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European cooperation shares its experiences to strengthen disability-inclusive public policies in Latin America
On 28th May, the European programmes of international cooperation Bridging the Gap, EUROsociAL+ and SOCIEUX+ shared their work experiences for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in Latin America at the webinar “Europe & Latin America. Disability in bi-regional cooperation: The opportunity for a new normality, more fair for all”, hosted by Grupo Social ONCE.…
Read MoreParaguay’s response to COVID-19 will be monitored from a disability perspective
Until 30th June, Bridging the Gap will work together with the Paraguayan Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) that are part of the National Commission for the Rights of Persons with disabilities (CONADIS) in the development of a methodology to monitor the implementation of the public policy of response to the health emergency caused by COVID-19 in…
Read MoreDEVCO staff trained on inclusive and accessible communication
Despite the difficulties caused by COVID-19, Bridging the Gap continues its work to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in development cooperation. The latest activity carried out in this regard was the inclusive and accessible communication online training addressed to the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) and EU Delegations staff, originally foreseen to be held in…
Read MoreBridging the Gap strengthens the Communication and Mediation Centre for Deaf Persons in Ecuador
The Communication and Mediation Centre for Deaf Persons in Ecuador (COSORI) will be strengthened from June onwards thanks to the support of Bridging the Gap, so that it can be available 24 hours a day to meet the high demand for this service caused by the COVID-19 health crisis. This service is a Call Center…
Read MoreEasy-to-read COVID-19 prevention guidelines reach Somali and Amharic-speaking Ethiopians
Committed to the need to make information about COVID-19 available to as many people as possible, Bridging the Gap has translated into two Ethiopian local languages, Amharic and Somali, the easy-to-read COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines produced by the organisation Chosen Power (People First Hong Kong). After the adaptation of these guidelines, a total of 2,500 copies have been…
Read MoreBridging the Gap delivers 1000 reusable masks to organisations of persons with disabilities in Burkina Faso
In the framework of Bridging the Gap’s COVID-19 contingency plan in Burkina Faso, 1000 washable and reusable masks were delivered to the project’s partners’ organisations of persons with disabilities on 13 May at an event held at the premises of the National Multisectoral Council for the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Persons with…
Read MoreNew job offers to provide technical assistance to Bridging the Gap in Paraguay
Bridging the Gap is looking for two people to provide technical assistance to the implementation of the project in Paraguay: Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies (MITIC) and the National Secretariat for Human Rights with Disabilities (SENADIS) on the accessibility of websites and training in web accessibility. Terms of reference (in…
Read MoreBridging the Gap presents its latest study on the participation of organisations of people with disabilities
On 28 April, Bridging the Gap held the webinar ‘The Unsteady Path – Towards Meaningful Participation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities’ to share the results of its latest study and the knowledge generated around the concept of “meaningful participation” of the Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), analyse the barriers and challenges they face…
Read MoreJob Opportunity: Logistic-administrative technical assistance for Bridging the Gap project in Paraguay
Bridging the Gap is looking for a person to provide technical and administrative assistance to the technical coordination of the project in Paraguay under the operational direction of the Technical Cooperation Office (TCO) of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) in the country. DUTIES OF THE POSITION: Support in the follow-up of the…
Read MoreList of resources to include persons with disabilities in COVID-19 response
In these tough times we are facing, it is even more necessary to continue joining efforts to leave no behind in COVID-19 response. Bridging the Gap keeps working both at the global and country levels to ensure the inclusion of persons with disabilities in public policies to prevent and contain this pandemic. At the country…
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