About GNYPWD
Founded after the UN’s 2020 COSP on the CRPD, GNYPWD unites young leaders with disabilities from over 80 countries to build and deploy solutions worldwide.
Our Mission is to empower young persons with disabilities to create, test and scale tech solutions that unlock independent, dignified lives, turning personal insights into global impact.
Ripple Effect
GNYPWD is the engine driving an interconnected network of young disability-led innovators, making inclusive technology the standard everywhere
We want to enable persons with disabilities to lead the way. We empower the next generation of role models and watch their successes ripple outward.
Independent and Dignified Life
We decided that merely setting accessibility standards have not brought in the kind of change needed.
“But What if people with disabilities designed the solutions to make the world more accessible?”
At our core is a belief that everyone deserves the tools, training, and support that lead to an independent, dignified life.
When I wasn’t allowed to study science in school, I realized nobody understands our challenges better than us. At GNYPWD, we’re building the tools we always needed.
Kartik Sawhney
Kartik Sawhney
Technologist and Accessibility Innovator
Stanford CS , Queens Young Leader Award, UN Young Leader for SDGs, National Award from GoI
Puneet Singh Singhal
Disability Activist and Top Voice
D-30 Social Impact List, Top 200 Leadership Voices 2023, Global disability advocate impacting 500+ through 20+ IDEA workshops
Nujeen Mustafa
Author, Disability & Refugee Rights Advocate
Co-author of "Nujeen" with Christina Lamb, Global advocate for refugees with disabilities | Speaker at UN General Assembly, TEDx, and Global Refugee Forum
recognitions and awards
Queen's Young Leader Award
MIT Solve Recognition
National Excellence Award
Echoing Green Fellowship
UN Young Leader Recognition
