Celebrating 30 years!
Down Syndrome International was founded in 1993.
3 women from different parts of the world joined together in their determination to make the world a better place.
Through their personal and professional lives, Jo Mills (Canada), Penny Robertson (Australia), and Sylvia Escamilla (Mexico) had witnessed the unacceptable exclusion of people with Down syndrome.
They wanted to make a change in that world.
And so Down Syndrome International was founded with a mission to make the world more inclusive for people with Down syndrome.
In this video, Carlos Ramírez Guevara, Ambassador to Down Syndrome International, interviews Sylvia Escamilla, one of the 3 founders, about the origins of the organisation:
Down Syndrome International today.
Today, the Down Syndrome International Network includes 157 organisations, in 113 countries. We are thousands of people with Down syndrome and their families from every part of the globe.
Together we speak up for the human rights of people with Down syndrome worldwide.
We share a vision of a better world where all people with Down syndrome are fully included in society.
In this video, Andrew Domahidy, Ambassador to Down Syndrome International, interviews Penny Robertson, Board Member, about the achievements of the past 30 years:
The future of Down Syndrome International.
In this video, Janet Charchuk, Ambassador to Down Syndrome International, interviews Bridget Snedden, our President, about the future of the organisation:
Our strategy.
Our strategy will make sure we can do our work, knowing that it will contribute to a big goal we have set for ourselves.
Learn more about our strategy: