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Published 23 July 2018
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Form for submitting commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018
Your organisation
Type of organisation: Foundation
Name of organisation: Open Society Foundations
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: 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):
Working with disabled persons’ organizations, Open Society Foundations will promote innovative narrative change efforts that will challenge stigma and transform attitudes.
Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)
By 2020, OSF will have supported three such narrative change initiatives in different regions of the world.
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):
OSF will endorse the Partnership for Inclusive Education, including through an advisory role, and providing connections to expertise and OSF partner networks.
Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)
C. 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):
OSF will endeavour to include a disability rights lens in all our programming on women and girls.
Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)
By 2022, we will ensure that 75% of our programming on women and girls has considered the needs of women and girls with disabilities.
D. Other Commitment
Please enter the exact wording of any other commitment/s that do not fall under the themes above, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):
OSF will support the development a resource hub on access to justice for persons with disabilities, with a particular emphasis on ensuring that people with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities can access justice institutions on an equal basis with their non-disabled peers.
By 2021, the access to justice hub will be a resource for information and referral on innovative practice in this sphere.