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Nepal
Disabled Women Association (NDWA)
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Nepal Disabled
Women Association (NDWA) is a non-government organization (NGO)
established in 1998 adopting the values of the fundamental rights and
responsibilities provided by the constitution of Nepal. It
supports Women With Disabilities (WWDs) to pursue their human rights
through advocacy and a right based approach (RBA).
Nepal
Disabled Women Association - NGO
- Aims to build
women with disabilities' capacity, especially from remote areas and
disadvantaged communities, to empower them, to build their
self-esteem and confidence and to enable them to live a dignified
life.
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- Advocates for
women with disabilities' access to their basic rights such as
education, health, employment / livelihoods, rehabilitation, social
security and protection.
- Raises the
awareness of the rights and issues of the women with disabilities
across all areas of society: WWDs themselves, their families and
communities and government. It includes awareness of national and
international policies and acts such as "Convention of the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women"
(CEDAW), "United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities" (UN-CRPD).
- Works WWDs with
all type of disabilities: physical disability, visual disability,
hearing disability, speech disability, deaf-blind disability,
intellectual disability and multiple disabilities.
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