The Disability Rights Fund (DRF)—a grantmaking collaborative between donors and the global disability community which supports the human rights of persons with disabilities—today announced its first 2010 grants round, “Moving Rights Forward.” Grantmaking in this round will be targeted to disabled persons’ organizations (DPOs) in three countries where DRF is currently working, Mexico, Ukraine, & selected states in India, as well as one new country, Indonesia.
In November 2009 Disabled Peoples' International www.dpi.org adopted a Disability Promotion, Community Awareness, Media Reporting, Fund Raising, Marketing & Communication strategies Policy Statement .
The National Council on Disability (NCD) has released The State of Housing in America in the 21st Century: A Disability Perspective.
In November 2009 Disabled Peoples' International www.dpi.org adopted a Disability Promotion, Community Awareness, Media Reporting, Fund Raising, Marketing & Communication strategies Policy Statement
PhD Research Scholarship: Launched in November 2005, the SEARCA PhD Research Scholarship provides financial support to a limited number of qualified PhD students whose researches are relevant to the priority thrusts of SEARCA.
The Asia Leadership Fellow Program (ALFP) seeks to create a close, personal and professional network of public intellectuals in Asia, deeply rooted and committed to civil society beyond their own cultural, disciplinary and geopolitical backgrounds.
The Disability Rights Fund[1] (DRF) – a collaborative among donors and disability activists to support the human rights of people with disabilities around the world – announces 65 new grants totaling $1,382,050 to Disabled Persons’ Organizations in eleven countries; 27 of these grants are to current grantees. Since its founding in 2008, DRF has gifted over $2.7 million to 87 different organizations in fourteen countries. DRF currently supports work in: Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru; Ghana, Namibia, Uganda; Bangladesh, India; and 14 Pacific Island countries: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
5th International Women's Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD)www.miusa.org/exchange/wild2010
To take place August 6 - 29, 2010 Eugene, Oregon, USA
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The UN in Viet Nam seeks 01 International consultant and 01 national consultant to deliver Gender Mainstreaming Training for UN staff in Viet Nam.
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