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A 1-year project in Abuja, Lagos, Plateau, Gombe and Oyo States with funding from Disability Rights Fund (DRF/DRAF) which aims at promoting the institutionalization of disability inclusion through advocating for the adoption of the Local Government Disability Framework by Local Governments in the country. It also seeks to advocate that LGAs with technical support from Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) will institute this disability inclusive legal frameworks to enable meaningful participation of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) especially women and Girls with disabilities in benefiting from, and contributing to their local development. Also, PWDs living in selected pilot LGAs have equal opportunities to access basic services like primary health, education, economic empowerment and justice systems in their local communities.
This project titled, “Empowering Creativity for Change” was awarded by World Connect. The aim of our “Empowering Creativity for Change” project is to equip 50 women and youths with disabilities, aged 18 to 40, with valuable skills in creative design, specifically focusing on the thriving T-shirt and branding industries. Our primary goal is to nurture a new generation of entrepreneurs within the Ikorodu Local Government Area who can leverage creative design and technology to succeed in today's competitive market.In line with our commitment to gender inclusivity, we are particularly keen on ensuring that 60% of the beneficiaries are women with disabilities. We believe that by providing them with the necessary skills and resources, we can contribute to their economic empowerment and foster positive change within the community. Trinity House, Ikorodu Parish Lagos is our partner for the implementation of this initiative.
An 18-month project with funding from Disability Rights Fund(DRF/DRAF) which aims to advance the rights of Women with Disabilities in Ebonyi State (ARWE); through strategic engagements and advocacies for legislative change i.e the enactment of the Ebonyi State Disability Bill, strengthening of the newly amended VAPP law with Guidelines for the inclusion of Women With Disabilities (WWDs), Strengthening the capacity of WWDs as rights advocates and to ensure social inclusiveness and sustainability of the project with effective engagements with mainstream gender based stakeholders.
The project sought to promote the incorporation of inclusive sexuality education for women and girls with disabilities into the Local Government Disability Framework; addressing harmful socio-cultural norms limiting healthy experiences of sexuality and expression of sexual rights of WGWDs in Lagos state with support from Disability Rights Fund(DRF/DRAF).
The goal of the project was the prevention and reduction of genderbased violence against women and girls with disabilities (WGWDs) in Lagos state with support from Disability Rights Fund(DRF/DRAF) through delivery of comprehensive, accessible, inclusive, and effective sexuality education for the purpose of enhancing their capacity to engage critical stakeholders and advocate for appropriate policy frameworks.
Inclusive employment Advocacy intervention with the production of a documentary used as a tool to engage with industry leaders for the involvement of youths with disabilities in Nigeria’s workforce with support from Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumni Association of Nigeria (MWFAAN) through the US Mission Abuja.
The project equipped a hundred women with disabilities in Delta state with entrepreneurial knowledge and skills and provided seed funding for twenty of such beneficiaries to start or strengthen existing businesses with support from US Department of State.
This project provided life skills training for girls with disabilities and culminates with a girl’s camp in December of every year.
The project provided mental health and psychosocial support to girls with disabilities in Surulere Lagos Nigeria, providing a platform for seeking professional counseling support, peer interactions during the COVID19 pandemic.
This project aimed at educating and building the advocacy skills of women with disabilities on SRH and DV/GBV and raising their awareness of Legal Frameworks (CEDAW, CRPD and Lagos state SV policy), including available service providers for women/girls with disabilities.
