Global Partnership on Disability and Development

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Global Partnership on Disability and Development

• What is the GPDD?
• Presentation to Association of University
  Centers on Disability
• Judith Heumann, Lead Consultant, World Bank
• October 31, 2006

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Overall Objective

• .. to combat the social and economic exclusion
  and impoverishment of people with disabilities
  and their families in developing countries by
  increasing awareness and understanding, and
  strengthening cooperation among developing
  country governments, bilateral and multilateral
  donors, development banks, UN agencies,
  development NGOs, disabled persons
  organizations, NGOs working in the field of
  disability, foundations, enterprises, and other
  partners, internationally and nationally.

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How is the objective implemented?

• Sharing knowledge, research, experience, and
  ideas, by
• Encouraging the participation of developing
  countries NGOs, DPOs, country governments,
  umbrella organizations et cetera
• Encourage active participation of donor countries
  and donor agencies
• Preparing papers defining policy issues,
  providing background, and offering and analyzing
  policy alternatives.
• Preparing and disseminating training materials,
  and organizing training and capacity building
  events.
• Advancing the goals of the Alliance by performing
  catalytic and service bureau functions.
• Supporting the establishment of coalitions of
  disability stakeholders in and across developing
  countries.
• Harmonizing activities in developing countries
  that build knowledge about disability and
  development.

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How is the GPDD organized?

• An Alliance
• A Multi-Donor Trust Fund
• A Co-ordinating Task Force

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The Alliance

• The alliance is an open and informal coalition of
  representatives from developing country
  governments, bilateral and multilateral donors,
  development banks, UN agencies, development NGOs,
  disabled persons organizations, NGOs working in
  the field of disability, foundations,
  enterprises, and other partners, internationally
  and nationally all committed to the GPDD
  Objective.

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The Multi-Donor Trust Fund

• A Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Disability and
  Development has recently been established. The
  World Bank is acting as trustee of donor funds
  supporting the work of the Alliance. The donor
  countries presently contributing are Finland,
  Norway and Italy.

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The Coordinating Task Force

• This group was established in December of 2004
  with the purpose of creating, structuring and
  promoting the GPDD.
• 12 people serve on the Taskforce, consisting of
  representatives from the various partners -
  UN-Agencies, DPOs, INGOs, Donor countries and
  Developing Country Government, that comprise the
  Alliance
• Four Thematic Working groups have been formed
  within the Task Force Education, Poverty
  Reduction Disability, Disasters, Emergencies
  and Conflicts and one on Planning and Coordination

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Thematic Working groups

• The Working Group on Education has identified as
  its priority supporting national governments and
  donor agencies by identifying and
  targetingmainstream education initiatives for
  inclusion, particularly at the national,regional
  and global levels. 

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Poverty Reduction and Disability

• Focus areas
• PRSP
• Research on relationship between poverty and
  disability
• Workshops
• Training

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Disasters, Emergencies and Conflicts

• Focus
• Disaster preparedness and disability
• Accessibility policies/accessible reconstruction

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Instruments Requiring Your Knowledge and
Participation

• We are all now required to play an active roll to
  ensure implementation
• The United Nations International Convention on
  the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (ICRPD)
  Article 27
• The Millenium Development Goals

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The Millennium Development Goals

• Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
• Achieve universal primary education
• Improve maternal health
• Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
• Promote gender equality and empower women
• Ensure environmental sustainability
• Reduce child mortality
• Develop a global partnership for development

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Why Your organization Should Participate
in the GPDD

• Employment is a critical component of poverty
  reduction.
• Your expertise is valued and valuable.
• Share your knowledge with others to advance
  poverty reduction and foster inclusive societies
  on the listserv at meetings and on committees.

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Join the GPDD Alliance

• To join the GPDD Alliance listserv please go to
• www.worldbank.org/disability/gpdd