Building community capacity to achieve the human rights of all persons with disabilities

Grantees

Abriendo Caminos para el Desarrollo e Inclusion Social de Personas con Discapacidad y demas Grupos Vulnerables (ACPEDIS)

Stream: Small Grants

To disseminate and promote the CRPD among DPOs and public and private institutions in the Cusco region; and to strengthen leaders with disabilities to advocate for their rights.

Grant amount: $5,000
Grant Year: 2009
Round: 2
Grant Start — End: Jan 1 2010 - Dec 31 2010

Abriendo Caminos para el Desarrollo e Inclusión Social de Personas con Discapacidad y Demás Grupos Vulnerables (ACPEDIS)

Stream: Small Grant

To promote implementation of the CRPD by facilitating access to justice for persons with disabilities and advocating for adoption of new policies and regulations in accordance with the CRPD.  

Grant amount: $20,000
Grant Year: 2010
Round: 2
Grant Start — End: Jan 1 2011 - Dec 31 2011

Access Bangladesh

Stream: Small Grants

To organize CRPD trainings with government officials and journalists, to strengthen community awareness through campaigns, assist groups in advocacy strategies and study activities on CRPD, and track violations of PWD rights through lawyers' associations.

Grant amount: $30,000
Grant Year: 2009
Round: 2
Grant Start — End: Jan 1 2010 - Dec 31 2010

Access Bangladesh Foundation

To increase DPO participation in decision-making processes at the local level, to establish self-help groups in 2 districts, and to provide CRPD advocacy training for the empowerment of PWDs.

Grant amount: $18,500
Grant Year: 2008
Round: 1
Grant Start — End: Jan 1 2009 - Dec 31 2009

Access Bangladesh Foundation

Stream: Small Grant

To build the capacity of DPOs in Bangladesh to advocate for employment in Dhaka City in line with Article 27 (Work and Employment) of the CRPD.

Grant amount: $20,000
Grant Year: 2011
Round: 2
Grant Start — End: Jan 1 2012 - Dec 31 2012

Access Bangladesh Foundation (ABF)

Stream: Small Grant

 To further strengthen the capacity of two Self Help Groups (SHGs) and to establish a new SHG made up of disabled hawkers and peddlers. In addition, to raise awareness of the CRPD amongst key sub-district private and governmental stakeholders to promote its implementation.  

Grant amount: $20,000
Grant Year: 2010
Round: 2
Grant Start — End: Jan 1 2011 - Dec 31 2011

Action for Youth with Disabilities

Stream: Small Grant

To review laws and regulations on employment and collect data on employment of persons with disabilities as a basis for a campaign to promote employment of youth with disabilities in Uganda.

Grant amount: $20,000
Grant Year: 2011
Round: 2
Grant Start — End: Jan 1 2012 - Dec 31 2012

Action for Youth with Disabilities Uganda (AYDU)

Stream: Small Grants

To promote the rights of youth with disabilities in university settings, utilizing the CRPD.

Grant amount: $12,000
Grant Year: 2009
Round: 2
Grant Start — End: Jan 1 2010 - Dec 31 2010

Akshaya Rehabilitation Trust

Stream: Small Grant

To build the capacity of persons with disabilities on the CRPD in another two districts in Tamil Nadu and to develop a Disability Rights Network across Tamil Nadu State to advocate for CRPD implementation.

Grant amount: $20,000
Grant Year: 2011
Round: 1
Grant Start — End: Sep 1 2011 - Aug 31 2012

AKSHAYA Rehabiltation Trust

Stream: Small Grants

To train 2,500 PWDs in ten districts of Tamil Nadu on ensuring their equal rights and participation in socio-economic development and ensuring the implementation of the CRPD through rights-based advocacy.

Grant amount: $20,000
Grant Year: 2010
Round: 1
Grant Start — End: Sep 1 2010 - Aug 31 2011

All Ukrainian Coalition for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (CPID)

Stream: National Coalition

In coalition with USER and the Charity Foundation "Law Initiative," CPID aims to educate authorities and develop draft proposals and legislation to facilitate the rights of persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities to personal assistance and longer-term support mechanisms.

Grant amount: $50,000
Grant Year: 2010
Round: 1
Grant Start — End: Sep 1 2010 - Aug 31 2011

All-Ukrainian NGO Coalition for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (CPID)

Stream: National Coalition

To achieve legislative reform in Ukraine, focusing on Article 26 (Rehabilitation) of the CRPD. In coalition with the Ukrainian Psychiatric Association, and Ukrainian Public Organization for Users and Survivors of Mental Health Services (USER), CPID aims to address legislative problems related to the provision of habilitation and rehabilitation services.

Grant amount: $70,000
Grant Year: 2009
Round: 1
Grant Start — End: Sep 1 2009 - Aug 31 2010

All-Ukrainian Organization for Users & Survivors of Mental Health Services (USER) - Crimean Branch

Stream: Small Grants

To increase awareness by persons with psycho-social disabilities and medical personnel in psychiatric wards of the rights of persons with psycho-social disabilities and inform them of services offered in accordance with human rights standards.

Grant amount: $20,000
Grant Year: 2010
Round: 1
Grant Start — End: Sep 1 2010 - Aug 31 2011

All-Ukrainian Organization for Users & Survivors of Mental Health Services (USER) - Crimean Branch

Stream: Small Grants

To monitor and advocate for the implementation of specific articles of the CRPD in 11 Crimean psychiatric hospitals and wards, specifically addressing the rights of persons with psycho-social disabilities.

Grant amount: $19,000
Grant Year: 2009
Round: 1
Grant Start — End: Sep 1 2009 - Aug 31 2010

All-Ukrainian Organization of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry -- Crimean Branch

Stream: Small Grant

To build the capacity of the organization to investigate and report on human rights violations against institutionalized persons with psychosocial disabilities.

Grant amount: $12,000
Grant Year: 2011
Round: 1
Grant Start — End: Sep 1 2011 - Aug 31 2012

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