| Harnessing the Synergies Of The Gender Movement In Mainstreaming Women with Disabilities.
M. Steff & G. Antwi-Atsu, SightSavers, Ghana.
gantwiatsu@sightsavers.org
In 2011 WHO/WB estimated that about 15% of the global population have a disability and noted a higher female prevalence. Women and girls with disabilities (WGWD) are further disadvantaged due to the combined discrimination based on gender and disability. This session intents to highlight current practise of WGWD within DPOs and other groups in discourse during this forum, bring to the fore the need for WGWD and feminist activists to gain in-depth knowledge of the UNCRPD and other Human Rights Provisions (HRP) to promote inclusion of WGWD, and, to create the platform for multi-stakeholder discourse to harness the synergies of HRP.
Persons with Disabilities in Church and Society: Shifting from Charity to Rights-Based Approach for Inclusion.
G. Fefoame, SightSavers, Ghana.
gofefoame@sightsavers.org
The principles of a rights-based approach (RBA) are not observed for PWD’s and other marginalized persons. This paper intends to introduce a God’s creation which embraces diversity. It discusses the different modes of disability and how it has impacted on the church and society with illustrations of development initiatives by the church. Some of the gaps in those initiatives are highlighted. RBA is then introduced and is used to engage interaction of experiences for the shift from charity to RBA. The presentation concludes with suggestions and recommendations for the shift from charity to RBA by the church. Additionally, the presenters hope to obtain volunteers who wish to be part of a “Disability Inclusion Campaign” in their churches for follow-up work.
Access To Land, Housing and Sanitation (Royal Hall)
Panel Chair: Dr. Peter Obeng Asamoah, Executive Director, Ghana Blind Union, Ghana.
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