At the intersection of gender & disability: to talk, inspire & act
Center for Equality Advancement ·Lithuania
About this project
<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #606060"><span style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif">The specific needs of women affected by disability (WAD) as well as their rights are not yet addressed in Lithuania. This includes higher probability of gender-based violence, violations of reproductive rights and limited participation in public and political life. WAD experience discrimination, stigmatization, objectivization and their need are not systematically represented by either women rights NGOs or disability NGOs. </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #606060"><span style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif">This project at the intersection of gender and disability has twofold purpose (1) to empower a specific vulnerable group affected by gender, disability and intersection of both grounds and (2) bring their strengthened voice to public and political discourse on human rights. Rationale of the project structure is based on three interlinked levels of activities: on the first level the activities will take place in two regions, where groups of active WAD will be gathered, empowered and thus they will take action to bring awareness to their communities and also will engage in advocacy on local level (micro level); on the second level competences of NGOs dealing with women’s issues and disability will be improved to apply intersectional approach and create a platform for mutual cooperation (mezo level); also awareness raising will mainstream intersectional approach in public discourse on national level in order to better address sensitive issues of WAD through articles, radio programmes, podcasts, various visual materials and information package designed to present the topics of gender equality and gender-based violence for WAD on national level (macro level). </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #606060"><span style="font-family: "Source Sans Pro", Arial, sans-serif">The expected outcomes of the project are the following: improved competences of WAD to advocate for their rights in two regions; NGOs working on issues of women and disability are bridged together and aware about vulnerability emerging from intersectionality; intersectional approach mainstreamed in public discourse to better address specific needs of WAD.</span></span></span></p>
Project partners
- Tauragė Women's Employment and Information Center Project partner· Lithuania
- Lithuania agency "SOS children" Panevezys branch Project partner· Lithuania