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Job Opportunity: Financial Manager based in Madrid
Bridging the Gap, the European Union’s flagship initiative on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in international development cooperation is looking for a Financial Manager to join the Project Management Unit, based in Madrid. A service contract linked to the implementation of the project, for an estimated duration of 30 months, is offered. DUTIES OF THE…
Read MoreHow to make the invisible visible in Sudan
From the 15 to the 18 of December 2018, BtG Sudan visited the Councils for Persons with Disability (CPD) in the states of Gedaref and Kassala. The mission intended to monitor the impact of the activity held in Gedaref collecting also suggestions for planning the second phase. The meeting with the CPD in Gedaref was…
Read MoreIntense month for Bridging the Gap in Ethiopia
Bridging the Gap in Ethiopia lived a very intense month of activities between mid-November and December. Four important trainings were organised, with the objective of strengthening the relevance of the disability component in international cooperation activities in the country. First, a “Disability Awareness and Inclusive WASH Solutions Training” was organized in favour of CARE Ethiopia…
Read MoreOne week of training on project planning and management for OPDs in Burkina Faso
30 representatives from organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) of Burkina Faso attended the training on project planning and management, organised by Bridging the Gap in the framework of the activities aimed at reinforcing the capacities of OPDs and delivered by the expert Nab Léonard Davire. The training, officially inaugurated by Boukary Savadogo, permanent Secretary…
Read MoreThe challenges to ensure inclusive education at the core of Bridging the Gap 2018 Annual event
Under the heading “Tackling the challenges to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education”, Bridging the Gal celebrated its 2018 Annual event on November 28th in Madrid (Spain), gathering institutional representatives, development practitioners and organisations of persons with disabilities. The event was introduced by the Director of the International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public…
Read MoreThe Organizations of Persons with Disabilities of Paraguay validate the Work Plan 2019-2020 of Bridging the Gap
On October 26 and 27, the Paraguayan city of Encarnación hosted the First National Meeting of the project Bridging the Gap, during which actions identified as priority by member organizations of the National Commission for the Rights of Persons with disabilities (CONADIS) for the 2019-2020 Work Plan of the project were validated. This meeting was…
Read MoreBridging the Gap strengthens the capacities of the National Council Disability Focal Points in Burkina Faso
From the 11th to the 18th of July, in Ougadougou (Burkina Faso), Bridging the Gap II held the training activity entitled “The Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disability (CRPD) and inclusion: promotion and integrated protection of the rights of persons with disabilities through synergies between institutions and civil society – The Sustainable Development…
Read MoreThe European Union presents in Ethiopia its flagship initiative on the inclusion of persons with disabilities in development cooperation
Bridging the Gap was presented today to the Ethiopian authorities, development partners and civil society organisations at an event organized by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), implementing and co-funding partner of BtG in Ethiopia. The event, kicked-off with a reflection from the country’s disability movement by Kalkidan Shemeles from the Federation of National Associations of…
Read MoreGeneration of data and indicators for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in Paraguay
Nearly 100 people shared knowledge and good practices around the most relevant approaches on the generation and disaggregation of data and indicators for the inclusion of people with disabilities during the Bridging the gap’s training workshop celebrated on June 28 in Asuncion (Paraguay). The workshop was organised in collaboration with the Spanish Agency for International…
Read MoreThe creation and management of disability data and indicators, under discussion at the COSP11
On the occasion of the 11th Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP11), held at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York from the 12th to the 14th of June, Bridging the Gap held on June 14th the side event “Bridging the Gap: European commitment…
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