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DIWA curbs violence against women and girls with disabilities
Disabled Women in Africa (DIWA), during the course of its baseline survey in 2014, it was confirmed in the survey reports that many women & girls with disabilities experience various abuses & violations and many other cases that go…
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DIWA to carry out a baselines survey on Access to SRH services for women and girls with disabilities
DIWA with funding support from ABILIS Foundation will embark on a survey on access to SRH services for girls and women with disabilities in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The survey will be carried out in four locations in Bulawayo. Currently, there are no…
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DIWA will be issuing out certificates to Nurses
DIWA will be issuing out certificates to the 15 nurses who underwent the Basic Sign Language Training on November 18th, 2015. Thanks to KGVI for facilitating the training. The training programme was aimed at bridging the communication gap between the…
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DIWA handed over the Position Paper on Access SHR Services of Women and girls with disabilities
DIWA organised breakfast meetings in Bulawayo (on September 16th) and in Harare (on September 22nd) to share their position paper with relevant authorities. The contents in the position paper are not only only complaints, but proposed solutions as well. The…
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Exploitation, Violence and Abuse among Women and Girls with Disabilities
With funding support from Disability Rights Fund, DIWA Malawi managed to carry out a baseline survey on Exploitation, Violence and Abuse among women and girls with disabilities in Malawi. During the survey, it was found that many cases of Exploitation,…
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