The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities

The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) is a not-for-profit making organization of, and for persons with disabilities that works to promote independent living, human rights and social inclusion of persons with disabilities in development efforts. It also works to educate, support and empower persons with disabilities and their families to maximize their potentials. It was established in 2002 in Lagos and incorporated with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Abuja as a charitable organization. CCD successfully led the CSOs campaign for the passage of the National Disability Act. CCD's objectives include to initiate and implement programmes, policies, and activities geared toward the promotion and enhancement of the welfare of persons with disabilities; to empower or assist in empowering persons with disabilities and regularly access the impact of public policy on human rights and report on same through publications seminars, workshops and lectures; to educate, sensitise, counsel and mobilize persons with disabilities in various areas critical to their survival and progress and support and advocate for respect for the rule of law and due process. CCD is recognized by the National Planning Commission, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) and Lagos State Ministry of Youth, Sport and Social Development as a credible NGO working on disability matters. We have over the past eight years sought a redefinition of society's perception of the plight of persons with disabilities. CCD's partners include: Department for International Development (DFID), Justice for All Programme- DFID, Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), Ford Foundation, Population Council, National Democratic Institute (NDI), US Consulate, The Netherland Embassy, Chevron, Airtel among others.