EP10: Why is disability still viewed as a curse in Africa? - a podcast by Nana Kwame

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Being disabled in most African countries and probably homes can be very challenging and to top it off most people see disabled kids as a curse. There is a notion that it could be punishment for the sins of the parents or the kids were from a river god. In Kenya, a recent research by disability international revealed that over 40 percent of mothers with disabled kids were encouraged to commit infanticide. One woman was told to give the child acid. A BBC documentary tagged Ghana as the worse place to be disabled in the world. It is a common sight in most African churches to see disabled people being prayed for and the "curses" removed to free them from the grips of evil spirits that has made them suffer these disabilities be it mental or physical. The Wahaala boys look at the rights, lives and how disabled people are treated back in Ghana or Nigeria and Africa as a whole and ask the question, "Is disability a curse in Africa?" and why people still believe this.

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