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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…
Dear Disability Inclusion Network colleagues,Welcome to the October edition of the GIZ Disability Inclusion Network newsletter! This time, we put a spotlight on political participation and provide an update on other current GIZ activities around disability inclusion.
PROJECT BACKGROUND Project period, budget, beneficiaries and forms of violence The “Eliminating Sexual and Gender Based Violence Among women and Girls with Disabilities is a USD 439,663, three-year (Jan 2020 and Dec 2022), project implemented in six sub counties in Mayuge district in Eastern Uganda, and targeted girls and women…
PROJECT BACKGROUND Eastern Uganda faces extreme poverty and tops the list on GBV compared to other regions (regional police report 2012/13). Around one in five women worldwide is a woman with disability and GBV is compounded by disability-based discrimination, and takes unique forms, causes, results and consequences due to intersection…
