Huambo: At least 23 women with hearing, physical, and visual disabilities were trained on Thursday in central Huambo province on their sexual and reproductive health rights, as part of social reintegration efforts. The training session was an initiative of the League to Support the Integration of the Disabled (Lardef) in partnership with the Health Directorate of Huambo municipality, and is a component of the 'Change' project, funded by the European Union through the human rights line. According to Angola Press News Agency, the assistant coordinator of Lardef, Anabela Sakaneia, stated that the two-day training aims to equip women with disabilities with the knowledge necessary to report all forms of gender-based violence. Additionally, the session seeks to combat discrimination concerning the right to motherhood for women with disabilities. Sakaneia highlighted the lack of interpreters and translators in health institutions and the absence of adaptive means for disabled women as significant challenges. Throug h the Change project, Lardef is striving to transform societal perceptions of people with disabilities. Rosalina ChocussunSma, the local supervisor of the Sexual and Reproductive Health program, emphasized the crucial role of health professionals and the broader society in eradicating all forms of discrimination. She reaffirmed the health authorities' commitment to enhancing and humanizing medical assistance for all individuals with disabilities. Lardef, a voluntary, non-partisan, and non-profit Angolan non-governmental organization, was founded on January 12, 1997, and continues to advocate for the integration and rights of disabled individuals within society.
