Building Capacity in Disability Inclusion

As part of the capacity development project, ERD has been implementing a disability inclusion and mainstreaming project this year. While the development projects we support work with people living with disabilities, this capacity building initiative ensures project teams understand the principles of disability inclusion, intentionally target people living with disabilities and remove barriers that may impede full participation in project activities.

We have worked with a consultant who engaged with many ERD-funded development projects to assess the level of disability inclusion and mainstreaming in their organisations and to gauge priority training needs. A Guide to Disability Inclusion for ER development projects has been produced. In addition to that, we facilitated three online training modules on disability inclusion and mainstreaming in November for ER project personnel. It was an opportunity to learn more about disability, and to see how projects can implement best practices into their operations.