions, continue to face stigma and discrimination. Our UK aid-funded programme, Ghana Somubi Dwumadie (Ghana Participation…

Tackling mental health stigma and discrimination in Ghana

In Ghana, between 85-98% of people experiencing mental health conditions in the country cannot access the treatment they need due to a lack of service provision and trained mental health professionals,…

Vivian Fiscian

Vivian F. Sarpomaa Fiscian is a development sociologist with experience in delivering education, and gender and social inclusion projects. Her specialism lies in multi-disciplinary governance, policy,…