Project title: Promoting The Rights of Persons with Disabilities In Northern Kenya And Other Arid And Semi-Arid Lands (Asal)
Project year: 2018- 2019
Supported by Ford Foundation
Project Area: Narok, Kajiado, Baringo, Garissa, Wajir, Mandera, Tana River, Samburu, Isiolo and West pokot, Turkana & Marsabit Counties.
Project summary
The project objective was to promote effective participation in decision making of PWDs in devolved governance system and to create awareness to eliminate all forms of discrimination against persons with disability.
Interventions
- Strengthened capacity of the nomadic members of county assembly (MCAs) caucus on disability in order for them to play their roles of legislations, representations and oversight.
- Conducted 10 community forums and dialogue between policy makers and the community members
- Document their stories and disseminate for visibility and learning