Empowering people to speak up

We empower people with Down syndrome and their families to speak up for their human rights.

People with Down syndrome and their families know best what needs to change in their communities.

We support them to understand their human rights and have the power to speak up and take action.

On 21 March 2026, our network will speak up together about the problem of loneliness and how we can help...

We work with a team of Ambassadors who guide our work and give us feedback.

We work with national organisations to develop self-advocacy in their countries and we support self-advocates directly to advocate for their...

We develop and share evidence, stories and examples of inclusion of people with Down syndrome.

We support Down syndrome organisations to become stronger and more inclusive.

We build and lead partnerships with important people, groups and organisations.

We coordinate advocacy for the human rights of persons with Down syndrome.

Our strategy guides everything that we do to achieve our vision of a better world where all people with Down syndrome are fully included in society.

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