Inclusive Futures Podcast

In this six-minute report, Sarah from the global reporting team speaks to Inclusive Futures global reporter Kimberly Middleton.

Kimberly’s work will explore the complexities of disability inclusive development, as well as the challenges and the successes of the Inclusive Futures work. She will be joined by citizen reporters, people with disabilities who will explore the barriers to disability inclusion and speak to people about their experiences and uncover perceptions of disability.

Listen to this audio report to hear Kimberly explain why conversations about Inclusive Futures will be useful for everyone in development and disability inclusion.

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In this nine-minute audio report, the Inclusive Futures Nigeria team speaks with Gbenga Totoyi, the director for membership and market development at the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management, an influential regulatory body and national membership organisation for human resource professionals in Nigeria.

Gbenga explains how and why the institute is working with us to champion and drive forward disability inclusion in workplaces across Nigeria through our Inclusion Works programme, part of the Inclusive Futures initiative.

Listen to his audio report to hear Gbenga speak as a human resource specialist about the barriers people with disabilities face in accessing employment in Nigeria, the benefits he sees for the private sector in making recruitment processes inclusive, and the opportunities that are beginning to present themselves for candidates with disabilities in emerging sectors such as technology.

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In this 10-minute audio report, Sarah from the global reporting team speaks with Alan Herbert, a jobseeker in Nairobi being supported through Inclusion Works – the Inclusive Futures employment programme. Alan is soon to be one of the Inclusive Futures citizen reporters.

Alan shares how life has been for him as a person with albinism living alone during lockdown in Kenya.

Listen to his audio report to hear Alan sharing his own personal experiences and those of his football team, all of whom have albinism, of accessing basic necessities and crucial information, and how they are all coping while their regular means of income are disrupted.

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In this nine-minute report, Sarah from the global reporting team speaks with Alan Herbert, a media studies and journalism graduate and jobseeker who is being supported in his job search through Inclusion Works, the Inclusive Futures employment programme.

Alan describes some of the barriers he’s faced as a person with albinism looking for roles in the media sector, and some of the wider stigma and discrimination he’s faced over the course of his life.

Listen to his audio report to hear Alan’s views on what needs to change on the part of employers in Kenya, and on the role Sightsavers through the Inclusive Futures initiative has to play in breaking down the barriers that still exist for young people with disabilities in fulfilling their career ambitions.

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In this five-minute report, Kirsty from the global reporting team speaks with Bishawjit Das, a senior producer at BBC Media Action - an Inclusive Futures partner and non-governmental organisation which utilises the power of media and communications to reach people facing insecurity and inequality, with information they can trust.

Bishawjit explains how his organisation has been working with journalists from television, radio, online and print to challenge how their reports talk about people with disabilities. He explains how he challenges them, asking them to analyse if their reports are portraying people with disabilities with dignity.

Listen to his audio report to hear how the training went and how the journalists have changed.

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In this seven-minute report, Kirsty from the global reporting team speaks with Albert Mollah, co-founder of Access Bangladesh Foundation, a disabled people’s organisation supporting the Inclusive Futures initiative.

Albert explains the challenges people with disabilities face in Bangladesh, from discrimination and stigma, to inaccessible work environments. He speaks passionately about the need for people with disabilities to feel empowered and for companies to recognise the value and skills they can bring to the workplace.

Listen to his audio report to hear how they are supporting young people with disabilities to gain new skills, while engaging private sector organisations to make their hiring practices more inclusive for people with disabilities.

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In this 10-minute report, Sarah from the global reporting team speaks with Munyori Evans, head of human resources at Standard Chartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Standard Chartered is an Inclusive Futures global partner.

In this audio report, Munyori describes how Standard Chartered in Nairobi is working with Sightsavers as part of Inclusion Works – the Inclusive Futures employment programme - to become a more inclusive workplace and a more attractive employer for people with disabilities.

Listen to this audio report to hear Munyori share how and why the bank plans to achieve those goals over the next few years, and his ambitions to influence others in the private sector to do the same.

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