Our Priority Areas
I.I. Millennium Development Goals
The UN Millennium Development Goals (UN MDGs) offers Inclusion International the opportunity to fuse efforts from over 40 years of advocacy and action with international initiatives to achieve a unified vision of peace, participation and prosperity. Inclusion International is committed to contributing to the achievement of the UN MDGs by identifying common objectives that will enable sustainable and comprehensive development, directed at realizing the human rights of all citizens around the world. The goals are:
1. Eradicate Extreme Poverty For People with Disabilities and their Families
2. Achieve Inclusive Education
3. Promote Gender Equality for Women with Disabilities
4. Reduce the Mortality of Children with Disabilities
5. Achieve the Rights of Children and Families
6. Combat HIV/AIDS
7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability
8. Develop a Global Partnership for Development The section on the Inclusion International Millennium Development Goals (MDG's) highlights work that is being performed within the framework of the MDG's, and demonstrates how these 8 goals create a useful framework for achieving development objectives.
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European Conference on Millennium Development Goals: Inclusion of People with Disabilities
[Last updated Tuesday, June 5, 2007]
May 14-15, 2007
Bratislava, Slovakia
Inclusion International was invited to participate in the conference on inclusive development which was organized as a part of a project “Disability Mainstreaming in Development Co-operation” funded by the European Commission. Inclusion International presented the findings of our Global Report; Hear Our Voices.
The conference participants examined the ways in which people with disabilities have been included or excluded from each of the UN MDGs. The over 80 participants from developing countries and European partners included representatives from disabled persons organizations, governments, international agencies and development organizations.
Conference participants working in groups developed targets and recommendations for inclusion of people with disabilities in each of the UN MDG areas. Some of the key issues identified as challenges to inclusion of people with disabilities in mainstream development initiatives include the lack of good quality comparative data; the need for support to strengthen the capacity of organizations of people with disabilities and family based organizations.
As the recommendations from the conference become available, they will be used to influence the UN mid-term review of the MDGs in 2007.
For Inclusion International, developing stronger networks and partnerships with others who are working in the area of development is a critical strategy in achieving our goals. This Conference was also an important opportunity to link the MDGs to the new UN Convention as a tool for development.
For more information on the conference go to the conference website at:
www.make-development-inclusive.org
Launch of the African Campaign on HIV/AIDS and Disability
[Last updated Friday, February 2, 2007]
African Network for Persons with Developmental Disabilities participated at the preparations and the launch of the African Campaign on HIV/AIDS and Disability taking place in Cape Town from the 23-25 of January 2007.
The ANDD was represented by Kgomoco Motsamai from Lesotho Society of Mentally Handicapped, Sandra Ambrose from Disabled Children Action Group from South-Africa and Bettina Thorvik from Norwegian Association for Persons with Development Disability.
About 70 people with different connections to issues about disabilities participated at the conference. Many of them representatives of national and regional DPO, while others were international partners such as Handicap International, Leonard Cheshire International, World Vision International. The objective of the meeting was to further develop strategy and communication tools for the campaign.
All participants agreed that there is an immediate need to address the issue of HIV/AIDS also among people with disabilities and in particular mainstream the issue of disability among HIV/AIDS agencies. Although, maybe it is not the DPO's who should educate and give service to persons with disabilities, it is time for the DPO's and other organisation fighting for the rights of persons with disability to advocate for the inclusion of persons with disability in HIV/AIDS programmes.
This is in particular related to accessible information, direct inclusion of persons with disabilities and their families by support groups and allocations of funds addressing this issue.
African Campaign
Campaign Goals
Campaign Objectives
For more information contact:
Bettina Thorvik
NFU International Department - Programme Officer Tel: +47 22 39 60 52
Mobile: +47 92 82 06 58
E-mail: bettina.thorvik@nfunorge.org
Third international partners’ meeting for the Africa Campaign on Disability and HIV & AIDS
[Last updated Wednesday, June 28, 2006]
The purpose of this meeting was to present the revised concept of the Africa Campaign on Disability and HIV & AIDS, including Master Action Plan, for final comment before wide dissemination. Two significant revisions since February included the switch from a Coalition to a Campaign structure as well as greater emphasis on in-country action to support the objectives. Table of Contents
MEETING REPORT 1
Prepared by: Susan Girois 1
SUMMARY and ACTION POINTS 4
I. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS 6
II. PRESENTATION OF THE REVISED CONCEPT NOTE 7
III. PRESENTATION OF THE CAMPAIGN MASTER PLAN 9
III. DISCUSSION ABOUT RESOURCES 11
III. FEEDBACK FROM AFRICA-BASED GROUPS 12
IV. ANNOUNCEMENTS, CONTRIBUTIONS and COMMITMENTS 16
ANNEX: Meeting Agenda 18 Read the whole document ALSO READ THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:
Strategy Document for the Africa Campaign Communications Policy for the Africa Campaign
Brainstorming session on Needs and Process for an African Coalition on Disability and HIV/AIDS
[Last updated Wednesday, September 28, 2005]
Held at Healthlink Worldwide
London, UK
July 19, 2005 PREFACE
The purpose of this meeting was to bring together individuals and organisations interested in the concept of an African Coalition for Disability and HIV/AIDS and to brainstorm about the initial steps and process toward establishing such an entity. The meeting was not intended to define Coalition objectives or to establish a structure or membership. Rather, the organizers felt that valuable information could be gained and disseminated through this preliminary ad hoc exchange among individuals currently involved in HIV and/or Disability work at the international level.
Africans and people with disability were not represented at the meeting. The organizers apologize for this. However, the draft document Terms of Reference for an African Coalition on Disability and HIV/AIDS (July 2005 version) as well as the meeting agenda were reviewed beforehand and commented on by Mr. Shuaib Chalklen [shac@iafrica.com] in the Secretariat for the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities.
This report is not particularly faithful to the annexed Meeting Agenda. Instead, I record the discussion by general themes, including questions about the genesis of the idea of a coalition, why only Africa, why all of Africa, and so on.
Finally, this report is intended to generate discussion and further exchange about both process and content of an African Coalition on Disability and HIV/AIDS. Please disseminate the report widely and invite reactions, comments and contributions. All correspondence should be addressed to me and I will centralize the information and regularly update those interested.
Sincerely,
Susan Girois, MD
HIV/AIDS Coordinator
Handicap International
+33 4 78 69 67 72
sgirois@handicap-international.org download the whole document here
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals for All
[Last updated Friday, June 17, 2005]
Inclusion International’s MDGs provide an agenda for inclusive policy and programming in education, maternal and child health, poverty reduction, human rights, gender equality, HIV/AIDS and global partnership substantiated by clear targets that we are committed to working towards by the year 2015.
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HIV/AIDS and Disability Backgrounder (2004)
[Last updated Thursday, June 16, 2005]
Recently Inclusion International released the Inclusion International Millennium Development Goals (II MDGs), which acknowledges the need for international attention on the HIV/AIDS pandemic for people with disabilities and their families.
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Disability, Development and Inclusion in International Development Cooperation: Analysis of Disability-Related Policies and Research at Selected Multilateral and Bilateral Institutions
[Last updated Wednesday, June 15, 2005]
Despite international investments in development initiatives targeted at people with disabilities, investments by domestic governments in supports to people who have a disability, and commitments by governments to international and domestic human rights conventions, little progress has been made in the actual economic, political or social status of people with disabilities and their families.
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Into the new Millennium: Inclusion international's Millenium Development Goals
[Last updated Monday, June 13, 2005]
Inclusion International (II) is making a difference in the world. By linking the voices of local partners to international initiatives and processes, Inclusion International is stepping closer to achieving its vision of full inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities and their families into all aspects of community life.
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