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Where we work

Via our member organisations, MyRight supports 21 partner organisations in 8 countries on four continents. Together we carry out projects and programs that contribute to the organizations becoming stronger, more democratically structured and able to participate in societal development. 

Young girl with hearing aid sitting and writing at school she has her hair in braid and is wearing a pink vest over a black sweater

Bolivia

In Bolivia, our partner organizations work, among other things, to promote the social integration of children and young people with intellectual disabilities and to achieve greater recognition of the rights of the deaf and hard of hearing.

Partner organisations in Bolivia

  • Asociación de Padres, Tutores y Volunt. de Personas con Discapacidad. Tarija (APTVPCD Tarija). Member organisation: Association Global Inclusion (AGI)
  • Asociación de Padres, madres y tutores de Síndrome de Down “Luz de Amor” Chuquisaca - (APMTSD Sucre). Member organisation: Association Global Inclusion (AGI)
  • Asociación de Hipoacúsicos Cochabamba (ASHICO). Member organisation: National Association of the Hearing Impaired (HRF)

Bosnia-Herzegovina

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, projects are being run to strengthen organizations working for the rights of people with visual impairments and people with mental illness in various ways.
Among the projects are also activities that aim to promote sports. 

Partner organisations in Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Information Centre for Persons with Disabilities (IC LOTOS). Member organisation: Founders of Independent Living in Sweden (STIL)
  • Association for Mutual Help in Mental Distress (TK Fenix). Member organisation: National Association for Social and Mental Health (RSMH).
  • Udruzenje Slijepih Kantona Sarajevo-Association of blind of Canton Sarajevo (USGKS)
  • Youth association Ružičnjaka
  • Udruzenje mladih Ruzucnjaka- Los Rosalesa, Mostar
  • Association of paplegics, polio sufferers and other physically disabled people of the Doboj Region

Ethiopia

In Ethiopia, ENAPPD works to promote the social, economic and political rights of people with physical disabilities across the country.

Partner organisations in Ethiopia

  • Ethiopian National Association of persons with Physical Disability (ENAPPD) Member organisation: Participation Empowerment Freedom of Movement (DHR)

Nepal

The activities in Nepal consist of projects aimed at increasing access to rights such as work, education and information for the deaf, people with visual impairments and autism, and children and young people with intellectual disabilities.

Partner organisations in Nepal

  • National Federation for the Deaf Nepal (NDFN). Member organisation: Swedish Association of the Deaf (SDR)
  • Deaf Association of Kailali (DAOK) Member organisation: Swedish Association of the Deaf (SDR) and Stockholm Association of the Deaf (SDF)
  • Blind Youth Association of Nepal (BYAN). Member organisation: Youth with Visual Impairment (US)
  • Autism Care Nepal Society (ACNS). Member organisation: Autism Sweden
  • National Federation of the Disabled Nepal (NFDN)
A demonstration train, a woman looks into the camera holding a sign with the text Respect deaf peoples right over education
isabell is sitting in front of a Braille typewriter in a classroom and smiling she has a white school uniform and dark hair in a tassel

Nicaragua

In Nicaragua, OCN works, among other things, to enable people with visual impairment to have better access to inclusive education, training and employment, thereby improving their living conditions.

Partner organisations in Nicaragua

  • Organización de Ciegos de Nicaragua Marciela Toledo (OCN). Member organisation: Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired (SRF)

Rwanda

In Rwanda, RUB works to mobilise people with visual impairment at the local level and continues to support rehabilitation.
Awareness-raising and training of local authorities will be carried out to promote the inclusion of people with visual impairments.

Partner organisations in Rwanda

  • Rwanda Union of the Blind (RUB). Member organisation: Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired (SRF)
Four blind women standing by a wall laughing, one with a white cane

Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, MyRight's partner DOJF is working to strengthen the disability rights movement by improving communication between deaf and hearing people, increasing participation in society and strengthening civil society's work to ensure that people with disabilities have their rights respected.

Partner organisations in Sri Lanka

  • Disability Organisations Joint Front (DOJF).

Tanzania

In Tanzania, partner organizations work to strengthen the rights of people with intellectual disabilities, spina bifida, albinism and psychosocial ill health and / or neuropsychiatric disabilities.

Partner organisations in Tanzania

  • Tanzania Albinism Society (TAS). Member organisation: Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired (SRF)
  • Zanzibar National Association of the Blind (ZANAB). Member organisation: National Association of the Blind (SRF)
  • The Tanzania Federation of Disabled People's
    Organisations (SHIVYAWATA)
members from SRF and TAS stand together and look into the camera
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