News

After surviving sexual violence, youth leader creates change for girls with disabilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ngoma*, who has a hearing disability, was attacked at aged 15 by a group of boys in her hometown of Matadi in the the Democratic Republic of the Congo. © UNFPA DRC/Jeremie Kibuya
  • 13 February 2024
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities

03 December 2023

Global

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Publication

Our Bodies, Our Rights! Addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Gender-based Violence for Women and Young People with Disabilities

Presentation slides for the Virtual Workshop Curriculum for Organizations of Persons with Disabilities

Number of pages: 131

Publication date: 30 Nov 2023

Author: United National Population Fund (UNFPA) and Women Enabled International (WEI)

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Publication

Our Bodies, Our Rights! Addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Gender-based Violence for Women and Young People with Disabilities

Virtual Workshop Curriculum for Organizations of Persons with Disabilities

Number of pages: 144

Publication date: 30 Nov 2023

Author: United National Population Fund (UNFPA) and Women Enabled International (WEI)

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Publication

Our Bodies, Our Rights! Addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Gender-based Violence for Women and Young People with Disabilities.

Virtual Workshop Curriculum for Organizations of Persons with Disabilities.

Number of pages: 144

Publication date: 30 Nov 2023

Author: United National Population Fund (UNFPA) and Women Enabled International (WEI)

This interactive virtual workshop curriculum is focused on addressing sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender-based violence.  The curriculum is designed for facilitators with disabilities to provide information and experiential learning for organizations of persons with disabilities to lead future trainings in their communities.

Our Bodies, Our Rights! includes this curriculum manual, and a presentation that you can access here.

See the in-person workshop curriculum manual here.

Publication

Our Bodies, Our Rights! Addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Gender-based Violence for Women and Young People with Disabilities

Presentation slides for the In-person Workshop Curriculum for Organizations of Persons with Disabilities

Number of pages: 116

Publication date: 30 Nov 2023

Author: United National Population Fund (UNFPA) and Women Enabled International (WEI)

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Publication

Our Bodies, Our Rights! Addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Gender-based Violence for Women and Young People with Disabilities

An In-person Workshop Curriculum for Organizations of Persons with Disabilities

Number of pages: 140

Publication date: 30 Nov 2023

Author: United National Population Fund (UNFPA) and Women Enabled International (WEI)

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Resources

The UNFPA We Decide Programme: A Catalyst for Disability Inclusion

Resource date: Jun 2023

Publisher: UNFPA

The We Decide Global Programme is the UNFPA flagship initiative to promote rights and choices for women and young persons with disabilities. This booklet displays the main achievements of the We Decide Programme in catalyzing change for disability inclusion in UNFPA. It presents partners and potential donors with a broad understanding of the programme as well as the opportunities for scaling the work on disability inclusion in order to leave no one behind when it comes to sexual and reproductive health and rights.

News

For persons with disabilities, innovation and bodily autonomy are fundamental on the path to inclusion

Anchita Abdul, 26, from Nampula, Mozambique, completed her education through the seventh grade. She lost her vision later in life due to illness. Young women and girls with disabilities have the lowest levels of sexual and reproductive health information and education, compared to those without disabilities. © Photo/Mbuto Carlos Machili
  • 02 December 2022
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Statement

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022

01 December 2022

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