24. What are some examples of activities eligible for Small Grants?

Examples include, but are not limited to:

  • Increasing DPO knowledge on specific CRPD articles, for instance those referring to legal capacity and the autonomy to make decisions (Articles 12, 15, 17, 19), to inform concrete advocacy to government in those areas;
  • Advocating for the establishment of local disability rights focal points to monitor CRPD implementation in close consultation with DPOs, in line with Article 33;
  • In line with Article 4, advocating for concrete changes in local policy and legislation to accord with the CRPD. This could be done for example by: a) assessing accordance of local laws or polices with the CRPD to inform proposals for policy and legislative reform, where needed, or b) gathering information on human rights abuses of PWDs to inform policy advocacy;
  • In line with Article 28, developing advocacy strategies to include PWDs as beneficiaries of local poverty reduction strategies and social protection programs
  • In line with SDG Goal 4 (Education), advocating for local school authorities to increase access to inclusive education (in accordance with CRPD article 24)
  • In line with SDG Goal 1 (Poverty), advocating for disability-inclusive District budgets