Advocacy for Women with Disabilities Initiative has concluded it’s 16 Months long project embarked upon for inclusive laws, policies and programs to reduce Gender Based Violence (GBV) against women and girls with disabilities.
Through the project, the organisation engaged over 500 women with disabilities, 100 women without disabilities, 50 men with disabilities, 28 men without disability and 20 organisation of persons with disabilities, 50 MDAs and stakeholders.
The project life cycle influenced many policy and programs targeting reducing gender based violence against women and girls with disabilities. The closure event witness many stakeholders and MDAs and massive attendance of women with disabilities to give mark to the work done in the last 16 months.
The stakeholders spoke on the creation of disability unit/ department in all their establishment. Civil defence disability unit gave credit to the project by influenced the establishment of the unit and the impact so far,
Effects of the project also include, legal aid council working on separating disability unit/department from vulnerable groups. The National commission for persons with disabilities gave details of the influence of the project in their programs, targeting women and girls with disabilities. Women and girls with disabilities are bold and brave to speak out on issues of gender based violence against women and girls with disabilities. Document on the findings on policies, acts and mandate of MDAs aligned with women with disabilities and gender based violence is now a reference materials for policy makers and duty bearers.