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Civil Society’s Coordinated Advocacy for Implementing Disability Rights Commitments in Georgia
Project Title: Civil Society’s Coordinated Advocacy for Implementing Disability Rights Commitments in Georgia
Project Duration: 29 months
Partners: Changes for Equal Rights
Target regions: Shida Kartli, Kakheti, Adjara, and Samegrelo
Goals:
- Strengthening civil society organizations working on disability issues and promoting their coordinated efforts;
- Evaluating laws and policy documents related to disability issues at the national level and aligning them with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
- Raising public awareness about human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the rights of women, ethnic minorities, forcibly displaced persons, and young persons with disabilities.
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Advocacy for the Implementation of Disability Law
Project Title: Advocacy for the Implementation of Disability Law
Project Duration: 29 months
Partners: Coalition for Independent Living; Europe Foundation and Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley.
Goal: The goal of the proposed project is to Empower Georgian DPOs to effectively advocate for equal treatment under the Law on the Rights of Person with Disabilities in Georgia and support efforts to discourage discriminatory practices.
- Objective One. Strengthen advocacy skills and institutional capabilities of DPOs and other disability organizations.
- Objective Two. Establish effective mechanisms for cooperation between DPOs and central and local authorities to hold governments accountable for the implementation of the Law.
Target regions: Shida Kartli, Kvemo Kartli, Kakheti and Samtskhe-Javakheti.
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Civil Society Action for Promoting Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Georgia (EUROPEAN UNION; February 2021 - January 2023)
Project Title: Civil Society Action for Promoting Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Georgia
Project Duration: 2 years
Donor: European Union
Partners: Changes for Equal Rights; Coalition for Independent Living
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Supporting Disabled Communities in Overcoming the Barriers Caused by Covid-19 (European Union, People in Need ; January 2021 - July 2021)
Project Title: Supporting Disabled Communities in Overcoming the Barriers Caused by Covid-19
Project Duration: 7 Months
Donor: European Union, This project is implemented by People in Need
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Supporting the Advancement of Independent Living in Georgia (USAID; October, 2020 – September, 2022)
Project Title: Supporting the Advancement of Independent Living in Georgia
Project Duration: 1 October, 2020 – 30 September, 2022
Donor: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Goal: Support independent living of persons with disabilities through evidence-based advocacy and sustainable service provision in accordance with CRPD Article 19.
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Supporting Economic Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in regions of Georgia (SEEPD) (World Jewish Relief; July 2020-June 2021)
Project Title: Supporting Economic Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in regions of Georgia (SEEPD)
Project Duration: July 2020-June 2021
Donor: World Jewish Relief
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Supporting Persons with Disabilities during Covid-19 Crisis (European Union; May, 2020 – January, 2021)
Project Title: Supporting Persons with Disabilities during Covid-19 Crisis
Project Duration: 28 May, 2020 – 28 Jenuary, 2021
Donor: European Union
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Strengthening Physical Rehabilitation in Georgia (USAID; September, 2017 – September, 2021)
Project Title: Strengthening Physical Rehabilitation in Georgia
Project Duration: 01 September, 2017 – 30 September, 2021
Donor: United States Agency for International Development (USAID)