Policy paper

Oxfam GB

Published 23 July 2018

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Form for submitting commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018

Your organisation

Type of organisation: Civil Society Organisation

If other: Click or tap here to enter text.

Name of organisation Oxfam GB

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 X

Your organisation’s commitments to achieve the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries

Form for submitting commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018

A. Commitments to eliminate Stigma and Discrimination:

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Representation and empowerment of persons with disabilities

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who has supported its development (75 words limit):

• Oxfam GB commits to tackle any prejudice or discrimination that persons with disabilities may experience through the following measures:

  • improve recruitment of persons with disabilities as a Disability Confident Committed Employer
  • make every reasonable effort to ensure that if an employee or volunteer becomes disabled they can stay in employment or continue to volunteer
  • develop greater awareness of disability amongst all employees and volunteers as part of our wider Diversity and Inclusion work
  • where reasonable, provide accessible services, environments and buildings *establish a baseline on the above and start reviewing our progress on an annual basis

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

One year

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):

• Oxfam GB commits to acknowledging the distinct and intersecting needs of persons with disabilities as part of our policy development. To inform this work, we will seek to use best practice research and evidence from across the sector.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

One year

B. Commitments for people with disabilities in Humanitarian Contexts:

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who has supported its development (75 words limit):

• Oxfam GB commits to ensuring all humanitarian programme and technical guidelines (e.g. WASH, EFSVL, Protection) are updated to be inclusive of the needs of persons with disabilities. This will include assessment protocols, and accountability/feedback processes that are accessible to persons with disabilities.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

One year

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who has supported its development (75 words limit):

• Oxfam GB commits to work with local partners with experience of working with persons with disabilities to develop inclusive disaster preparedness and DRR guidelines.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

One year

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who has supported its development (75 words limit):

• Oxfam GB commits to develop a protocol on consistent data/taxonomy for disability.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit) One year

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who has supported its development (75 words limit):

• Oxfam GB commits to work towards including statistics on persons with disabilities in our programme reporting.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

One year