I became a human rights activist by the grace of Almighty Allah. I was unaware of human rights when I had a severe fire accident during my undergraduate studies. I lost five years of my life to regain mobility. I joined the world of “Disability Movement of Bangladesh” when I started working as a Human Rights Promoter for ADD Bangladesh in December 2005. My almost four years of work at ADD was the best education I received on the rights-based approach to raise the rights of persons with disabilities.
As a woman who survived a 60% burn accident, I have witnessed the harsh realities of life for women with burn-related disabilities in the social context of Asian culture. My work experience since 2005 in the disability movement has helped me to realize that people with disabilities due to burns are often overlooked in the disability rights movement. To raise the voices of women with disabilities caused by burns in the disability movement, I founded the human rights organization Voice & Views in 2014. I am very happy now to advocate for the rights of women who survived burn accidents through the activities of Voice & Views.
Voice & Views is honored to be both a feminist organization and a Disabled Peoples’ Organization (DPO). Since the establishment of Voice & Views, I have received inspiration, encouragement and support from the other founding members of Voice & Views. The colleagues, friends, well-wishers and supporters are the essential sources of Voice & Views, both behind the scenes and on the front line. We are the Voice & Views Family, both locally and globally. I hope we will continue this journey together and forever.

Jannatul Ferdous
Executive Director
Voice & Views