As a passionate renowned disability right and inclusion activist, she founded the Voices of Women and Children with disabilities in Ghana (VOWACGhana) Madam Beatrice Akua Mahmood, who is herself a woman with a disability. Beatrice Akua Mahmood holds a Master’s Degree in Development Management at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and a first degree in social work and political science at the University of Ghana. She is currently the Disability and Inclusion Advisor at the World Education Inc. and volunteers with VOWACGhana as an acting Executive Director. Recounting her days back with her other four visually impaired siblings who have gone through tons of rejection and discrimination growing up and recalling how people in her community ranged insults and stigmatized her family because they have given birth to persons with disabilities. Further interactions with and joining other children, young girls and women with disabilities exposed her to the numerous challenges facing women and children with disabilities, caregivers of children with disabilities and persons with disabilities. Equally, recognizing   huge gaps and neglect on the inclusion of women and children with disabilities and caregivers of children with disabilities, with support from family and well-wishers founded VOWAGhana to advocate for the elimination of inequality, injustice, unfairness and promote the fullest realization and enjoyment of the fundamental human rights of every child and woman with disabilities in Ghana as well as caregivers of children with disabilities. She trusts this organisation will rebuild lives and restore hope, dignity, respect and the enjoyment of the fundamental human rights among women and children with disabilities and caregivers of children with disabilities.

Her greatest goal is to see an all-inclusive society regardless of one’s disability, gender, race, ethnicity, etc. Madam Beatrice Mahmood humbly call on all to making her dream a reality.