A Compilation of Implemented Activities and Identified Best Practices between 2018-2020. The report is available in English, Spanish, French and Arabic. An Easy Read version in English is also available. …
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Recommendations of the European project Bridging the Gap II to reinforce the next Gender equality & women’s rights worldwide – 2021-2025 action plan Click here to access the full report

Khalida Eisa Haron Abdallah shares her life story as a woman who lost her hearing as a teenager, explaining the difficulties she faced. Click here to access the full story

This webinar is available in three languages: English, Spanish and French. Mary Keogh, CBM International Director, Disability Inclusive Development Initiative, talks about international and national policies and programs aimed at …
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Ola Abu Alghaib, Programme Manager at Leonard Cheshire and International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) board member, talks about the intersection of disability and gender.

Persons with disabilities account for around 6% of all Sudanese citizens. Although there are specific policies and laws aimed to enhance our inclusion, we are discriminated within our communities in …
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“Educating and training a woman supposes a benefit for all the family”. With this powerful message miss Akhyar Omar closed her intervention at the event “Women on the rise – …
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Bridging the Gap is going to be at the core of the 11th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP11 …
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Women with disabilities are taking the lead! On 6th June within the European Development Days, you could discover how social protection and access to work are contributing to the empowerment …
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Neven Mimica, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development: “Through Bridging the Gap, the European Union is not only promoting the rights and the potential of people with disabilities, but …
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