Ensure Voting Rights of Women with Disabilities
Organization information
Equip for Equality Nepal
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
Summary
Dalit ("untouchable") women with intellectual disabilities, especially in remote rural Far-West Nepal, one of Nepal's poorest areas, face a triple burden. This project will: a) Conduct intensive policy level workshops with election authorities to enforce voter accessibility laws; b) Engage disabled persons' organizations and other community groups to collaboratively advocate for the civic and political rights of Dalit women with intellectual disabilities.
Project locations
Nepal