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Assessing Access and Barriers to Political Participation for Tunisians with Disabilities
During the May 2018 municipal elections in Tunisia, IFES conducted an assessment of access and political barriers encountered by women and men with disabilities with support from the United States Agency for International Development.
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IFES Joins United States International Council on Disability
On August 10, IFES became a member of the United States International Council on Disability (USICD). USICD, a network of organizations that promotes inclusion of disability perspectives in U.S. foreign policy and aid, spans organizations and individuals in more than 30 U.S. states and a number of foreign countries.
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Convocatoria al Diplomado
En el marco del proyecto “Promoviendo el Liderazgo Político de los Jóvenes con Discapacidad en la Republica Dominicana”, IFES, en asociación con ADIDE con el apoyo del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos a través de USAID, invitan a 30 jóvenes con discapacidad a participar en el diplomado “Fortalecimiento del Liderazgo y la Participación Ciudadana de los Jóvenes con Discapacidad.”
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New Report Highlights Barriers to Meaningful Participation of Armenian Women with Disabilities
The Agate Rights Defense Center for Women with Disabilities, with the support of IFES and the United States Agency for International Development, has published new research on the barriers to and opportunities for political participation of women with disabilities in Armenia.
August 15, 2018
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Empowerment and Inclusion Through Youth Democracy Camps in Kyrgyzstan
IFES recently completed two annual summer democracy camps for youth ages 14-19 in Kyrgyzstan. This year’s camps build upon IFES’ legacy of more than 20 years of democracy camps, with over 80 camps conducted across the world, including 50 in Kyrgyzstan alone.
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Bangladeshi Advocate Promotes Inclusion of Women with Disabilities
IFES is working to support disability rights advocates’ efforts toward the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in public life. One such advocate is Nazma Ara Begum Popy, general secretary of the Bangladesh Visually Impaired People’s Society.
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Barriers to and Opportunities for Leadership of Youth with Disabilities in the Dominican Republic
In partnership with Disability Alliance for Our Rights, IFES collected data on the inclusion of Dominican youth with disabilities under a program that is empowering young persons with disabilities to make a difference in their communities by taking a more active role in political life.
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IFES Signs Global Disability Summit Charter for Change
On July 24, the United Kingdom Department for International Development, the International Disability Alliance and the Government of Kenya will host the first-ever Global Disability Summit. IFES, represented by IFES President Bill Sweeney, will participate and has signed the Charter for Change, the summit’s principal legacy document outlining actions that must be taken to ensure the rights, freedoms, dignity and inclusion for all persons with disabilities.
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Youth with Disabilities Launch Awareness Campaign in Georgia
With support from IFES and the United States Agency for International Development, the Coalition for Independent Living conducted seminars and an advocacy campaign with Georgian youth in recognition of National Disability Rights Day, which took place on June 14, 2018.
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Supporting ASEAN to Mainstream Disability Rights
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights launched an initiative to develop a new regional instrument to mainstream the rights of persons with disabilities across all its development objectives, the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025: Mainstreaming the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In May 2017, the ASEAN General Election Network for Disability Access began providing inputs to the task force’s draft plan.