CCYDN Interim Co-Chair CCYDN African Region RepresentativeSarah Mwikali is a CCYDN Associate Member having served in the Executive Committee since 2018 as the African Representative. She has presented in various platforms on behalf of CCYDN and mentored other youth to serve in the committee. She is the founder of a youth with disabilities organization in Kenya…

CCYDN Vice Co Chair CCYDN Research and Policy AdvisorDaniel has a Masters Degree in politics and international relations and a Bachelors Degree in History and Politics. CCYDN is an incredible network representing not just the diversity of the Commonwealth but the diversity of disability within the Commonwealth and is the foundation for disabled youth development…

CCYDN Asia Region Representative Wheeling Happiness (India)Devika is a Para-Athlete, Youth Activist & Disability Inclusion Advocate. Co-founder of Wheeling Happiness Foundation India. Devika has received many accolades for her work in disability inclusion and advocacy amongst these have been the National Youth Award Winner awarded by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports India and the Queens…

CCYDN Pacific Region Representative / Advocacy and Campaigning Team CCYDN CHOMG24 Lead Fiji Disabled People’s Foundation Sabina works at the Australian Pacific Training Coalition as the Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Officer and represents on several different boards.Sabina is currently the secretary for the Fiji Disability People’s Board, a board member of the…

CCYDN Caribbean Region Representative National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities (Saint Lucia)Having disabilities herself since she was fourteen years old, this ebullient twenty-four-year-old is keen on advocating for the advancement and rights of Persons with Disabilities, especially Women and Girls with Disabilities.Selena Jn. Baptiste is from the Fair Helen of the West, Saint…

CCYDN Health Lead CCYDN representative on the Commonwealth #YearOfYouth Advisory Committee Divya is a blind researcher and activist from India. She was Co-chair of the Commonwealth Children and Youth Disability Network from 2021 to 2023.Divya is currently working with the International Centre for Evidence in Disability, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on disability-inclusive…

Team Inclusion Bangladesh A young leader, entrepreneur, researcher, and disability rights advocate from Bangladesh. He is the Founder and General Secretary of Team Inclusion Bangladesh, an organization dedicated to promoting disability inclusion in all aspects of society. Jahirul graduated from Jahangirnagar University, where he studied Government and Development. He has been working with national and…

CCYDN Advocacy and Campaigning Team Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA)Margherita is a migrant, queer, young woman with a disability from Australia, who works on a wide range of projects which advocate for young women and non-binary people with disability. She represents young people in policy, government and international spaces through her extensive work. She has…

Sense India CCYDN UNGEI RepresentativeShrutilata has progressive deafblindness, and has completed her Bachelors of Arts, and Diploma in Physiotherapy. She joined Sense International India in April 2020 and has been engaging with Stakeholders to advocate for rights of people with Deafblindness in India. She is involved in rights-based advocacy and also building capacity of family…

Maldives Association Persons with DisabilitiesIrshad works with Maldives Association of Persons with Disabilities (MAPD) as an advocate at the national and international levels. His advocacy work focuses on education, employment, youth with disabilities, girls and women and engaging rural communities. He oversees the youth advocacy team and is currently studying in his Bachelor’s Degree in…