Disability Justice Fund for Women in Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda (Grant up to $20,000)

The African Disability Protocol 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.

Thematic Areas

• Proposed initiatives must also focus on at least one of the priority thematic areas chosen by the women who designed this fund. These are:
  1. Building organisational development and financial sustainability of organisations/movements.
  2. Building understanding and doing advocacy on the African Disability Protocol and other supporting policies.
  3. Building skills on advocacy.
  4. Supporting mobilisation of women and girls with disabilities for action.
  5. Encouraging collaboration in movements of women and girls with disabilities, other persons with disabilities and Organisations of People with Disabilities, and with other movements.
  6. Supporting accessibility and inclusion for the most marginalised groups in these approaches.

Grants

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.