Charities who help people with disabilities in developing countries receive UK aid funding boost
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Charities which help people with disabilities in developing
countries have been given a major funding boost. AbleChild Africa,
Humanity and Inclusion, British and Irish Agencies Afghanistan
Group, Orbis Charitable Trust and Deafkidz concentrate a lot of
their work on people with disabilities who can be marginalised by
society. They...Request free trial
Charities which help people with disabilities in developing countries have been given a major funding boost.
AbleChild Africa, Humanity and Inclusion, British and
Irish Agencies Afghanistan Group, Orbis Charitable Trust
and Deafkidz concentrate a lot of their work on people
with disabilities who can be marginalised by society.
They work with people of all ages in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Rwanda, Ethiopia and Afghanistan where people with disabilities are often the most vulnerable in society. Many of these charities work in health and education to ensure people with disabilities are getting the support they need including; eye care services in hard to reach areas, support to deaf communities and where possible helping people with disabilities find suitable employment. These grants come in the second round of funding from UK Aid Direct, announced by the Department for International Development. In total, 30 small and medium sized civil society organisations, who work on a wide range of issues throughout the developing world will benefit. As well as projects focussed on disability inclusion, funding will also be provided to projects working on food security and nutrition as well preventing violence against women and children. UK Aid Direct has already reached more than 3 million people, through 147 grants, across 31 countries. Announcing the latest round of funding, Secretary of State for International Development, Penny Mordaunt said:
The UK government will co-host its first-ever Global Disability Summit in London in July alongside the International Disability Alliance and the Government of Kenya. The summit will bring together leaders from the private sector, governments, donor agencies and charities to raise awareness of this under-prioritised issue and show our commitment to transform the lives of people with disabilities. It will secure ambitious commitments to make a tangible difference to the lives of millions of people around the world. Lauren Watters, Head of Programmes at AbleChild Africa said:
Steve Crump, Founder of Deafkidz:
Notes to EditorsThere are 30 Aid Match Direct grants being announced with a total funding of £28,968,130 Further information and the full list of recipients of the latest UK Aid Direct grants are available here: www.ukaiddirect.org/news/ UK Aid Direct is a five-year; £150 million programme currently changing the lives of over 3 million of the world’s poorest people with UK aid from the UK Government. Funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), UK Aid Direct was established in 2014 as a successor to the Global Poverty Action Fund (GPAF), which was created in 2010. UK Aid Direct is a challenge fund designed to support the UK’s commitments to achieving the Global Goals. Funding rounds will continue until 2020. The UK Government will co-host its first ever disability summit later this year that will focus on four central themes:
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