When CBM UK’s Dorota Kachniarz met with Emma Hayward from Mannion Daniels, she shared her top three tips for supporting and improving disability inclusion in international development projects. Her tips are based on experience of managing a successful eye health project in rural Rwanda, funded by CBM and the UK government through the UK Aid Match scheme.
Our top three recommendations for UK Aid Match grant holders in supporting and improving disability inclusion within their projects
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Wednesday, August 21st, 2024
1. Training
“It is so important to invest in training so that disability inclusion is embedded across the project. One particularly important area is the training in disaggregating data by disability. As we all know, in the absence of that data, persons with disabilities will remain invisible.”
2. Participation
“People with disabilities must participate. If you can involve staff with disabilities in your projects, there is really no better way to raise awareness and promote disability inclusion. This can also be done through collaboration with Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs). In our case in Rwanda, OPDs participated in accessibility assessments, delivered trainings, and monitored some of the project activities.”
3. Budget
“It is necessary to budget for the participation of persons with disabilities. You also need to have a budget for conducting an accessibility assessment, and then for improving accessibility based on the recommendations of this assessment. If possible, it’s good to have a flexible budget line for reasonable accommodation – any modifications needed so that people with different disabilities can participate and benefit from activities.”
“Congratulations to CBM and partners on the progress made towards disability inclusion in Rwanda” – Emma Hayward, Performance and Risk Manager for UK Aid Match at Mannion Daniels
Listen to the full conversation between Dorota and Emma here.
Photo: CBM UK/Habimana
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