Who We Are
Hope Alive for Possibilities Initiative is a women led organization of persons with disabilities that works to facilitate the inclusion of women and girls with disabilities linking UNCRPD, SDGs, Global Disability Summit, Africa 2063 and Nigeria Disability Act.
Over the past 3 years HAPI has carried out several interventions including skills training for women and girls in humanitarian setting (IDP) camps – reaching about 85 beneficiaries, policy-based advocacy for disability inclusion, Inclusive SRHR and services, advocacy for accessible air travel, electoral inclusion, and media awareness (Possibilities TV).
HAPI was born out of the personal experiences of the Executive Director (Aver Akighir). After her amputation due to a road accident (February 2003), she faced several challenges especially negative attitudinal perceptions. This experience opened her up to the wider disability community highlighting the grave challenges persons with disabilities especially women and girls go through accessing multi sectoral services and social inclusion. Her passion for disability inclusion drove her to discover and mentor young girls with disabilities, and this marked the birth of HAPI. HAPI was officially registered in 2021.
Our Mission
Our Vision
Values
Accountability: As an organization, we believe that for goals to be achieved, all the actors and team players must be accountable for their actions and/or inactions.
Inclusion: At HAPI we ensure that no one is left behind. We put in place structures and systems that allows everyone to participate regardless of their disabilities.
Resilience: We are flexible yet tough; we have a strong spirit that says “Never give in”. At HAPI we understand that we operate in a society that is not disability Friendly and for us to achieve our goals, we can’t give in.
Collaboration: We lay much emphasis on team work and partnerships. We believe that when we work together, we achieve our goals faster and with more efficiency.
Courage: As persons with Disabilities, we are faced with multitudes of challenges but we have everything it takes to surmount them.
Diversity: At HAPI we believe that the best way to deal with a challenge is to look at it from several angles. Diversity enables us to analyze issues from several perspective and come up a wholesome solution/intervention.
Thematic Areas
Our Team
Our Team
Aver Akighir
Chukwunyere Kelsey Nwosu
Favour Adjara
Humphrey Ukeaja
Kola Ogunbiyi
Mercy Ngunan Jovkyundan
