Human Rights First Rwanda Association
Published 23 July 2018
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Form for submitting commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018
IMPORTANT: Please refer to the accompanying guidance note for advice on completing this form and please fill in all four sections in English.
Your organisation:
Type of organisation: Civil Society Organisation
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Name of organisation Human Rights First Rwanda Association
Charter for Change
Please read the attached Summit Charter for Change: the principal legacy of the Summit. If your organisation is happy to sign up to the Charter, please confirm by putting a cross in the box below.
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Your organisation’s commitments to achieve the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries:
A. Commitments to eliminate Stigma and Discrimination
Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Representation and empowerment of persons with disabilities
Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who has supported its development (75 words limit): through the continued provision of free legal aid services. As well as raising awareness in the community to change community mind-set and thus reduce and finally eliminate stigma and discrimination against PWDs
As an organisation that promotes the rights of people with disabilities, we commit to empowering them in the area of access to justice
Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)
Provision of Daily legal aid and carry out monthly community outreach campaigns to educate the community members on the rights of PWDs.
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Form for submitting commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018
B. Commitments for Data Disaggregation
C. Commitments for Women and Girls with Disabilities: Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Sign up to the Inclusive Data Charter
Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit): Our organisation commits to ensure that data on PWDs is collected, analysed and disaggregated to the relevant actors
Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)
This activity will be carried out through evidence based research and presentation of the data and especially in making sure the information is available to the beneficiaries themselves and all other stakeholders.
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Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit): Human Rights and disability rights Education for women and girls with disabilities and formation of mentoring networks to enable them to grow and empower each other.
Capacity building for women with disability organisations to increase awareness of their rights and empowerment as well as promote collaboration for effective promotion, protection and advocacy.
Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)
Training of women and girls with disabilities mentors and empowering them to educate and empower their peers Please copy and paste this box for additional commitments under this theme.