The Secretariat of the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities(SADPD) opened its doors in Cape Town, South Africa in 2004. The task of setting up the Secretariat was given to the South African disability movement together with the South African government. This decision was taken during the Disability African Regional Consultative Conference in May 2003 in Johannesburg.

In 2006 SADPD started its first regional office in West Africa. The office is situated in Dakar, Senegal and serves as the focal point for all SADPD programmes which are implemented in the region. The office is headed by Mohamed Fall, the programme manager for West, North and Central Africa.

Our Mission and functions can be veiwed by following this link.

The staff team at SADPD consists of:

A. K. Dube - Chief Executive Officer
Email: akdube@africandecade.co.za

Thomas Ong'olo - Programme Manager (South & East Africa & the Great Lakes region)
Email: ongolo@africandecade.co.za

Judith van der Veen - Senior Poverty Reduction Strategy(PRS) Advisor 
Email: judith@africandecade.co.za

Fatou Nidaye - Part-time Accountant (West Africa regional office)

Aida Sarr - Assistant Programme Manager (West Africa regional office)
Email: aida.sadaph@orange.sn

Nanou Kambaji - Financial Administrator
Email: nanou@africandecade.co.za

BOARD MEMBERS

Roseweter Mudarikwa - from Zimbabwe representing African Women’s Network (AWN)-CHAIR

Mrs. Vanessa dos Santos - from South Africa, representing Inclusion Africa -Secretary

Mzolisi ka Toni - from South Africa representing Disabled People of South Africa (DPSA) -Treasurer

Papa M. Fall - from Senegal representing, African Rehabilitation Institute (ARI)

David Shaba - from Tanzania, representing African Federation of Deaf Blind (AFDB)

Euphrasia Mbewe - from Zambia, representing African Deaf Union (ADU)

Nomasonto Grace Mazibuko - from South Africa representing Pan African Albino Society

Antony Zimba - representing Epilepsy Africa Regional Committee

Goulou Moussa Traore - from Mali, representing African Persons with Leprosy Disability Organisation (ALO)

Diop Alpha Boubacar - from Guinea representing the Pan African Federation of the Disabled(PAFOD)

Fredrick Asong - from Ghana representing the Youth Network in Africa. Moosa Salie from South Africa representing Psychiatric users and survivors (PANUPS)

Mohammed Ez -zaoui - from Morocco representing African Union of the Blind (AFUB).