Project Goal
To promote eliminating the discrimination and violence against women with disabilities in Armenia through their empowerment and building capacities of women’s rights organizations and service providers to victims of violence to provide quality and accessible services to women with all types of disabilities.
Project Objectives
- To promote eliminate discrimination and violence against women with disabilities
- To empowerment and build capacities of women’s rights organizations and service providers for victims of violence
Target Groups
- 200 women with disabilities
- Family and community members of the women with disabilities
- The Government of the Republic of Armenia
- Women’s and other human rights organizations
Activities
- Organizing training of trainers (TOT) to empower women and girls with different kinds of disabilities living in Yerevan and the 10 regions of Armenia.
- Collaborate with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and organize workshops for the organizations which provide services to victims of violence. The curriculum of the workshop will cover topics on the human rights model of disability and communication skills with women with different kinds of disabilities.
- Hold a conference on the topic “Disability and Gender Inclusive Development”
- Creating information materials to raise awareness of women with disabilities and victims of violence
Results
- Empowering 200 women with disabilities
- Changing the attitude and behavior of family and community members of the women with disabilities
- Long-term result. the mission of the organization promoting the quality of the lives of women and girls with disabilities.
The project is funded by Equal Rights in Action Fund, based on National Democratic Institute, and jointly implemented by “Agate” Rights Defense Center for Women with Disabilities NGO.