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"The most important thing, I think, is to have led people to have confidence in themselves, to understand that at last they can sit down and write about their development, write about their happiness and say what they want. And at the same time, to feel what the price is for happiness".
Thomas SANKARA

Abilis Foundation Finland

Working to support people with disabilities in developing countries

The Abilis Foundation is a programme support organisation that channels development aid funds provided by the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to people with disabilities living in developing countries. We fund projects designed and implemented by people with disabilities to promote, in particular, the status of women and girls with disabilities, human rights, participation and independent living in Africa and Asia.

Objectives of Abilis' work

The Abilis Foundation works to reduce inequalities between disabled people living in developing countries and to eradicate poverty. We

We operate in the world's poorest countries, where there are no services and where people with disabilities are particularly vulnerable. Five of our programme countries are in Africa (Ethiopia, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda) and four in Asia (Tajikistan, Nepal, Vietnam and Myanmar). In Africa, our programme countries are Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda. In Asia, our programme countries are Myanmar, Nepal, Tajikistan and Vietnam.

 

Abilis operates in a total of 9 countries

The countries in the Abilis Foundation Africa and Asia are the poorest countries in the world, where disabled people are in a weak position and their rights are not respected. The majority of disabled people live in poverty outside their own communities. Either the services do not exist, or disabled people do not have access to them. Prejudice and conservative attitudes discriminate against people with disabilities. The specific needs of people with disabilities guide our work in our programme countries.

There are many risks associated with operating in difficult conditions in developing countries. We have prepared for the risks through country-specific risk assessments and by limiting our operations to countries where we have previously operated and have extensive local representation and networks. Our local representatives ensure that Abilis project funding is used appropriately. There have been positive changes in the promotion of the rights of people with disabilities in many countries, which we want to strengthen further.

We regularly travel to the programme countries to meet disabled people who have taken part in projects and to monitor project implementation. We know the local conditions in our programme countries and what life is like for disabled people there. In addition, many of the Foundation's disabled staff provide peer support and are able to really understand disabled people in developing countries.

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