January 22, 2020 was a historic day. For the first time ever, a person in a wheelchair climbs to the top of Little Mount Meru, at 3820 meters above sea level. The walk is carried out to raise money to build a House of Hope - a rehab center for children and young people with spina bifida and / or hydrocephalus in Tanzania.
"SOLIDARITY FOREVER", "TUSPO FOREVER" they shout and hold each other's hands in the air. Through the organization TUSPO (Tanzania Users and Survivors of Psychiatry Organization), a group of women who live with or are relatives of someone living with mental illness meet.
Although people with disabilities are disproportionately affected by climate change, they are often excluded from decision-making processes at all levels. MyRights Peace for all
"Being disabled in the middle of an ongoing war is very difficult," human rights activist Belma Goralilja from Bosnia and Herzegovina told the outside world when they met during the MyRight conference on the situation of people with disabilities in armed conflicts this autumn.
Today, MyRight's general secretary Jesper Hansén visited the cage in Musikhjälpen to talk about sexual abuse of people with disabilities.
People with disabilities are particularly vulnerable in armed conflicts - despite this there is a lack of a clear disability perspective in Sweden's humanitarian work. Time for Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) to rethink.
On Tuesday, December 3rd, is the international day for people with disabilities, but it is also #GivingTuesday, a day when we give more instead of shopping.
Goal 4 is to ensure an inclusive and equal education of good quality and promote lifelong learning for all. It must be ensured by 2030 at the latest
Over the past two decades, the proportion of children attending school has increased rapidly on a global level. Despite this, there are still very many
A new report from Forum Syd examines how the commitment that no one should be left out affects Swedish development assistance and development cooperation.
