Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD)

The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) is a not-for-profit making and foremost human rights organization of, and for persons with disabilities that works to promote inclusion, participation, access, and the mainstreaming of issues of critical concern of citizens with disabilities in the programmes and activities of state and non-state institutions. Also, it works to educate, support, and empower persons with disabilities and their families to maximize their potential. It was established in 2002 in Lagos and incorporated with the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja as a charity organization with registration number CAC/IT/23286. www.ccdnigeria.org was founded as a result of the founder’s harrowing experiences at the hands of the rebel warlords in war-torn Sierra Leone who tearfully amputated his two hands, thereby forcefully consigning him into physical disability. www.ccdnigeria.org is recognized by Federal and State institutions as a credible NGO working on disability matters. We have over the past fourteen years sought a redefinition of society’s perception of the plight of persons with disabilities. www.ccdnigeria.org is managed by a Board of Trustees (BoTs) and Professional Staff (PS) complements that are gender-sensitive as a deliberate corporate policy.