AIDS remains a global concern given its unprecedented impact on development. The economic and social impacts of AIDS are not uniform across countries nor within societies, yet wherever it strikes, AIDS affects individuals, communities and sectors, relentlessly eroding human capability, productivity and prospects. The need to deliver responses that leave no-one behind, reduce vulnerability to future pandemics, build resilience to future shocks and overcome the severe and systematic inequalities exposed by this pandemic is quite urgent. Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) are not targeted by many HIV/AIDS actors which results into lack of information and vulnerability to the pandemic. IDIWA conducts monthly HIV/AIDS sessions for staff and Board members, annual Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) surveys, and mainstreams HIV/AIDS in all program activities.
Climate and Environment Conservation (CEC)
Given that the livelihoods of women and girls with disabilities, are determined by climate, IDIWA works to enhance environmental protection and management to ensure climate action is disability-inclusive, protecting the rights of persons with disabilities and empowering them to be part of the solution. IDIWA also intends to strengthen the capacities of women and girls with disabilities to respond to climate change by ensuring that information is made available and accessible. Sensitization and advocacy on environmental justice is incorporated in program activities; to ensure innovation on environmental protection, IDIWA has embarked on tree planting corresponding with program implementation.
Mental Health and Well-being (MHW)
Being mentally healthy or managing mental health conditions is important within the running of IDIWA daily activities, persons with disability are exposed to enormous stress that puts their physical, mental, and social well-being further at risk. The consequences of the impact of mental health include burnout, mental disorders such as depression and anxiety, unhealthy behaviors like drug addiction, frequent absence from work, reduced productivity while at work, frequent accidents and mistakes, breach of protocols, and increased risk of infections.
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
At least 15 percent of the world population is living with disabilities. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have the potential for making significant improvements in the lives of persons with disabilities, allowing them to enhance their social, cultural, political and economic integration in communities by enlarging the scope of activities available to them. IDIWA has explored the use of technology in all her programs. IDIWA believes that access to digital development should be seen as a Human Right. Making ICT accessible to more people, especially those who would be able to benefit most in using digitalization to bridge existing gaps, can have a stark impact on societies and enable PWDs prosper.
Institutional Development (ID)
Institutional Development is part of change, and therefore, to be able to effectively deliver its mandate, IDIWA develops more effective change management processes, and ensure effective use of resources to increase efficiency and productivity, to analyze processes in more proficient ways, and solve problems within the organization.
Empowerment and Livelihoods (EL)
IDIWA aims to improve financial security and resilience of women and girls with disabilities and their families, as well as their knowledge, access to and confidence in ownership and utilization of economic resources, through vocational training, agriculture, on-farm and off farm income generating activities and small-scale businesses. Employing a community based rehabilitation approach, IDIWA supports formal education of children with disabilities to enable them achieve their full potential and contribute to community and national development, and provides mobility appliances, home based care, and supports parents of children with disabilities to provide educational requirements and other needs for their children.