WAG Disability Rights promotes, protects, and respects the rights of women and girls with disabilities in Malawi — through evidence-based advocacy, inclusive programmes, and a relentless commitment to justice.
WAG Disability Rights works towards a Malawi where women and girls with disabilities enjoy their rights in full — free from discrimination, free from violence, and leading lives of self-respect and dignity.
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2015 — Founded in Lilongwe, Malawi. WAG Disability Rights was registered to ensure women and girls with disabilities are protected and live free from violence and abuse.
To promote, protect and respect the rights of women and girls with disabilities — and to advance their active, meaningful participation in the social and economic life of their communities and their country.
We manage funds openly and report our results honestly.
We listen to the women and girls we serve and treat every person with dignity.
We do what we say we will do, without compromise.
Disability rights are human rights. We pursue them without apology.
Our staff works together and with partners to deliver lasting change.
WAG Disability Rights is a non-governmental organization in Malawi, founded in 2015, dedicated to promoting and protecting the rights of women and girls with disabilities. The organization believes that these individuals should live free from violence and discrimination.
WAG Disability Rights advocates for policy changes, conducts civic education for awareness, and focuses on sexual and reproductive health rights. It also emphasizes economic empowerment by providing resources to foster independence.
Through these initiatives, WAG Disability Rights aims to improve the well-being and rights of women and girls with disabilities in Malawi, working towards a more inclusive society.
Over the past decade, we have enhanced our expertise in managing various projects and activities that impact women and girls with disabilities in the country.
Specifically, our expertise is demonstrated in the following areas:
The guiding philosophy behind all our programs and activities is encapsulated in three fundamental principles. These core tenets serve as the foundation for our approach and influence every decision we make. They shape the impact we aim to achieve.
WAG Disability Rights works with government, civil society, and international partners to end violence against women and girls with disabilities. Together, we reach communities, change attitudes, and make services more inclusive.
WAG Disability Rights in Action
Promoting & protecting disability rights in Malawi
EmpowerHer is WAG's flagship project on sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) and gender-based violence (GBV). Funded by Kynnys ry through Disability Partnership Finland, it works directly with women and girls with disabilities in three communities in Lilongwe.
Pamodzi Kuthetsa Nkhanza means "Together to End Abuse." This large-scale project tackles the root causes of intimate partner violence (IPV) and gender-based violence (GBV) in Lilongwe and Balaka. WAG is implementing it as part of a three-organisation consortium, funded by the UK government.
The African Disability Protocol is a landmark legal instrument that sets out the rights of persons with disabilities across the African continent. UNITE-4-ADP is a three-year EU-funded project working to make that protocol a practical reality — by building awareness, strengthening advocacy, and pushing for ratification and domestic implementation in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Mama Cash is an international feminist fund based in the Netherlands. From 2016 to 2025, their multi-year grant gave WAG the foundation to grow — funding advocacy, community outreach, and the social and economic empowerment of women and girls with disabilities across Lilongwe.
The African Women Development Fund is a pan-African grant-maker that supports women's rights organisations across the continent. From 2021 to 2023, AWDF funded WAG to strengthen the capacity of women and girls with disabilities to advocate for their rights and build economic independence.
The Disability Rights Fund is an international grant-maker that supports organisations led by persons with disabilities to claim their rights. From 2022 to 2024, DRF funded WAG to advance the rights of women and girls with disabilities in Malawi — with a focus on health, justice, and access to work.
✊ Established in 2015, WAG Disability Rights has spent more than a decade standing beside women and girls with disabilities — amplifying their voices, defending their rights, and opening pathways to education, safety, and opportunity.
Over the 10+ years2015 – 2026, our work has grown from a small advocacy initiative into a powerful movement changing lives across Malawi and influencing progress far beyond our borders, with financial support from 10+ institutional donorsKynnys ry, FCDO, Disability Rights Fund, Hivos, Mama Cash & more.
📊The funding snapshot presented here reflects only the past six years2019 – 2024 of our journey and concentrates on five donors onlyfrom the UK, Finland, the Netherlands, the USA, and Pan-Africa.. Yet even this partial view tells a remarkable story: a story of investment that has ignited hope, expanded essential services, and empowered thousands of women and girls to claim their rightful place in their families, communities, and nation.
🌍These resources have strengthened our programmes at every level — from grassroots empowerment efforts to national policy influence and international advocacy. They represent the trust and partnership of donors who believe, as we do, that when women and girls with disabilities rise, entire communities rise with them.
🤝 Your continued support fuels this transformation. Together, we are not just changing lives — we are reshaping systems, shifting mindsets, and building a future where every woman and girl with a disability can thrive without barriers.
A record of verified funding, programmes, and measurable impact — building the case for the next phase of support.
Approximate totals per fiscal year (USD equivalent). Hover bars to explore.
Each funder has contributed to a different dimension of WAG's work.
Based on verified audit data across all active projects. Hover segments to explore.
Every project funded reflects trust placed in WAG's ability to deliver change on the ground.
From 10+ years of impactful interventions, we've only highlighted here a six-year record of our transparent, verified impact. Through WAG Disability Rights, your funding directly reaches women and girls with disabilities in Malawi and even beyond borders.
