A social entity of associations for the disabled in Egypt. – Founded by the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS) in 2014. Objectives Dissemination of concepts Establishing the proper concept associated with disability in Egyptian society. Influencing general policies and strategies in Egypt Activating the people with disability rights according to the Convention on […]
CIAI – Italian Association for Aid to Children – is a civil society organization that, since 1968, has worked to promote and protect the rights of children in Italy and in the rest of the world. The rights and well being of children and young people are the heart of CIAI’s work, developed by them, […]
Evaluation of Norwegian support to promote the rights of persons with disabilities. Persons with disabilities do not make up a small, insignificant group. As much as one out of seven (15%), or more than one billion women, men and children live with a disability according to the World Report on Disability, 2011. Most of them […]
This study was designed to support an evidence-based approach to the preparation of a policy, action plan, and accountability framework to strengthen both system-wide accessibility and the mainstreaming of the rights of persons with disabilities across the operations of the UN System and is the result of a collaborative effort between the Executive Office of […]
Disability is often synonym with poverty which is not just about economic development, though important if the resources are distributed democratically. The theoretical framework of Amartya Sen is used where poverty comprises many aspects such as lack of substantive and instrumental freedoms. Persons with disability often experience severe discrimination, marginalization and social stigmatization. The deprivation […]
is an initiative of the WFD and was first launched in 1958 in Rome, Italy. It is celebrated annually by the global Deaf Community on the last full week of September to commemorate the same month the first World Congress of the WFD was held. IWDeaf is celebrated through various activities by respective Deaf Communities […]
The Bridge CRPD SDGs training initiative – Module 1, in Tanzania, will be held in the city of Dar-es-Salaam from 22nd to 28th July 2019. This is organised by the Tanzania Federation of Disabled People’s Organizations (SHIVYAWATA), African Disability Forum (ADF), International Disability Alliance (IDA) and CBM with support from Inclusion International and World Network […]
With the main theme, “Wake up and do it for yourself: To promote and advance local AT solutions for Southern Africa,” the Southern Africa Assistive Technology EXPO (SAATE) is part of the Assistive Technology Information Mapping Project (AT-Info-Map), a project of the Southern Africa Federation of the Disabled (SAFOD) in partnership with the University of Washington and the African Network for Evidence–to–Action in […]
Visit of Damien Organization to OPALCO at TLM DR Congo office DRC is endemic for leprosy, first in Africa and 4th the world. Estimates range up to 10% of leprosy disability in the country. People affected by leprosy often are diagnosed with delays for for several reasons.
Introduction : According to World Bank and WHO report, a total of 17.6% of Ethiopian population is estimated to be living with some sort of disability. Due to the poverty, Access to rehabilitation services is very limited especially for persons with disability living in rural corners of the country.
