Executive Committee

Executive Committee of Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum as of 8th April 2022

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 president@bcd.org.bb

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

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

Communication Officer Prasanna Kuruppu, Disability Organisations Joint Front DOJF, Sri Lanka prasannakuruppu@gmail.com

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

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

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

Indigenous Peoples Representative Diethoro Nakhro, National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People, Nagaland, India dnakhro@gmail.com

Regional Representatives

Africa Alina Thandiwe Mfulo, Disabled Persons South Africa mfulo.thandiwe@gmail.com

Africa Patience Ogolo-Dickson, Advocacy for Women with Disabilities Initiative (AWWDI) Nigeria patienceodickson@gmail.com

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

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

Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand and Malta Rebekah Kintzinger, Autism Alliance of Canada
rkintzinger@autismalliance.ca

Australia 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

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

Asia Mohua Paul, Access Bangladesh Foundation paulmohua@yahoo.com

Asia Rasanjali Pathirage, Disability Organisations Joint Front DOJF Sri Lanka rasanjali1979@yahoo.com

Asia Havindar Kaur, Malaysian Confederation of the Disabled attending mcddpi.my@gmail.com

Co-options

Pacific Region Simon Delaiano, People with Disabilities Solomon Islands PWDSI 4dolaiano@gmail.com

Survivors Mental Health Rose Umutesi, National Organisation of Users and Survivors Psychiatry in Rwanda rosemutesi11@gmail.com

Indian Ocean, Mauritius Dookoo Suvan Sharma, Federation of Disabled People’s Organisations Mauritius (FDPOM) soovan12paix@gmail.com

India Saista Parwin, Swabhiman Foundation, Odisha Parwinnluo@gmail.com

Deaf Blind Simate Simate, Zambia Deaf/Blind Association simate1968@gmail.com

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

Youth Member Shishiro Raulo, India, Commonwealth Disabled Youth Forum sisirraul410@gmail.com

Gender Breakdown

11 Men 18 Women of 29-person Executive

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