---
license: cc-by-4.0
task_categories:
- tabular-classification
language:
- en
tags:
- disability
- rights
- social-protection
- CRPD
- employment
- poverty
- synthetic
- sub-saharan-africa
pretty_name: Disability Rights & Social Protection (SSA)
size_categories:
- 10K<n<100K
configs:
- config_name: urban_formal_sector
  data_files: data/drsp_urban.csv
  default: true
- config_name: periurban_informal
  data_files: data/drsp_periurban.csv
- config_name: rural_subsistence
  data_files: data/drsp_rural.csv
data_type: synthetic
---

> ⚠️ **Synthetic dataset** — Parameterized from published SSA literature, not real observations. Not suitable for empirical analysis or policy inference.

# Disability Rights & Social Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa

## Abstract

Synthetic dataset modelling disability rights awareness, social protection coverage, employment, education, discrimination, and wellbeing across three socioeconomic contexts in SSA. Social protection coverage <10% for persons with disabilities; disability associated with 20% higher poverty.

## Parameterization Evidence

| Parameter | Value | Source | Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 46/54 African countries ratified CRPD | Rights | UN CRPD | 2023 |
| Social protection coverage <10% for PWDs in SSA | Coverage | World Bank | 2023 |
| Disability → 20% higher poverty | Poverty | World Bank | 2023 |

## Validation

![Validation Report](validation_report.png)

## Usage

```python
from datasets import load_dataset
ds = load_dataset("electricsheepafrica/disability-rights-social-protection", "urban_formal_sector")
```

## References

1. UN CRPD. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 2023.
2. World Bank. Disability inclusion overview. 2023.
3. African Disability Protocol. 2018.

## Citation

```bibtex
@dataset{electricsheepafrica_disability_rights_social_protection_2025,
  title={Disability Rights and Social Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa},
  author={Electric Sheep Africa},
  year={2025},
  publisher={HuggingFace},
  url={https://huggingface.co/datasets/electricsheepafrica/disability-rights-social-protection}
}
```

## License

CC-BY-4.0