Transforming education is not possible without the inclusion of learners with disabilities. The time to act is NOW!
Learners with disabilities continue to be one of the most marginalized groups when it comes to access to quality, equitable education. There are an estimated 240 million children with disabilities in the world. Compared to children without disabilities they are 16% less likely to read or be read to at home, 42% less likely to […]
Call for Applications – RI Centennial Award of Outstanding Contributions
A total of 100 awardees will be selected from around the world. A prize of US$10,000 will be awarded to each winning individual and/or organization. For more information please visit: http://riglobal.org On the occasion of RI’s centennial anniversary, we are pleased to announce the RI Centennial Award of Outstanding Contributions that will be presented in conjunction with […]
Towards Living Independently with Dignity in the Community — Local Initiatives for Mental Health
Towards Living Independently with Dignity in the Community — Local Initiatives for Mental Health Click here to register for the webinar –https://forms.gle/CXVxP9n2zvLqdqWo7…
TCI has now opened the call for applications for its Fellowship Program 2023
TCI has now opened the call for applications for its Fellowship Program 2023. The core objective of this program is to build and capacity cadres worldwide with national level program engagements, and continued regional and global engagements. This will strengthen the TCI movement. The Fellowship will reframe the global ‘mental health’ momentum to a global […]
TRANSITION FROM CBR TO CBID ; A SITUATION ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION (CBR) AND COMMUNITY BASED INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT (CBID) IN AFRICA
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) has been implemented in many parts of Africa for over four decades. Since the declaration of the sustainable development goals, Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) has been popularized for disability inclusion. Although each stakeholder is aware of contribution of CBR and CBID in empowering and enabling persons with disabilities, there seems […]
Women Enabled International accountABILITY toolkit
African Regional Human Rights System Legal Standards on the Rights of Women and Girls with Disabilities. As discussed in accountABILITY: African Regional Human Rights System Advocacy Guide, the African human rights bodies consist of independent human rights experts whose job is to (1) monitor whether States are meeting their legal obligations under relevant African human […]
Launch of the WHO Global Report on Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities
Launch of the WHO Global Report on Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities on the 2nd December 2022 at 14:00 – 15:30 CET / 8:00 – 09:30 EST / 18:30 – 20:00 IST. Please register More than 1 billion people worldwide experience disability, and this number is growing, driven by increased numbers of people with […]
Disability Data advocacy toolkit
The aim of this toolkit is to contribute to the growing global dialogue on the importance of data on persons with disabilities, specifically to provide some basic knowledge on data collection, analysis, and use of data for evidenced based advocacy. DOWNLOAD FULL REPORT
Missing in Climate Action: Stories of persons with disabilities from the Global South
The climate crisis is having an impact on everyone’s lives. Each year, we are witnessing more and more extreme weather events resulting in natural disasters and the increased need for humanitarian assistance. The impact of environmental degradation is evidenced by the movement and displacement of communities, loss of livelihood, family and social networks. Rising sea […]
