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Disability Rights Fund

Opening Spaces for Advocacy

Better & More Funding

State of Philanthropy

DRF advocates with funders to activate new, more and better funding for disability movements. Funders must confront their ableism and systems of exclusion by resourcing disability movements that are strengthening cultures of accessibility and inclusion. Funding must also be intersectional, recognizing how intersecting identities exacerbate structural inequities, violence and discrimination against persons with disabilities. Lastly, philanthropy must recognize the expertise and leadership of disability rights advocates on intersecting issues, such as climate and gender justice, just livelihoods, inclusive education, youth and LGBTQI + rights to name a few.

Strategic Partnerships

Strategic Partnerships is a funding stream that promotes movement building, addresses intersectional and emergent issues that are relevant for the disability movement in DRF target countries and beyond. Strategic partnerships capitalize opportunities for mutual learning between DRF and partners and advocacy to drive change together on new and evolving issues pertinent to disability movements.

DRF Strategic Partners

Disability Justice Project

The Disability Justice Project (DJP) trains disabled human rights defenders in documentary storytelling and is the first media platform dedicated to disability rights in global majority nations.

Association of Women in Development (AWID)

AWID is a global, feminist, membership, movement-support organization working to achieve gender justice and women’s human rights worldwide.

Women Enabled International (WEI)

WEI envisions a world where women and girls with disabilities claim human rights, act in solidarity, and lead self-determined lives.

National Indigenous Disabled Woman Association—Nepal (NIDWAN)

NIDWAN promotes civil, political, social, economic, and cultural rights of indigenous women and girls with disabilities through an intersectional approach with due respect to their multiple identities.

ASEAN Disability Forum

The ASEAN Disability Forum is a network of organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) of the ASEAN region. It is a platform where OPDs coordinate actions to advocate for disability inclusive policy formulation and implementation.