Lizzie Kiama | This Ability

Lizzie is a disability rights activist from Kenya, dedicated to promoting disability rights and inclusion.
She founded This Ability to confront and mitigate the stigma, discrimination, and unconscious bias society holds towards disabilities, especially the inequities faced by women and girls with disabilities within healthcare systems. Lizzie has concentrated her efforts on utilizing technology to empower individuals and enhance access to dignified and equitable sexual and reproductive healthcare services and information. She aims to bolster the capacities of healthcare providers to create disability-inclusive healthcare systems and leverage the lived experiences of women and girls with disabilities. These efforts are directed towards building evidence that informs and shapes sexual and reproductive health policies, ensuring a more inclusive and equitable healthcare environment for all.