Executive Committee of Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum
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
Indigenous Peoples Representative Nancy Maguire, London Liaison Officer, 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 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 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
Gender Breakdown
11 Male 20 Female 31 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