EPD - USAID's Expanding Participation of People with Disability Program.

$1.13M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	BlueLaw International LLP
Country	Bangladesh
Start Date	May 08, 2017
End Date	Jul 05, 2019
Duration	788 days
Number of Grantees	17
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`210002-76`

Grant Description

This technical assistance program is designed to empower Bangladeshi disabled persons organizations (DPOs) to activate the district-level adjudication mechanisms created under the Disability Rights & Protection Act of 2013 (DRPA).

Once trained and mobilized, DPOs working in concert can actively engage the DRPA district committees to ensure accountability and responsiveness.

To accomplish this goal, this project will pursue the following four objectives:.1.Produce high-quality, action-oriented informational resources in accessible formats on the DRPA for diverse stakeholders.2.Strengthen DPOs' capacity to develop high-quality, needs-based, and strategic project proposals.3.Enable DPOs to mobilize national- and district-level stakeholders to implement the DRPA.4.Enable DPOs to evaluate critically the impact of their advocacy plans and to identify avenues for future advocacy