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From 5 to 7 October we were in Lisbon for a training promoting the rights of young people with spina bifida and hydrocephalus. Take a look at the report and the video we realized about the training!

Rebecca Alitsi, from the United Disabled Persons of Kenya and former IF fellow, has been selected as one of the co-facilitators for a workshop on ensuring the rights of indigenous persons with disabilities.

Congratulations to Dr. G.D. Agrawal, founder of the company Surgiwear in India, which produces the Chhabra shunt for the treatment of Hydrocephalus!

There are almost 3 months left until 2018 World Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Day and we need your support! Our main activity for 2018 WSBHD focuses on collecting 25 testimonies from people with SBH and their families, publishing one testimony per day starting on October 1st 2018.

The IF General Assembly has approved our Annual Report 2017. The report highlights the progress of the organisation and the continuing development of activities, projects and workshops throughout the past 3 years.

Ana Paláez Narváez is the first woman with disabilities elected for the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).