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FinalisationAid type
Project-type interventionsBolivia
Location
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€ 1,296,769
Committed
Committed
€ 1,296,769
Used
Used
Description
The project has the overall objetive of promoting one of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, ratified by Bolivia in 2009: the right to work, eliminating gender disparities in education and ensuring equal access to all levels of education and vocatinal training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities. In Bolivia, it is necessary to develop strategies so that people with disabilities, in particular young women and men with disabilities between the ages of 15 and 24, can have a dignified, independent life and be an active part of the community. Aim of the project is to contribute to the achievement of this goal by improving access to skills-competences learning paths and livelihood opportunities for people with disabilities in the Department of Cochabamba and facilitating their inclusion within the family and the community. In fact, the initiative stems from the need to habilitate-rehabilitate young people with mild and moderate disabilities for real participation in the working community, and to be a source of income for the family. Disability often causes poverty and vice versa, causing the inability to meet basic needs such as education, health and employment and consequently reinforcing the negative stereotype, according to which people with disabilities do not contribute to the well-being of the community and the family. Furthermore, although in Bolivia the Law 977/2017 on job inclusion imposes hiring quotas for people with disabilities of 2% (in the private sector) and 4% (in the public sector), these are not applied. The project aims at reaching 3 main results: 1. Young people and women with disabilities learn fundamental, managerial and life skills thanks to strengthening the skills and competences of people with disabilities through occupational therapy and in synergy with public institutions that will benefit from the enhancement of their service, as well as an accompanying program for the implementation of income-generating activities and micro-enterprises with a focus on gender. 2. Three professional institutes guarantee the access and inclusion of young people with disabilities thanks to the definition of accessibility plans respecting the rights and needs of people with disabilities and replicable in other similar centers; the provision of scholarships for young people with disabilities; the training and awareness raising activities on inclusive education. 3. People with disabilities actively participate in community life thanks to the training and awareness-raising activities destined to the organizations of people with disabilities and to actors in the world of work in order to increase their knowledge about the rights of people with disabilities and the regulations on their job placement, as well as thanks to the creation of spaces for dialogue and support among the subjects that make up the world of work. In this way, a change can be activated in the local market. To ensure that "no one is left behind", the initiative provides for a transversal work of raising awareness on the issue of gender and empowerment of young women with disabilities, as these are often victims of double discrimination.
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| Year | Committed | Used |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | € 0 | € 518,707 |
| 2022 | € 1,296,769 | € 778,061 |
Agency
| Type | Name | Channel code |
|---|---|---|
| Government | AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development | 11000 |
Channel reported
| Type | Name | Channel code |
|---|---|---|
| National NGO | FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI (IMPRUNETA) | 22000 |
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