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Projects

Disability Inclusion Audit - Improving Food Productivity And Market
Linkages Project (IFPMLP) - (26 Mar - 30 Apr 2024)

Country: Zimbabwe
Client Organisation: Action On Poverty

BACKGROUND

Action on Poverty (AOP) in partnership with the Community Technology Development Organization (C.T.D.O), initiated the second phase of the Improving Food Productivity and Market Linkages Project (IFPMLP) in 2020. The project is funded by the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) program and is being implemented in three(3) wards of Mutoko District (Ward 14, 15, 17).

OBJECTIVES

  • Undertaking an analysis which includes consultation with people with disability and contextual analysis of the barriers to social inclusion and participation in relation to their project.
  • Undertaking a desk review of the partner’s policy and procedures to understand its approach to promoting disability inclusive practice, the degree to which its policy is being implemented and the ongoing quality of its policy and practices. For partners who have conducted a self-assessment previously, review recommendations and progress.
  • Reviewing partner’s monitoring and evaluation practices to understand what systems they have and make recommendations, if applicable, to record progress in promoting the inclusion of people with disability.
  • Supporting the partner organization to conduct a disability self-assessment (DSA) inorder to identify gaps across the program and organization as a whole, priority areas of focus and to develop an action plan with strategies and time frames to achieve results. The self-assessment will entail a review of the governance, understanding of disability among staff, human recourses and project implementation and performance. A DSA tool can be of the contracted organization, or AOP can recommend a tool.

DELIVERABLES

  • Draft a report based on the review of policies, procedures, practice and DSA with an action plan;
  • Conduct a training in disability inclusion mainstreaming for staff of the partner organization in the country and provide training materials;
  • Provide support and coaching to partners to develop disability-inclusive practice and plans, processes and procedures. Document the support provided.

Staff Capacity Strengthening – Resource Mobilisation
Training (25 Feb – 07 Mar 2024)

Country: Zimbabwe
Client Organisation: The Ability in Disability Trust (TAD)

BACKGROUND

DDP was contracted by TAD to conduct a training on resource mobilisation for staff. Resource mobilisation is critical to any organisation. Organisational sustainability is hinged on the ability to mobilise resources. Thus, it is both the engine and the oil of any organisation. It is against this background that TAD as a growing NGOs has to improve the capacity of staff on resource mobilisation.

OBJECTIVES

The overall objective was to strengthen the capacity of staff on resource mobilisation including proposal development, donor engagement etc.

ACTIVITIES

Developing training materials, conducting a 2-day physical training on resource mobilisation.

Development Of A Policy Brief On Access To ICT By Persons With
Disabilities In Zimbabwe (28 Jan - 14 Feb 2024)

Country: Zimbabwe
Client Organisation: Signs Of Hope Zimbabwe Trust

BACKGROUND

Our existence in a digital era cannot be ignored. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are evolving and are fast claiming the center stage in how we learn, work, socialize, and access services (including public services). It is evident in this era that ICTs are no longer a luxury but are essential in our daily lives, and are key enablers to the realization of human rights. Sadly, the "Disability Digital Divide" is apparent. There are more than 1 billion population who live with a form of disability are in one way or another side-lined and relegated to the peripheries of the current digital economies.

Barriers to ICT accessibility by persons with disabilities in Zimbabwe are persistent. Policy, attitudinal, geographical, and institutional barriers hinder persons with disabilities from accessing ICTs on an equal basis with others. Furthermore, the lack of data to in form key processes in the improvement of access and development of new technologies makes it increasingly difficult to include persons with disabilities in this fast-paced digital era. It is against this background that Signs of Hope Trust and the CIPESA have commissioned the research to track the extent to which persons with disabilities have access to ICTs.

The study will be critical in informing stakeholders on the extent to which the Zimbabwean landscape is enabling access to ICTs by persons with disabilities in the five domains of Legal and Regulatory Framework, Public Access, Mobile Communication Accessibility, TV and Video Programming Accessibility, and Web Accessibility

OBJECTIVES

The overall objective of the project was to develop a policy brief on access to ICT by persons with disabilities in Zimbabwe using the Framework of Indicators developed by the Center for Inclusive Policies in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA).

ACTIVITIES

Developing a survey tool from the CIPESA Framework of Indicators, training of enumerators, conducting a 2-day Policy Lab Workshop, developing the brief.

PUBLICATIONS

Policy Brief on Access to ICT by Persons with Disabilities in Zimbabwe.

Leadership Training for Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC)
Managerial Employees October 2023

Country: Zimbabwe
Organisation: Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC)
DDP was contracted to conduct a leadership training for Zimbabwe Power Company Managerial Staff. The assignment included the development of training materials and modules on leadership. Areas covered include success through goal setting, delegation for maximum productivity, emotional intelligence, and building leadership resilience. A 2-day training was conducted at ZESA National Training Centre from 5 to 6 October 2023

Gender And Disability Inclusion Training (21-24 May 2023)

Country: Zimbabwe
Organisation: Caritas
DDP was contracted to conduct a training on Caritas ZICD program staff with skills on programmingwhich is sensitive to both gender and disability. This included the development of training materials inthegiven thematic areas.

BACKGROUND

Caritas Gokwe is the Social and Development arm of the Catholic Church in the Catholic Diocese of Gokwe. As such, Caritas Gokwe implements a number of Development programsinthe community. One of the key programs under implementation is the Zimbabwe IntegratedCommunity Development Program (ZICDP) which is funded by Caritas Australia. The programhas 4 objectives namely:

  • To improve food security, nutrition and household income
  • To improve access to clean and safe water and sanitation infrastructure
  • To improve the complementary gender roles between men and women and boys and girls
  • To improve the protection of Children in the schools and in the community

The purpose of the intended training was to capacitate ZICD program staff with skill on programmingwhich is sensitive to both gender and disability. While gender and disability are usually taken as crosscutting issues in programming, the training equiped Caritas staff and partners with skills to be moresensitive to gender and disability in the program design stage, the implementation and the evaluationstages.

TRAINING AREAS OF FOCUS

  • Gender analysis, issues and potential barriers to development
  • Gender sensitivity in development planning and implementation
  • Disability awareness: Forms of disability and related/relevant interventions
  • Disability inclusion in development
  • Sustainable support for People Living with Disabilities

PLANNED OUTCOMES

  • Improved awareness on gender and disability issues in development work in general
  • Improved program designing and implementation with improved sensitivity to gender and disability.
  • Sustainable development interventions which are responsive to gender and disability

NOREC 2022 Diversity & Inclusion In The Student Movement Training

Location: Zimbabwe
Facilitated a Diversity and Inclusion Training for Youth Empowerment and Transformation Trust (YETT) Zimbabwe, under the 2022 Students’ Rights, Academic Freedom and Equitable Higher Education (Norec N x S) program. host a student-centered workshop on ‘Diversity and Inclusion in the Student Movement’. This initiative was being run under the 2022 NOREC Project and aimed to strengthen knowledge and interest for raising awareness of inclusive education rights, especially as they relate to the empowerment of marginalized students and successful engagement with constituencies among partners, members and stakeholders affiliated with YETT and the Student Academic Freedom Regional Advocacy Program (SAFRAP 2.0).

Objectives:

  • To build the capacity of SAFRAP partners and YETT staff in being able to provide programming which takes into account, and celebrates, diversity and inclusion.
  • To provide a refresher on relevant and current language and best practices with regards to diversity and inclusion in programs directed towards young people and students.
  • To unpack the concept of intersectional feminism and its utilization as a lens through which to better understand the multiple challenges which face young people and higher and tertiary education students.
  • To invite the partners to attend the workshop to network and learn from each other’s experiences and best practices with regards to diversity and inclusion.
  • To discuss and better understand how students, organizations and activists have continued to reach out to and engage with marginalized students.
  • Address prejudice and bias.
  • To continue to work on how to solve and address the challenges faced by a diverse group of youth, students, organizations and activists.

Development of a YETT Diversity & Inclusion Policy Nov-Dec 2022

Location: Zimbabwe
Leading the development of a comprehensive Diversity and Inclusion Policy which will better place YETT to address the needs of its staff and diverse youth constituency, and allow us to be ‘fit for purpose’.

The overall objectives of the Development of a Diversity and Inclusion Policy for YETT are to:

  • Review current policies so as to identify gaps with regards to ensuring that Diversity and.
  • TInclusion are priorities of the organization, its programming and the mission and values that we seek to attain.
  • To develop a Diversity and Inclusion Policy which complies with national laws, local, regional and international best practice and gives guidelines and mechanisms to mainstream diversity and inclusion in all YETT programming and implementation.
  • Ensure that the YETT Diversity and Inclusion policy is in line with the YETT organizational vision, goals and current best practices.
  • Strengthen the organizational capacity and governance of YETT so that it can carry out its work to the best of its ability, taking into account its diverse youth constituency

Shadow report on the UNCRPD implementation in Zimbabwe (Jan - Feb 2023)

Client: FODPZ and CBM
Conducting consultations on the implementation of the UNCRPD in Zimbabwe, with a view to submitting a parallel/shadow report that contains:

  • What the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) has or has not put into practice;
  • Areas for improvement,
  • Proposed recommendations,
  • Data collection done in the ten provinces of Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) in September of 2013 and according to 35 (1) State Parties shall submit, to the Committee of the UNCRPD, an initial comprehensive report on measures taken to give effect to its obligations under the Convention within two years of ratification. Furthermore, Article sub section 5 states that reports may indicate factors and difficulties affecting the degree of fulfilment of State Party obligations. Thereafter, States Parties are meant to submit subsequent reports at least every four years or whenever the Committee so requests as stipulated in sub section 2 of Article 35. Zimbabwe only submitted its initial report in July 2022.


In its 11th session, the Committee highlighted that it places great value in the participation and contribution from disabled persons organizations (DPOs) and civil society organizations (CSOs), including organizations representing women and children with disabilities. It is with this background that the Federation of Organizations of Disabled People in Zimbabwe (FODPZ) and the Christian Blind Mission (CBM) are conducting consultations on the implementation of the UNCRPD in Zimbabwe, with a view to submitting a parallel/shadow report that contains: (a) what the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) has or has not put into practice; (b) areas for improvement; and (c) proposed recommendations.