According to the National Institute of Statistics and Demography (NSID) 168,094 persons out of Burkina Faso’s 14,017,262 inhabitants are living with a physical, sensory or mental
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disability. The numbers are questioned as the effort to collect in-depth statistics has not been great. Furthermore, much of the statistics is only collected in more densely populated provinces and towns and not in smaller rural communities. Handicap International (HI) estimates that the number is as high as 7 per cent.
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Guidance on Disability Inclusion for GBV Partners in Lebanon Toolkit
Adapted from Disability Task Force. General protections and inclusion principles of injured persons and people with disabilities
Guidance on Disability Inclusion for GBV Partners in Lebanon
Evaluation of Norwegian support to promote the rights of persons with disabilities, Uganda country study – Summary
This study explored family adjustment and access to rehabilitative services for children with Down syndrome, between 0-5 years of age, in the ecoculture of Petchaburi Province, Thailand.
From the 11th to the 18th of July, in Ougadougou (Burkina Faso), Bridging the Gap II held the training activity entitled “The Convention of the Rights of Persons with
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Disability (CRPD) and inclusion: promotion and integrated protection of the rights of persons with disabilities through synergies between institutions and civil society – The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the local regulatory framework and their application” « Formation sur la CDPH, les objectifs du développement durable, le cadre réglementaire national et l’application des règles ». The initiative aimed at strengthening the capacities of the focal points of the National Multisectoral Committee for the Protection and Promotion of Persons with Disability (COMUD/Handicap) in line with the expected results 2 and 3 of the Project Bridging the Gap.
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This document addresses the issue of the medical and rehabilitative care of persons with physical disabilities. It is understood that this policy is to be integrated
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with the policy documents of other advisory working groups. It should also be emphasised that the physical disability work of CBM occurs within the context of CBM’s Disability and Development Policy, with a human rights perspective and working toward full inclusion of people with disabilities within
their society.
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This factsheet provides base level information to practitioners for awareness raising, training, advocacy, project design and proposal writing. The information may be used and sent out widely, with reference to the Kenya Red Cross, The Association o
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f the Physically Disabled of Kenya, CBM and Handicap International. The overall information in this factsheet is also applicable to older persons and other vulnerable groups
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Adapted from the 'Disability Task Force', this checklist provides useful guidelines about general protection and inclusion principles for people with disabilites or injuries in emergency situations.
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The following topics are highlighted: health, food and nutrition; water, sanitation and hygiene; protection; psychosocial support; reconstruction and shelter; livelihoods; and education. This checklist would be useful for practitioners interested in the protection and inclusion of people with disabilities in emergency situations
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Guidance on Disability Inclusion for GBV Partners in Lebanon
Original publication developed by CBM. CBM is an international Christian disability & development organisation committed to improving the quality of life of persons
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with disabilities in the poorest parts of the world. www.cbm.org
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Website on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Accessed November 2018
Guidance on Disability Inclusion for GBV Partners in Lebanon: Outreach, Safe Identification and Referral of Women, Children, and Youth with Disabilities is designed to support frontline workers, com
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munity volunteers, and mobilizers and their supervisors who are working in GBV prevention and response to foster inclusion of persons with disabilities in their community activities. It includes guidance, key actions and tools to improve accessibility of existing community processes and activities relating to GBV.
Download the complete Toolkit directly from the website link
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