About Us

Shine On Africa is a registered organization operating from Germany and working across Africa to promote empowerment, human rights, inclusion, and accessibility for persons with disabilities. We are committed to creating opportunities, breaking barriers, and empowering blind persons and people with disabilities to live independent, dignified, and fulfilled lives.

Empowerment

At Shine On Africa, we empower blind persons and people with disabilities through practical training, skills development, and access to assistive technology. We train individuals on the use of computers, smartphones, screen readers, and other adaptive technologies that enhance independence and participation in education, employment, and daily life.

We also assist with mobility aids and adaptive devices that improve accessibility and confidence in independent living.

In addition, we provide media training for blind persons and people with disabilities, equipping them with skills to use media platforms, communication tools, and digital storytelling as instruments for education, advocacy, awareness, and social change. Through media empowerment, we help amplify the voices of persons with disabilities and encourage active participation in society.

Human Rights

We educate and train persons with disabilities on their rights under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). The UNCRPD is an international human rights treaty adopted by the United Nations to protect and promote the rights, dignity, and equality of persons with disabilities worldwide.

Shine On Africa advocates for these rights to be respected and implemented across communities, institutions, and governments. We also collaborate with organizations across Africa that are working toward disability inclusion, accessibility, equality, and social justice.

Our goal is to ensure that persons with disabilities are fully included in all areas of society without discrimination or barriers.

Consultancy & Media Training

Shine On Africa provides professional consultancy and training on disability inclusion and accessibility for companies, churches, schools, organizations, media institutions, and communities.

We support institutions in creating accessible and inclusive environments by identifying and reducing barriers that affect persons with disabilities. Through training and awareness programs, we help organizations understand practical ways of promoting equal participation, accessibility, and inclusion in workplaces, schools, churches, public spaces, and community programs.

We also assist organizations, institutions, and community groups in the development and formulation of inclusive disability policies and programs. Our consultancy helps stakeholders understand why inclusive policies are important, how they can be implemented effectively, and what practical steps are needed to ensure persons with disabilities are not excluded.

We work together with leadership teams, human resource departments, educators, program managers, and community leaders to develop policies that:

• promote equal opportunities and non-discrimination,
• improve accessibility in physical and digital environments,
• encourage inclusive education and employment,
• strengthen participation of persons with disabilities in decision-making,
• and align with international standards such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).

Our goal is to help institutions move beyond awareness into practical action by creating sustainable systems and programs that support dignity, independence, accessibility, and full inclusion for persons with disabilities.

As part of our consultancy services, we also provide media consultancy and training on disability-sensitive communication, inclusive media practices, accessible content creation, and responsible representation of persons with disabilities in media and public communication. We help organizations and media professionals use media as a powerful tool for awareness, advocacy, education, and community engagement.

Disability and Visual Impairment in Africa

Disability remains a major challenge across Africa. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 1 billion people worldwide live with some form of disability, representing approximately 15% of the global population.

The WHO Africa Region estimates that approximately 26.3 million people in Africa live with visual impairment, including around 5.9 million people who are blind.

These figures highlight the urgent need for accessibility, disability inclusion, assistive technology, education, advocacy, and equal opportunities for persons with disabilities across the African continent.

Sources

• World Health Organization (WHO): https://www.afro.who.int/health-topics/disabilities
• WHO Africa Region Eye Health Information: https://www.afro.who.int/health-topics/eye-health