Inclusion of persons with disabilities in the response and recovery from the crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America.

Inclusión de las personas con discapacidad en la respuesta y recuperación ante la crisis generada por la pandemia COVID-19 en Latinoamérica

Location:

Land/Region Department Municipality
Colombia Montería
Medellín
Cali
Bogotá
Cúcuta
Arauca
Venezuela Valencia
Caracas
Tomás Lander
El Hatillo

Map of the areas of intervention:

Intervention logic:

Impact:
Contribute to the compliance of the rights of persons with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Objetive:
Include persons with disabilities and their families in the response and recovery processes to the crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean

Local partners:
Colombia:
ASDOWN
CONALIVI (Coordinadora Nacional de Organizaciones de Limitados Visuales)

Venezuela:
FUNVAPE (Fundación Vanessa Peretti)

Regional:
RIADIS (Red Latinoamericana de Organizaciones de Personas con Discapacidad y sus Familias)

Outcomes:

Outcome #1:

People with disabilities, their families and their organizations improve their resilience and the exercise of their rights, minimizing barriers to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences.

Outcome #2:
Organizations of people with disabilities, humanitarian organizations and public institutions use data disaggregated by disability and reduce gaps in access to social services.

Outcome #3:
Key Latin American civil society networks in the context of disability and disaster risk reduction/management (RIADIS and RED GIRDDLAC) visualize the rights of persons with disabilities and their families and influence governments in the region.

Value-added elements of the project:
• Inclusive Approach (Active inclusion of people with disabilities)