Best Practices in Disability Inclusion
Towards dignified and fulfilling work for young women and men with disabilities
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Andera Delfyna-Expert Learning and Innovation at Light for the World shares her top tips to meaningfully including young women and men with disabilities in participatory research. Andera is dedicated to advancing inclusive, participatory approaches in research, strategy, and programme design, with a strong commitment to elevating the leadership and agency of youth with disabilities, women, refugees, and other marginalized groups. Her work focusses on strengthening equity and ensuring communities have
To prepare students for the world of work, higher education institutions organize career guidance, job fairs, internships, mentoring, community service projects and other opportunities for professional development. This article highlights the efforts made by two higher education institutions: Ashesi University in Ghana and University of Gondar in Ethiopia to include students with disabilities in these activities as well as additional support provided to prepare them for the next phases of
Starting off on a small scale during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, Lekker Bakery’s business model has focussed on creating employment opportunities for people from marginalized communities who face numerous barriers in joining the labour market.
Around the world, people with disabilities use the services of personal assistants every day to help them with their daily personal and professional tasks. In Uganda, the vast majority of these assistants are family members. They often lack proffesional knowlegde.
Urban Chevre is a relatively new restaurant in Kampala, run by the social business Mabau Inspired which passionately focuses on empowering marginalized youth. Urban Chevre fosters fun and empowering workplace culture that is apparent from the minute you walk through the door.
Discrimination, stigma, and prejudice, as well as the habitual failure to incorporate disability into policy and program designs, continue to hinder access to health care, particularly sexual reproductive health, accurate information, and services for people with disabilities.This article discuses how to bridge the gap between persons with disabilities and Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights.