
Chair
Sarah Muthoni Kamau
United Disabled Persons Kenya sarahmuthoni95@gmail.com

Vice-Chair
Dr Sruti Mohapatra
Swabhiman, Odisha, Eastern India
sruti_m@hotmail.com

Vice-Chair
Kerryann Ifill
Barbados Council of the Disabled kerryann.ifill@gmail.com

Treasurer
Scader Louis
Federation of Disability Organisations in Malawi (FEDOMA)
scaylouis@gmail.com

General Secretary
Richard Rieser
Reclaiming Our Futures Coalition, United Kingdom
rlrieser@gmail.com

Joint Assistant Secretary Equalities Clare Gibellini
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO)
claregib@hotmail.com

Joint Assistant Secretary Equalities Patience Ogolo-Dickson
Advocacy for Women with Disabilities Initiative (AWWDI) Nigeria patienceodickson@gmail.com

Assistant Secretary Admin
Rasanjali Pathirage
Sri Lanka Nation Forum of Women with Disabilities, NFWD
rasanjali1979@yahoo.com

Communications Officer
Diethono Nakhro
India National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People – NCPEDP
dnakhro@gmail.com

Elected Youth Representative Kihembo Wilbert
Voice of Youth Uganda kihembowilb@gmail.com

Women’s Representative
Gaudence Mushimiyimana
Rwandan Organisation of Women with Disabilities unaburwanda@yahoo.com

Representative for Intellectual Disability and under-represented groups
Emile Gouws
Autism South Africa gouwse@unisa.ac.za

Indigenous Peoples Representative William Ward-Boas
Indigenous People Representative, Australian Federation of Disability Organisations williamwb@wwbconsulting.com.au

London Liaison Officer
Nancy Maguire
Reclaiming Our Futures UK nancy.maguire@hotmail.co.uk
Regional Representatives

Africa
Burton Holmes
Africa Rep youth leader Federation of Disability Organisations in
Malawi (FEDOMA) holmesburton7@gmail.com

Africa
Rachel Chomba
Zambia Federation of Disability Organizations (ZAFOD) rachealmuuma@yahoo.co.uk

Africa
Zainab Mustapha
Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities (JONAPWD) in Nigeria womanleader.jonapwdng@gmail.com

Africa
Eric Ngondi
United Disabled Persons of Kenya – UDPK
Engondi1@gmail.com

Asia
Abia Akram
Special Talent Exchange Programme, Pakistan abia.akram@gmail.com

Asia
Yoon Loong Wong
Malaysian Confederation of the Disabled
wongyoonlong@gmail.com

Asia
Mohua Paul
Access Bangladesh Foundation
paulmohua@yahoo.com

Australia, Canada, Malta, New Zealand, United Kingdom
Clare Gibellini
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO)
claregib@hotmail.com

Caribbean
Ganesh Singh
Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities ganeshyvg@gmail.com

Pacific
Faatino Utumapu
Nuanua O Le Alofa, Samoa tino.mutumapu@gmail.com
Co-options

Yahaya Yusuf
Commonwealth Disabled Youth Forum, Nigeria
yusufkumo191@gmail.com

Namwanje Gorret
Uganda, Commonwealth Disabled Youth Forum
namwanjegorret084@gmail.com

Alina Thandiwe Mfulo
Disabled People South Africa (DPSA) (Experience Parliament, Unions and Women)
mfulotam@outlook.com

Rose Umutesi
NOUSPR-UBUMUNTU Rwanda Pan Africa (Co-opted Mental Health) rosemutesi11@gmail.com

Sathya Nirmani Weerasooriya
Nation Forum of Women with Disabilities Sri Lanka (Co-opted
Asia Delhi Training Founder Youth/Women orgs)
wsnirmani@gmail.com
Shirmin Akther Dolon
Women with Disabilities Development Foundation (WDDF)
Bangladesh (Co-opted Asia Bangladesh Youth)
wddf.pc@gmail.com
Mohammad Saifuddin Rafi,
Disabled Child Foundation – DCF Bangladesh (Co-opted Asia
Youth leader)
mdsrafipgc@gmail.com
Setareki Macanawai
Fiji Disabled People’s Federation (Coopted 2nd Pacific Delegate)
macanawai.setareki@gmail.com
Gender Breakdown
12 Male 20 Female 32 members
Trustees
The Trustees of the Registered Company in the UK Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum Ltd Company Registration 7928235 are:-
Chair Sarah Muthoni Kamau, United Disabled Persons Kenya
Vice-Chair Dr Sruti Mohapatra, Swabhiman, Odisha, Eastern India
Vice-Chair Kerryann Ifill, Barbados Cou
General Secretary Richard Rieser, Reclaiming Our Futures Coalition, United Kingdom
Treasurer Scader Louis, Federation of Disability Organisations in Malawi (FEDOMA)
Communication Officer Prasanna Kuruppu, Disability Organisations Joint Front DOJF, Sri Lanka
Women’s Representative Gaudence Mushimiyimana, Rwandan Organization Women with Disabilities UNABU
Africa Alina Thandiwe Mfulo, Disabled Persons South Africa
