DDP’s project partners have been committed and passionate organizations working with and for disabled people.
Each partner has been unique in its knowledge and understanding of disabled people and vulnerable groups, their needs and challenges. DDP has supported our partners by developing programmes together, finding the funding and helping to put in place sound management, monitoring and financial systems, strengthening local ownership.
DDP would not have existed without these partners: about 25 of them, from Angola to Bangladesh, Burundi, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, India, Mozambique, Nepal and the UK.
Partnership is a two-way and evolving process bringing mutual responsibilities and learning opportunities. Partners have shared their particular circumstances and problems to tackle, while DDP brought all its experience and commitment to supporting these aspirations.
Federation of Women with Disability, Nepal
FWDN is an umbrella organization led by women with disability, promoting and protecting the human rights of disabled women throughout Nepal.
Disabled Human Rights Centre, Nepal
DHRC is a national disabled people’s organization formed in 2000 to promote the political, social, legal and economic rights of all disabled people.
Rainbow Disability Nepal
Rainbow Disability Nepal is a powerful advocate for a marginalized community often overlooked in development efforts: LGBTQI+ persons with disabilities.
GMSP
Gramin Mahila Srijansil Pariwar (GMSP) is a women-led, women-focused NGO founded in Nepal’s Sindhupalchowk District in 1993. Their objective is to prevent the trafficking of women and girls, prevent gender-based violence, and promote development programmes for women.
AJODEMO
Associação dos Jovens Deficientes de Moçambique, the national disabled youth association, works to prevent the marginalization and exclusion of disabled young people from educational and employment opportunities.
ACPDH Burundi
ACPDH is a community-based human rights association dedicated to the promotion and protection of universal human rights. They provide advice and support to people that have faced discrimination, injustice and displacement.
Deaf Development and Information Association
DDIA is a Deaf-led Ethiopian NGO that aims to improve the lives of young deaf people through education, training, information, awareness, Sign Language and support.
Social Development and Education Trust
The Social Development and Education Trust (SDET), in Virudhunagar District in Tamil Nadu, provides academic and vocational education for children and young people with special educational needs resulting from learning and physical disabilities.
KOSHISH
KOSHISH means ‘making an effort’, and is the first mental health self-help organization in Nepal fighting to improve mental health policy, quality of care, and to challenge prejudice and discrimination suffered by people affected by mental illness.
SHRUTI
SHRUTI (National Association of the Hard of Hearing and Deafened, Nepal) is a pioneering organization focused on addressing the issues of HoH and Deafened people all over the country.
Berhan Lehetsanat
Berhan Lehetsanat (‘Light for Children’) is an Ethiopian NGO based in Addis Ababa. Their work is primarily with disabled children and focuses on education, health and livelihoods using a community-based development approach.
People
Yeamlak and Bisrat
Father and daughter team who made a great contribution to our project ‘Improving education for deaf and hard of hearing children’ in Ethiopia.
Jagadish
Journalist, DPO leader and co-founder of the Nepal Disabled Human Rights Centre.
Neeta
President of SHRUTI, Neeta is a DPO leader, campaigner and researcher working for the inclusion of people with hearing loss.