Accra, Ghana – January 27, 2025 – In a groundbreaking stride toward inclusion and educational equity, the Africa Dyslexia Organization has officially launched the 2025 Dyslexia Advocates Fellowship Program. This initiative unites 246 passionate changemakers from 35 African nations, all dedicated to dismantling barriers, eradicating stigma, and opening doors for people with dyslexia—a community whose potential often goes untapped due to widespread misunderstanding.
Dyslexia in Africa: A Silent Struggle
Across Africa, millions of children and adults with dyslexia remain undiagnosed or misunderstood, often labeled as lazy or unintelligent. With limited awareness and resources for learning disabilities, these individuals are denied the support they need to thrive.
The Dyslexia Advocates Fellowship is tackling this challenge head-on. Through grassroots leadership and community-driven solutions, the program empowers local advocates to lead the charge for inclusion and visibility.
For Rosalin Abigail Kyere-Nartey, the Founder and Executive Director of the Africa Dyslexia Organization, this mission is deeply personal. “I couldn’t read or write until I was 17, not because I wasn’t capable, but because no one knew I was dyslexic,” she shares. “This fellowship is my promise to ensure no one else faces that same isolation.”
Meet the 2025 Cohort: Champions of Inclusion
This year’s cohort is a powerful collective of teachers, healthcare workers, entrepreneurs, policy advocates, and other professionals. While their backgrounds are diverse, they share a unified vision: creating a future where learning differences like dyslexia are recognized, supported, and celebrated.
The fellowship equips these leaders with advanced training in:
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Multi-sensory teaching methods to foster inclusive classrooms.
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Community mobilization to build local support networks.
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Policy advocacy to push for workplace and educational reforms.
These changemakers will return to their communities ready to lead initiatives that transform schools, workplaces, and family dynamics—breaking cycles of exclusion that have hindered neurodiverse individuals for generations.
A Movement Rooted in Grassroots Leadership
What makes the Dyslexia Advocates Fellowship unique in the space of adult empowerment around dyslexia is the commitment to equipping local leaders with an acute understanding of the dyslexia crisis in their own community. This is not a top-down initiative; this is a grassroots movement, constructed on the idea that real change must come from the inside.
Kyere-Nartey explains, “Our fellows are architects of change. “They are redefining what living with dyslexia in Africa means, showing that it is not a hurdle but an advantage.”
A Call to Action for a Better Tomorrow
The Dyslexia Advocates Fellowship contributes towards targets of global goals, including SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities). This initiative is not just African; it is a world-class path to addressing differences in learning, by way of education, empowerment of communities, systemic reform, and so on.
The Africa Dyslexia Organization is inviting governments, businesses, and civil society to join us in this transformative movement. By developing alliances and expanding resources, every child, either in a busy city or a distant town, the means to achieve their full potential.
Rewriting the Narrative
The 2025 Dyslexia Advocates Fellowship isn’t just a program, it’s a movement. A movement built on resilience, innovation, and the unwavering belief that every individual deserves the chance to thrive.
Join us in celebrating the 2025 cohort as they embark on this journey to rewrite the narrative of dyslexia in Africa. Together, we can build a future where learning differences are understood, embraced, and celebrated.
Source: Africa Dyslexia Organization
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Company Name: Africa Dyslexia Organization
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Country: Ghana
Website: https://africadyslexia.org/