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Advocating for Inclusive Education in Rwanda
The World Health Organization estimates there are 19 million children around the world who are blind or have low vision. The majority of the...
A Commitment to Inclusive Education for Marginalized Children with Disabilities in Malawi
By: Jorge Manhique and Milika Sakala Disabled Person’s Organizations (DPOs) in Malawi have been advocating for inclusive education, not on...
Disability Rights Advocacy Fund Grantees in Rwanda Contribute to Government Review of National Disability Laws to Reduce Stigma and Discrimination
By Jorge Manhique and Milika Sakala The Government of Rwanda ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) ...
Three Questions on Commitments
Disability Rights Fund: What are the main challenges facing countries in implementing the GDS18 commitments? Lorraine Wapling: Our Disable...
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“DRF’s grant has been able to support [us] to influence access to SRH services for women with disabilities across national frontiers.”...
Leveraging the Global Disability Summit Commitments to advance Implementation of CRPD Concluding Observations
National Union of Disabilities Organizations in Rwanda (NUDOR) With a membership of 13 affiliate organizations, one of NUDOR’s key objecti...
Empowering the Voices of Women and Girls with Disabilities Towards a Just Society
At the 63rdCommission on the Status of Women held March 2019 in New York City, women with disabilities joined their fellow women activists t...
Inclusion 101 – A Guide for the Well-Meaning, Well-Doing, and the Well, Clueless
Social change cannot happen without inclusion and inclusion cannot happen without social change. This dynamic is the hallmark of the global ...
Making Development Processes Inclusive: Experiences from Rwanda and Malawi
The 2030 Agenda for Development provides a useful basis to address traditional development problems by applying human rights principles. The...