By 2050 over two billion people will need Assistive Technology, but only 10% will have access to it.
AT2030 is changing that.
Photo of Ahmad Riyad Islami in Indonesia. Credits to Angus Stewart.
AT2030 tests ‘what works’ to improve access to life-changing Assistive Technology (AT) for all; investing £20m over 5 years to support solutions to scale. Led by Global Disability Innovation Hub and funded by UK aid, AT2030 will reach 9 million directly and 6 million more indirectly, driving a lifetime of potential. AT2030 is operational in 15 countries across Africa and Asia.
Programme Clusters
The programme is divided into four Programme Clusters to test ‘what works’ for AT
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Product Narrative: Prostheses
Cynthia Liao, Frederic Seghers, Margaret Savage, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Alison End Fineberg, Barbara Goedde, ATscale, Global Disability Innovation Hub, UCL, Vicki Austin, Catherine Holloway, Dr Ben OldfreyJuly 8, 2020A Market Landscape and Strategic Approach to Increasing Access to Prosthetic Devices and Related Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Country Investment Fund (CIF)
Global Disability Innovation HubJuly 8, 2020Questions received via email and informational webinar
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Development of a tool/process for AT Country Capacity Assessment
GATE, World Health OrganizationJune 15, 2020Presentation from WHO on ATA-C tool.
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AT2030 Communications Strategy
Global Disability Innovation Hub, Vicki Austin, Rosa Salazar Benazar, Louise GebbettJune 1, 2020This strategy has been developed to guide communications for theAT2030 programme
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Innovate Now, Africa’s first Assistive Technology Accelerator announces KES2M Prize for First Winner
Global Disability Innovation Hub, Rosa Salazar Benazar, AMREF Health Africa, Bernard ChiiraJune 15, 2020KenyaInnovate Now has selected its first winner as part of the Global Disability Innovation Hub’s Assistive Technology AT2030 Programme
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Innovate Now Accelerator Programme Seeks Mobile Solutions to Assist Persons with Disabilitie
Global Disability Innovation Hub, Rosa Salazar Benazar, AMREF Health Africa, Bernard ChiiraJune 13, 2020KenyaInnovate Now, Africa’s first Assistive Technology Accelerator is seeking applications from innovators across the African continent who are dedicated to developing mobile-based technologies designed to assist people living with disabilities.
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Country Investment Fund (CIF) launched
Global Disability Innovation HubJune 11, 2020GlobalAs part of the continued work in this AT2030 subprogramme, the Country Investment Fund (CIF) will support 3-5 grants in Africa that have already completed a CCA.
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DFID to double investment in AT2030 to £19.8million because of 'amazing early results'
Global Disability Innovation HubMarch 28, 2020GlobalThe Minister of State for International Development, Lord Bates, announced today at the Sightgeist event in London, that the Department for International Development (DFID) is doubling its investment in the flagship AT2030 programme from £10million to £19.8million. This will be 100% matched by the private sector, country governments, academic institutions, NGOs and other partners.
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Gender and disability in informal settlements during COVID-19: What we have learnt so far
Dr Ignacia Ossul VermehrenJune 30, 2020Dr Ignacia Ossul Vermehren discussed gender and disability in informal settlements during COVID-19. and sheds a ligh on what we've learnt so far.
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Celebrating Inspirational Entrepreneurs Building Tech that Matters for Africa
Bernard Chiira, AMREF Health AfricaMay 13, 2020Bernard presents an overview of the innovations and teams that were part of the first cohort of Innovate Now, Africa's first Assistive Tech Accelerator.
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Opportunities and challenges for disability inclusion during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dr Giulia Barbareschi, Mikaela Patrick, Global Disability Innovation HubApril 15, 2020To ensure society continues to become more accessible beyond COVID-19 we need to integrate the voices of disabled people in the design and development of policy, technology and infrastructure. Dr Giulia Barbareschi and Mikaela Patrick discuss the opportunities and challenges.
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COVID-19 response: using Assistive Technology learnings to seek emerging market ventilation solutions
Global Disability Innovation HubMarch 19, 2020Louise writes on how mimicking the learnings of the AT2030 programme and working across multi-disciplinary networks, we can bridge sectors and rapidly share expertise to catapult innovations through the product development cycle in the context of COVID-19.
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How mobile operators are driving inclusion of persons with disabilities
GSMA, Clara ArandaDec. 3, 2019This case study by GSMA aims to highlight how mobile operators are closing the mobile disability gap and also driving inclusion. The report spotlights two mobile operators that are championing disability inclusion– Safaricom and Turkcell.
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Changing Prosthetic Service Delivery with Amparo
Amparo ProstheticsJan. 31, 2019To reduce the cost and difficulties of lower limb prosthetic manufacturing, Amparo GmbH has developed a new socket (the part of the prosthetics that connects with the person’s residual limb) that is made of thermoplastic material which can be molded directly on the person’s limb.
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Trialing 3D Printed Bespoke Orthotics to Refugees with Humanity and Inclusion
Humanity & InclusionNov. 15, 2018As part of the AT2030 programme, Humanity & Inclusion is testing the feasibility of extending their new digital manufacturing approach to provide bespoke orthotics devices across three refugee settlements which are located in North West Uganda. GDI Hub has partnered with Humanity & Inclusion to support them with the research components of the project, to ensure that robust evidence is collected and analysed across all sites. The long term goal of this project is to create digital manufacturing hubs across the region that can support better provision of bespoke prosthetic and orthotic devices to people who live in refugee camps in the East African region.
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Digital Technology, to Revolutionise Wheelchair Provision with Motivation
MotivationNov. 15, 2018As part of the AT2030 programme, the Global Disability Innovation Hub supports Motivation in testing their new provision system in Kenya to evaluate the quality of the new designs and understand how distributed manufacturing through 3D printing could augment current wheelchair service, provision models.
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