Mainstreaming the Disabled People in Development
Process
Disabled people are
amongst poor in the society, suffering
exclusion, marginalization and avoidance
in the society. Children with various
types of disability also mostly suffer
from malnutrition, which are mostly
linked to their physical disability
and lack of care of their parents, while
disabled women mostly suffer, as because,
they are considered as double burden-
being women and being disabled.
The incidence of disability
is also strongly linked to poverty.
From family to state, disabled people
are excluded in every sphere of life.
The civil rights of the people with
disability (PWD) are frequently violated
because of the negative attitude to
them.
With
this reality of PWDs, SETU undertook
the project titled ‘Mainstreaming
the Disabled People in Development Process’
in Kushtia Sadar Thana and Khoksa Thana
under Kushtia District. SETU desires
to assist the PWDs in involving them
in socio- economic and political activities
enabling them to voice their rights
and opportunities. The project started
from 1999. Initial activities of the
project were institution building, savings
mobilization, and awareness raising
about human rights, health etc., including
provision for providing health support
and training to the poor people.
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