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Human rights are about discovery, capacity, and control over one’s life. It involves having options and making informed choices.
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Statement of Outcome:

ILMI seeks to promote and support disabled people’s involvement in activism and their participation in collective action and decision-making, through providing and advocating for the required supports and the range of options and advocating for the removal of barriers. 

Statement of Process:

ILMI provides collective spaces for thinking, sharing knowledge, and building skills, and works in a manner that offers opportunities for disabled people to use this thinking, knowledge and skills in taking actions to realise their rights and achieve their full potential. 

Strands of activity:

Under the Value of Human Rights, ILMI will promote and support disabled people’s involvement in activism and their participation in collective action and decision-making.

ILMI will undertake the following strands of activity over the lifetime of our strategic plan: 

  • Engage and connect disabled people through: outreach initiatives, making connections, building relationships, and presenting ILMI’s perspectives.
  • Capacity-building for activism through: training, peer mentoring and support, and analysis development.
  • Build and facilitate collective peer-led spaces to stimulate and enable belonging, collectivism, and activism
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Boakai Abu Nyehn, Jr

Community Development Worker

Boakai Abu Nyehn, Jr joined ILMI in September 2024 as community development worker on the Disability Participation Awareness Fund (DPAF) funding project “Engaging Disabled People in Direct Provision” . He is a passionate advocate for disability rights, social inclusion, and development, with extensive experience in working to promote the rights and full participation of disabled people in Liberia. Boakai has served as a consultant on disability and social inclusion for numerous national and international agencies. He has also worked as a Research Assistant on multiple projects with organisations such as Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre at University College London, Talking Drum Studio, AIFO-Liberia, and UNMIL, ensuring that disabled people’s needs and perspectives are integrated into their programs.

As a disabled person, Boakai’s lived experience informs his leadership as Assistant Director for disabled people in Liberia. His role focuses on advocating for the inclusion of disabled people at all levels of society, promoting accessible development, and advancing the rights of the community. Boakai holds certifications in International Law and related fields and is a skilled Administrator and Assistive Technology Specialist, committed to using his expertise to create a more inclusive society for all.