Policy paper

Disability Rights Fund, Inc. / Disability Rights Advocacy Fund, Inc.

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: Foundation

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Name of organisation: Disability Rights Fund, Inc. / Disability Rights Advocacy Fund, Inc.

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

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):

DRF/DRAF commit to ensuring that by the end of 2019, a majority of the members of our decision-making bodies (Boards and Grantmaking Committees) are persons with disabilities, and include representatives of marginalized groups (including women with disabilities).

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

By the end of 2019

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Stereotypes, attitudes and behaviours

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

DRF/DRAF commit to ensuring that in our role as members of philanthropic and grantmaking networks (International Education Funders Group, Human Rights Funders Network, PEAK Grantmaking, etc.), we advocate for an increased profile and an inclusive and rights-based approach to disability among foundations and other grantmaking entities.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

Ongoing

B. Commitments for Inclusive Education

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Endorse and support the Partnership for Inclusive Education (donors only)

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

As members of the International Education Funders Group, DRF/DRAF commit to sharing information about the Partnership for Inclusive Education among IEFG member foundations and advocating for support for the Partnership.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

Throughout 2018-19

C. Commitments for Data Disaggregation

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Other

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

DRF/DRAF commit to help increase information on rights-based funding of organizations of persons with disabilities by a) continuing to code our funding by CRPD article and SDG goal; b) sharing our grantmaking data annually with other global human rights grantmakers via www.humanrightsfunding.org; c) sharing our grantmaking data annually with other SDG funders via www.SDGfunders.org or another similar platform; and d) updating our grants data on our own website, www.drafund/org/grants/directory/, twice/year.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

Ongoing, but for sharing SDG information, by end 2019

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Commit resources to support strengthened disability data

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

DRF/DRAF commit to equipping our grantees (DPOs) with tools for their own data-driven policy recommendations and advocacy.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

By end 2019

D. Commitments for Women and Girls with Disabilities

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

DRF/DRAF commit to developing an implementation plan for our new Gender Guidelines by mid-2019.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

By mid-2019

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

DRF/DRAF commit to ensuring that at least 15% of our funding annually is made to organizations of or addressing women and girls with disabilities.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

By end 2019