Advancing disability rights and leadership globally®

Impact

MIUSA advances the rights of people with disabilities in society through infiltration to achieve equitable opportunities through inclusion. We see international exchange or international development as a tool for improving the lives of people with disabilities globally.

Explore our impact in these thematic areas

Workshop participants seated in a circle listening to the facilitator.

International Exchange

A group of youth participate in a workshop outside.

Inclusive Practices

Women with disabilities from South Asia seated in wheelchairs.

Women’s Health

A small group discussion of women with disabilities around a table.

Disability Advocacy

A woman from India who is blind smiles standing in front of a banner for the Beijing +25 Regional CSO forum.

International Development

Measuring the Impact of the Women's Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD)

500 Million

women with disabilities globally.
The majority live in developing countries.

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Total WILD participants

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Total WILD Women with Disabilities (WWDS) trained at grassroots level

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WILD countries represented

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International development orgs who make changes to programs, policies and practices to be more inclusive

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WILD participants receive new funding or in-kind support, drawing on resources acquired through WILD

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WILD participants published, interviewed or features in TV, radio, print and/or internet media

Explore our impact through alumni stories:

2,300 MIUSA Alumni all over the world!

Mause, dressed in cream blazer and black top, smiles serenely at camera with her chin resting on her hand, beside a vase of greenery. Designs in the beige background depict a spiral notebook and a family holding hands. Text on the page reads: The Leadership Notebook, Mause-Darline Francois, Leadership Is Also a Lineage

Leadership is Also a Lineage

Six women with different disabilities pose together in matching orange WILD Guatemala shirts. They are all smiling and have their hair and make-up done expertly. Behind them in a colorful mural featuring a woman surrounded by flowers, butterflies, and hands reaching towards the sky.

Combatting Gender-based Violence in Guatemala

All 22 WILD-Benin training participants and their personal assistants pose for a group photo in a large classroom.

Empowering Leaders at the WILD–Benin Training

A group of thirty-three women of different ages with different disabilities are gathered in a plant-filled courtyard. They are holding a large green banner that says "Women's Institute on Leadership and Disability Jawa Tengah - 2026".

Building Community at the WILD-Indonesia Training

Asia seated behind a desk with other members of Parliament in Jordan.

Alumni Spotlight: Asia Yaghi, Jordan

Hugo tabling for the Disability Resource Center at UIC

Alumni Spotlight: Hugo Trevino, USA

This alumni achievement story spotlights Hugo Trevino, a 2008 MIUSA exchange alum, who is breaking barriers for disabled students at the University of Illinois–Chicago, and is a champion for equity, inclusion and environmental justice in his community.

Global Stories through a Disability Lens

Mause, dressed in cream blazer and black top, smiles serenely at camera with her chin resting on her hand, beside a vase of greenery. Designs in the beige background depict a spiral notebook and a family holding hands. Text on the page reads: The Leadership Notebook, Mause-Darline Francois, Leadership Is Also a Lineage
Leadership is Also a Lineage
Six women with different disabilities pose together in matching orange WILD Guatemala shirts. They are all smiling and have their hair and make-up done expertly. Behind them in a colorful mural featuring a woman surrounded by flowers, butterflies, and hands reaching towards the sky.
Combatting Gender-based Violence in Guatemala
Guatemala
All 22 WILD-Benin training participants and their personal assistants pose for a group photo in a large classroom.
Empowering Leaders at the WILD–Benin Training
Benin
A group of thirty-three women of different ages with different disabilities are gathered in a plant-filled courtyard. They are holding a large green banner that says "Women's Institute on Leadership and Disability Jawa Tengah - 2026".
Building Community at the WILD-Indonesia Training
Indonesia
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Beyond Stereotyping

United States

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Reflections on an International Career Teaching English

South Korea

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Getting Creative with Fundraising for Global Opportunities

Singapore

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Family Reflects on Hosting Students with Disabilities

United States

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