In these COVID times of lockdowns and social distancing, WhatsApp has emerged as a powerful tool for activism, outreach, and monitoring among DRF grantees. In Indonesia, this free encrypted messaging app has united disability rights activists across the country and has helped organize collective actions on key issues – entirely online. “In Indonesia, grantees are … Read more…
September 24, 2020 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melanie Kawano-Chiu, Evaluation & Learning Manager Disability Rights Fund & Disability Rights Advocacy Fund Email: mkawanochiu@disabilityrightsfund.org COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor (DRM) calls for governments to ensure access to food, medication, and essential supplies for persons with disabilities As persons with disabilities around the world continue to be disproportionately affected by … Read more…
August 4, 2020 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melanie Kawano-Chiu, Evaluation & Learning Manager Disability Rights Fund & Disability Rights Advocacy FundEmail: mkawanochiu@disabilityrightsfund.org As a member of the COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor (DRM), DRF/DRAF call for an end to police violence and abuse against persons with disabilities and their family members The COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor … Read more…
POUR UNE LIBÉRATION IMMÉDIATE Personne-ressource : Faith Lemon, directrice du programme Courriel : flemon@disabilityrightsfund.org BOSTON, MA – Aujourd’hui, le Disability Rights Fund (DRF) et le Disability Rights Advocacy Fund ouvrent une Appel à Propositions pour les organisations de personnes handicapées (OPH[1]) en Rwanda et 14 Pays insulaires du Pacifique (îles Cook, États fédérés de Micronésie, … Read more…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Faith Lemon, Program Director Email: flemon@disabilityrightsfund.org BOSTON, MA – Today, the Disability Rights Fund (DRF) and Disability Rights Advocacy Fund (DRAF) open our Round 2 Request for Proposals (RFP) for Disabled Persons’ Organizations (DPOs[1]) in Rwanda and 14 Pacific Island Countries (Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, … Read more…