Sen. Andwele D. Boyce is a Barbadian politician currently serving as a Government Senator in Barbados. He was appointed to the Senate by the Barbados Labour Party under Prime Minister Mia Mottley. Boyce is an alumnus of the University of the West Indies.

Senator Boyce has been a vocal advocate for disability inclusion, publicly critiquing the education system’s failure to serve persons with disabilities and calling for stronger support systems in Barbados. His leadership has drawn attention to the need for systemic reforms and reinforced the voices of persons with disabilities in national policy discussions.

The Most Honourable Kerryann Ifill FB is a trailblazer in leadership, advocacy, and inclusion. Losing her sight at the age of five, she became a symbol of resilience, first appearing on the 10¢ stamp during the International Year of the Disabled. At 14, she was the first totally blind student at Combermere Secondary School, later earning qualifications from the University of the West Indies, Durham Business School, and Erdiston Teacher’s Training College.

For over a decade, she championed the rights of persons with disabilities through the Barbados Council for the Disabled, leading advocacy, research, and assistive technology initiatives. Appointed to the Senate in 2008, she became its youngest President in 2012 — and the first woman and person with a disability to hold the post. She serves globally as Vice Chair of the Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum, Chair of the CARICOM Advisory Panel on Disabilities, Director-at-Large for the World Blind Union North America–Caribbean Region, Vice President of the Barbados Council for the Disabled, and Public Relations Officer for the National United Society of the Blind Barbados.

Since 2019, she has served with the Rotary Club of Barbados South, advancing projects in inclusion and empowerment. Her community service also includes over 25 years of ministry and music with her church band.

Now an author and keynote speaker, Kerryann shares powerful messages on resilience, leadership, and equity. Honoured with the Order of the Freedom of Barbados (2023) and the Anthony N. Sabga Award for Caribbean Excellence (2024), she continues to inspire change across the world.

Hon. Laura Kanushu is a Ugandan lawyer who currently represents people with disabilities as a Member of the Parliament of Uganda. She is a member of the National Resistance Movement (NRM), a party under the chairmanship of H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda. Laura also serves as the Executive Director of Legal Action for Persons with Disabilities Uganda, an organisation she founded that provides legal services for persons with disabilities. In 2022, Laura was elected as Chairperson of the Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities network.

Before her current roles, Hon. Kanushu served as a partner for Ka Tutandike, a non-governmental community-based organisation, founded in 2006, whose mandate is to empower vulnerable communities in Uganda. Hon. Kanushu also previously worked as a Research Assistant at the Parliament of Uganda. As part of her education, Hon. Kanushu attained a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at Makerere University, Uganda.

Hon. Kirk D. M. Humphrey, MP, is the Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs in the Government of Barbados and the elected Member of Parliament for St Michael South. Appointed to the Cabinet in 2022, he leads the ministry’s work on social protection, community empowerment and services for older persons, advancing programmes designed to strengthen family resilience and expand access to social supports.

A social policy specialist by training, Minister Humphrey holds an honours degree from the University of the West Indies and two master’s degrees - in Social Policy and Planning for Developing Countries from the London School of Economics and in Public Administration (with concentrations in public policy, leadership and human rights) from Harvard Kennedy School. Before entering elective politics he served in senior public-sector roles, including managerial and directorial positions at the Child Care Board and the Bureau of Social Policy, Research and Planning, and lectured part-time in government and social work at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill.

Since first winning his seat in 2018, Minister Humphrey has been a prominent voice on social inclusion, community development and inter-sectoral partnerships, representing Barbados in regional engagements on ageing, social policy and people-centred development.