What?

This training package ‘disability-inclusive health in humanitarian action’ has been designed to support trainers to facilitate learning, reflections and discussions around disability-inclusion in humanitarian health sector.

Package will:  

• Deepen understanding of disability-inclusive humanitarian Health in line with the IASC Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action
• Expand capacities in disability-inclusive Health programming and coordination reflecting all phases of the humanitarian project and program cycle, 
• Deepen understanding of barriers faced by persons with different disabilities to Health services, 
• Increase knowledge on accessibility, universal design, and reasonable accommodation 
• Gain experience in obtaining informed consent and creating an inclusive health workforce, 
• Share good practices, entry points for change and lessons learnt on inclusive programming. 

The content is relevant to humanitarian staff with programming, coordination and/ or technical roles in their organizations (International Organizations, NGOs, and Organizations of Persons with Disabilities) in the Health sector. 

Structure?

The training has a modular structure and it was adapted from the DRG modules on Inclusive Humanitarian Action, including additional modules on disability-inclusive Menstrual Health & Hygiene (DiMHH) and disability-inclusive community engagement.

Depending on the training audience’s needs and time available, you are advised to select the most relevant modules.

Developed by who?

As part of Phase 3-Leave No One Behind! project and in collaboration with International Rescue Committee, Médecins Sans Frontières, Inclusion Africa, United Disabled Persons of Kenya, and the Differently Talented Society of Kenya.

Available soon via this project website!!