Bridging the GapInclusive Policies and Services for Equal Rights of persons with Disabilities

Stakeholders Conference – Disability inclusion in development cooperation – The European way forward.Daniele ManieriCountry CoordinatorBtG-II SudanAICS

Brussels, 5 December, 2019

Introduction – Project Focus and Outcomes

Country Project Focus: Inclusive policies and services for equal access to employment for persons with disabilities in Sudan.

Outcome 1: Increased awareness and coordination on mainstreaming disability approach in development cooperation

Outcome 2: Support capacity of public institutions (NCPD) and Ministry of Welfare to collect disaggregated data, increase awareness on accessibility and inclusiveness and promote equal access to employment

Outcome 3: Improved CSOs/OPDs participation and engagement in policy making process and increased capacity to promote social inclusion

3 Pillars of the country action: Mainstreaming, Inclusiveness, Participation

Public policy’s contribution from Bridging the Gap

Mainstreaming Increased coordination and advocacy through GFPD,

Endorsement of Public Institutions, Growing Involvement of EUD and MS, International Partners and Local Organizations. Increasing Technical Relevance

Partnership with International Actors to promote inclusive approach on TVET policies and enabling work environment. Prioritize and differentiate the recommendations, involving institutions

broader community ; DET trainings in Khartoum and on the field along with VTCs activities

Mainstreaming and Synergies with AICS-Italian Cooperation Programs Foster the rights of PwD in multisectorial interventions and policy support.

Poverty Alleviation, Sustainable agricultureHealth Sector, Family Medicine

“Promoting equal access to employment, in line with the CRPD art 27”

Mainstreaming …Boots on the ground

3 Technical meetings of GFPD, MoU presented + action plan? Donors: 5 MS Participating + EU Del + 2 International Partners + 4 UN Agencies Public Institutions: 3 Ministries, NCPD

UNIDO - Assessment 4 VTC, inclusive vocational offer to at least 250 Trainees with any kind of disability and plan to increase inclusion on 100% VTC educational offer 150+ Recommendations prioritized and sorted by sector and scope

GIZ Partnership agreement to increase inclusion on vocational training offer in Darfur states and train key staff and partners on Disability and Equality Signed Partnership agreement for activities in South Darfur

Synergies with AICS Programs: Dictorna, Health: Pilot Project “Samir Centre” – Family Medicine and Social Services

through a participative approach Poverty Alleviation Project, Agriculture: WwD groups joining women groups for dried food

production

“Promoting equal access to employment, in line with the CRPD art 27”

Public policy’s contribution from Bridging the Gap

Inclusiveness HRBA and CRPD principles training sessions for public institutions focal persons Awareness sessions with Federal Unions of Deaf, Blind and Physical Disability together with

key stakeholders from public and private sectors Data collection training with public and private focused on equal access to employment Technical Assistance with local experts funded by BtG and the Italian Cooperation Increased technical capacity on coordination, support and advocacy by the Federal NCPD

and State Councils Technical support linked to the training of permanent staff and recurrent involvement of States’

Secretaries Increased focus on access to employment with ministry of Labour and Welfare

Support drafting new Labour Act 2020, and Disability Policy 20-25 Presentation 10 Years Report CRPD

10 Years Report on CRPD implementation

“Promoting equal access to employment, in line with the CRPD art 27”

Inclusiveness …Where the rubber hits the road…

“Promoting equal access to employment, in line with the CRPD art 27”

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56 Civil Servants trained on HRBA and CRPD principles in 3 training sessions for public institutions focal persons

3 Federal Unions supported through the National Council with 3 Awareness sessions f Deaf, Blind and Physical Disability

4 Major private companies regularly participating to informative sessions at OPDs initiatives

6 Key public offices staff collaborating with NCPD and OPDs on supporting inclusive policies (NHRC, NBoS, Vocational Training Supreme Council, NCCW, DG GEWE, NIC)

3 Data collection training with public and private focused on equal access to employment 3 National Experts supported for Technical Assistance during the past 12 months for

coordination, administration and capacity building by the Federal NCPD and State Councils Technical support linked to the training of permanent staff and recurrent involvement

of States’ Secretaries Increased focus on access to employment with ministry of Labour and Welfare

Support drafting new Labour Act 2020, and Disability Policy 20-25 10 Years Report on CRPD implementation

Public policy’s contribution from Bridging the Gap

Meaningful Participation

Awareness sessions on representativeness, leadership, advocacy participation, OPDs institution building

Meaningful participation on new policies drafting Awareness and information sessions, technical support from AICS and NCPD

Organizations of Women with Disabilities growth (Members and representatives) Support WwD Organizations,networking, awareness and leadership campaigns

Sub-grant mechanism: Info-session and support Increased Civic Engagement

Internal Validation 10 Years Report CRPD Inclusive participation to the democratic process

“Promoting equal access to employment, in line with the CRPD art 27”

Meaningful Participation …From grassroots level…

5 Awareness sessions for 146 OPDs representatives on participation, leadership, advocacy participation, OPDs institution building

2 Workshops on Meaningful participation, 75 participants for policy drafting: Labour, Social Protection and Equality before the law planned

110 WwD trained on vocational skills in 3 Kordofan states. 75 WwD trained on agricultural skills and cooperative association – Awareness on rights of persons with disability, support from Gedaref State Council of Persons with Disability

Sub-grant mechanism: 1 Info-session with 60 participants and and technical support to 4 OPDs on

Increased Civic Engagement 45 OPDs representatives participated to the Internal Validation 10 Years Report CRPD Inclusive participation to the democratic process planned

“Promoting equal access to employment, in line with the CRPD art 27”

Framework AICS – Italian Cooperation

• With BtG-II, AICS has strengthened its commitment towards the rights of PwD trough a multi-sector stakeholders participative approach. AICS is completely committed to mainstream the disability perspective in all its Development Cooperation promoting Art. 32 of the CRPD and the Guidelines on Disability Mainstreaming 2018

• The Project is in line with the Joint Implementation with operative and financial cooperation with different EU actors and partners as stated by the document “Working Better Together – EU and Member States Joint Programming” from June 2019. AICS contributed to its realization and promotion and it provides now important suggestions on wihich the Italian Cooperation relies for its activity in all the Partner Countries.

What to retain so far?The grantees activities have a high level of participation and very appreciated by local and national authorities.

Increased connections between OPDs, public institutions and private sector.

Growing participation of OPDs with the coordination of NCPD to public policies workshop.

Sustained momentum with the international community interest and participation from development and humanitarian practitioners for an effective mainstreaming.

Path to effective democratic participation, valuable opportunity for the disability movement, renewed interest from new government.

Challenges and next stepsMain Issues

Security Issues and socio-political unrest during the revolution

Enduring economic crisis

Technical and logistic issues for international experts

High demand for local expertise raises the competition

Difficulty to travel inside the country

Lack of resources for effective communication

Coping strategies

Follow security protocols, coordinate with embassy and international agencies

Plan activities accordingly with possibilities while look for sustainable opportunities

Activities rescheduled and procedures started at least a month in advance

Technical support to public institutions linked to training of permanent staff

Monitoring and support trough institutional counterparts when not possible in person.

Next Steps

Shaping and enhance GFPD and connect with multisector initiatives

Technical support to Federal Laws and Policies: Disability Policy 20-25 and Labour Act

Mainstreaming Inclusive VTC through International partnerships

Consolidate OPDs Participation and Advocacy Skills

Support Meaningful Participation to Democratic Process

Thank You

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