jonapwd

What jonapwd does

JONAPWD (Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities) is the federally recognized umbrella body for disability advocacy in Nigeria, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Pykasa, Abuja. The organization represents six disability clusters — persons who are blind, physically disabled, deaf, intellectually impaired, living with spinal cord injuries, or affected by leprosy — through 36 state chapters plus the Federal Capital Territory chapter. It operates under honorary supervision of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development and holds full membership in Disabled People's International (DPI), serving as the principal interface between Nigerian organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) and the international disability rights community.

The organization's functional scope spans policy advocacy and electioneering inclusion, training and capacity building for member associations, research and policy documentation (including policy briefs and baseline surveys on inclusive basic education in Akwa-Ibom, Kwara, and FCT), community-based rehabilitation, and welfare programs built around entrepreneurship. Programs are delivered through a mix of workshops (such as the 2015 elections workshop at Chelsea Hotel Abuja), media engagements (a disability radio program on Nigeria Info FM, hybrid simulcast meetings on AIT and ASO Television for the annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3), and partner-funded grant activities such as the USAID-supported Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement (SACE) project on inclusive education.

As a non-governmental, non-political, non-profit, JONAPWD is not government-funded and does not generate revenue from selling products or services. Operating capacity is sustained through grants and programmatic support from development partners including IFES, PACT, USAID, AAIN, and Coalitions for Change (C4C), and through in-kind broadcast partnerships with BON, AIT, and ASO Television. Governance is vested in an 8-member Board of Trustees, 13 National Officers, 6 heads of disability groups, and 6 zonal coordinators, with a small headquarters staff of approximately 16 employees coordinating activity across the state chapters.

Name

jonapwd

Legal name

Joint National Association of Persons with Disability (JONAPWD)

Website

https://jonapwd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JONAPWD is the federally recognized Nigerian umbrella body for disability advocacy, founded in 1992 across six disability clusters. It coordinates 36 state chapters plus the FCT, advocating for inclusive education, political participation, and rights of persons with disabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Rights Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH), Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH)

Keywords

• Disability rights advocacy
• Persons with disabilities
• Inclusive education programs
• Disability inclusion advocacy
• Community based rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Abuja

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

JONAPWD is a non-governmental, non-political umbrella advocacy organization that promotes the rights, inclusion, and development of persons with disabilities in Nigeria through policy advocacy, training and capacity building, community-based rehabilitation, welfare programs, and inclusive education initiatives. Its primary funded program is the Inclusive Basic Education for Children with Disabilities Project, supported by USAID through the Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement (SACE) Project.

Product overview

JONAPWD is an advocacy and empowerment organization for persons with disabilities in Nigeria, not a technology product company. Its activities include advocacy programs, training and capacity building for member associations, awareness campaigns, welfare programs through entrepreneurship, and community-based rehabilitation initiatives. Key programs include the Inclusive Basic Education for Children with Disabilities project and disability rights advocacy campaigns.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Inclusive Basic Education for Children with Disabilities Project
• Disability Rights Advocacy and Policy Influencing Program
• Training and Capacity Building Services
• Community-Based Rehabilitation Programs
• Inclusive Electioneering and Civic Engagement Program

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, moderate and minor.

• Disabled People's International (DPI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJONAPWD is a full-fledged member of Disabled People's International (DPI), an international body. This membership provides international representation for Nigerian persons with disabilities and connects JONAPWD to the global disability rights movement.
• IFESmajorOthersInternational Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) supports JONAPWD's work, particularly in inclusive electioneering processes and disability rights advocacy in democratic governance.
• PACTmajorOthersPACT provides funding and programmatic support for JONAPWD's activities and capacity building initiatives for persons with disabilities in Nigeria.
• USAIDmajorOthersThe United States Agency for International Development supports JONAPWD through programs such as the Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement (SACE) Project, particularly for inclusive education initiatives.
• AAINmoderateOthersAfrican Agency for Innovation and Networking partners with JONAPWD on various development initiatives for persons with disabilities.
• Coalitions for Change (C4C)moderateOthersCoalitions for Change (C4C) supports JONAPWD's advocacy and policy influencing work in Nigeria.
• The Centre For Ability Rehabilitation And EmpowermentmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with JONAPWD to host the 2022 International Day of Persons with Disabilities hybrid simulcast meeting on AIT television network.
• Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (BON)moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerBON supported the 2022 International Day of Persons with Disabilities event, providing media coverage through member broadcast organizations.
• Africa Independent Television (AIT)moderateGTM or Marketing PartnerAIT provided television broadcast for JONAPWD's 2022 International Day of Persons with Disabilities hybrid simulcast event.
• ASO TelevisionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerASO Television supported broadcast of JONAPWD's 2022 International Day of Persons with Disabilities event.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Human Rights Watch (Africa Division): Global human rights organization covering Nigeria, including disability rights issues. Comparable in advocacy, documentation, and government engagement, though operating at larger scale and with broader thematic scope.
• Leonard Cheshire Disability: Global disability inclusion charity supporting education, livelihoods, and advocacy across Africa and Asia. Overlaps with JONAPWD's mission on inclusive education and disability advocacy in developing-country contexts.
• Sightsavers: Large international NGO working on disability inclusion, particularly visual impairment, across Africa and Asia. Comparable to JONAPWD in disability focus and Nigeria presence, but with far larger scale and resources.
• CBM (CBM International): International disability-focused development NGO working on inclusive health, education, and livelihoods in low-income countries, including Nigeria. Comparable as a similarly disability-inclusive organization with donor-funded programmatic work.

Direct peers

• Inclusion International: Global federation advocating for people with intellectual disabilities and their families, with affiliate networks in many countries. Directly comparable to JONAPWD as an international disability umbrella organization.
• African Disability Forum (ADF): Continental umbrella of African DPOs, structurally analogous to JONAPWD as a federation of disability organizations. Comparable in its coalition-building and cross-disability representation across Africa.
• Disabled People's International (DPI): International disabled persons' organization network of which JONAPWD is a full member. Directly comparable as a peer umbrella body, with JONAPWD effectively serving as DPI's Nigerian national affiliate.

Regional players

• Amnesty International Nigeria: Nigerian office of the global human rights organization, pursuing civil and political rights advocacy including disability rights. Comparable in operating geography and human rights advocacy framing, though broader in mandate.
• National Association of the Deaf (NNAD): Nigerian deaf association, itself a member cluster of JONAPWD. Useful as a direct peer view of the constituent disability clusters that JONAPWD coordinates, with overlapping leadership and advocacy agendas.

Emerging players

• Disability Rights Fund: Global donor collaborative that funds disability rights organizations in the Global South, including Nigeria. Directly comparable as it channels resources to OPDs like JONAPWD and operates in the same disability advocacy ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JonapwdNational
• Facebookfacebook.com/JonapwdNational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jonapwd

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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