Introducing our new participatory fund.
The Disability Justice Fund for Women is a fund for local organisations in Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda supporting the African Disability Protocol (ADP) and strengthening movements of women with disabilities. This fund has been designed by a team of women disability activists from those countries.
Applications to this fund have now closed.
What is the African Disability Protocol?
The African Disability Protocol (ADP) is the first human rights treaty addressing discrimination faced by people with disabilities in African countries. It goes beyond existing African human rights instruments by addressing issues such as harmful practices, beliefs, and superstitions that disproportionately impact persons with disabilities. By adopting a social and human rights approach, the ADP recognises the unique lived experiences of persons with disabilities in Africa.
The protocol needs to be ratified in order to be implemented. The idea is that grants from this fund can be used to advocate to governments for this to happen, and to support implementation after ratification.
Who can apply?
The fund is for organisations and groups led by women with disabilities in Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda to fund work which strengthens and supports the most marginalised women with disabilities in their countries.
These groups include: The most marginalised women with disabilities, women with disabilities in rural areas, girls and young women with disabilities aged between 12 – 35 years, less educated women with disabilities, disability organisations with members at the grass roots, older women with disabilities aged above 65 years. These target groups were identified by the women who designed the fund.
Proposed initiatives must also focus on at least one of the priority thematic areas chosen by the women who designed this fund. These are:
- Building organisational development and financial sustainability of organisations/movements.
- Building understanding and doing advocacy on the African Disability Protocol and other supporting policies.
- Building skills on advocacy.
- Supporting mobilisation of women and girls with disabilities for action.
- Encouraging collaboration in movements of women and girls with disabilities, other persons with disabilities and Organisations of People with Disabilities, and with other movements.
- Supporting accessibility and inclusion for the most marginalised groups in these approaches.
How much money can be applied for?
Two types of grants are available:
- Small grants of up to $10,000
- Large grants of up to $20,000
To apply for a large grant a group must be registered. Unregistered groups can only apply for the small grant, and must provide two referees.
Key dates.
Applications closed at midnight, East Africa time, (9pm Ghana time) on Saturday 31 August. Applications are now closed.
You must plan to use any funds within 12 months.
How will grant decisions be made?
This grant is jointly designed, and decisions will be made in collaboration between the ADD International team and women with disabilities.
All applicants will hear back from us. If you have not heard anything by 1 October please get in touch at disabilityjusticewomen@add.org.uk.
Safety and Security.
If you have any concern about safety or security during the application process and you would like to speak to us, please email us on disabilityjusticewomen@add.org.uk or message on WhatsApp via +254 735 486754
Complaints and Feedback
If you wish to raise a complaint or share some feedback with ADD about this project please contact Rose Tesha, Regional Director – Africa, by email rose.tesha@add-tanzania.org or phone +255 222 780336; Cell: +255 784 316556 or +255 713 316556.
Safeguarding
ADD expects high standards of conduct and professionalism from all our employees and representatives. For more information about safeguarding at ADD, or to raise a concern regarding behaviour, please visit our safeguarding webpage.
Questions.
If you have any questions please look over our frequently asked questions page, to find a response.