HUB Cymru Africa 2015 Disability Inclusive Development 3rd December 2015

Who we are A partnership of Welsh Centre for International Affairs Wales Council for Voluntary Action Fair Trade Wales Sub Sahara Advisory Panel Wales for Africa Health Links Network Funded by the WG Wales for Africa programme

What we do Strengthen the capacity of the Wales Africa and Fair trade community to contribute to ‘a globally responsible Wales’

What we deliver… Training, networking and events Project advice Communications Cold hard cash!

Grants £180,000 total pot for 2015 £50,000 ring-fenced for health activities All activities should have ‘benefit to Wales’ (Welsh Government)

Funding Focus Sustainable livelihoods Promoting realistic and sustainable livelihood opportunities for communities and groups, ensuring that the most marginalised are included Healthy communities Promoting and protecting the mental and physical health and wellbeing of communities Climate change and environment Protecting the natural world for future generations Life long learning Supporting individuals and groups to gain skills and knowledge for the benefit of their communities

The Challenge Disability engagement often patchy Often based around services rather than advocacy and rights promotion Few disabled people involved in the sector generally; this is replicated in Wales. Disabled people are needed to promote disability engagement Solidarity between disabled people in Wales and Africa

Disability Prevention Interburns Specialist support in Ghana from a network of professional burns specialists Hayaat Women Mental health work in Somaliland

Disability Response Shine Cymru Nigeria Child Rights Act 2003 Spina Bifida Hazina Powys Community based care for disabled children in Tanzania School linking to Tanzania Plus DWA and others… - dowe need this see new slides

AND… Disability engagement in Wales Re-enforcing the work of DWA Ensuring disability voices are heard Ensuring our sector is truly diverse Disability isn’t a barrier to international work! ( Just ask Paul )

The DWA Declaration "Disability in Wales and Africa (DWA) has a vision of societies where disabled people are full, equal, and participatory members of their community in Wales, and particularly in Africa…. In the past the needs of disabled people, and their families, have often been sidelined within mainstream development, with actors believing it to be a specialist, standalone, issue. DWA believes that disability should be part of every development initiative. Therefore, Wales Africa Sector activists are invited to sign a pledge to explore, and implement, ways in which this aim can be achieved."