This policy paper outlines Handicap International's mandate and values in the field of the inclusive local development. It presents the organisation's actions, choices and commitments in the area of local inclusive development, and provides the six main components of projects. Future possibilities and potential limitations are also highlighted. This policy paper is useful to people who have an interest in disability rights and inclusive local development initiatives
"This policy brief is an introduction to Handicap International’s 2009 policy paper on inclusive local development. It provides an overview of Handicap International's activities in this sector"
PP brief No 1
This paper reports on the launch of a CBR programme in Lesotho in the district of Leribe, and the development of a National Policy on Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Society. This paper would be useful for anyone interested in community based rehabilitation in Lesotho
In 1994 the ILO, WHO and UNESCO published the first version of this joint position paper. Since then progress has been made in several fields. Nevertheless many disabled people are still not reached or included in the fields of rehabilitation, employment or education - particularly disabled women, people with mental health problems or HIV/AIDS and poor disabled people.
This paper underlines that community-based rehabilitation is a strategy promoting multi-sectoral collaboration to reach different community groups. CBR has to be based on the principles of equal opportunities, participation and human rights.
This article summarises the changes in development work over the last ten years. It describes the work of UN agencies, the different banks and Nordic NGOs as well as overall aspects of disability in development