Lumos
Published 23 July 2018
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Form for submitting commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018
IMPORTANT: Please refer to the accompanying guidance note for advice on completing this form and please fill in all four sections in English.
1. Your organisation:
Type of organisation: Civil Society Organisation
If other: Click or tap here to enter text.
Name of organisation Lumos
2. Charter for Change
Please read the attached Summit Charter for Change: the principal legacy of the Summit. If your organisation is happy to sign up to the Charter, please confirm by putting a cross in the box below.
My organisation signs up to the Summit Charter for Change ☒
3. Your organisation’s commitments to achieve the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries:
A. Commitments to eliminate Stigma and Discrimination
Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Policy, legislation and its implementation Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who has supported its development (75 words limit): Recognising that institutionalisation harms children – and that children with disabilities are overrepresented in institutions –we commit to work together toward eliminating the institutionalisation of children globally. Ensuring our organisations do not contribute towards the institutionalisation of children, directly or indirectly - and in line with international treaties and best practice, we share the UK Government’s pledge to enable all children to have the opportunity to realise their right to family care.
Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)
Lumos commits to ending the institutionalisation of children by 2050
Please copy and paste this box for additional commitments under this theme.