Handicap International Federation

Strengthening Inclusive Education Systems and Services in Nepal.

DID Innovation Disability Inclusive Livelihoods task order: Strengthening Systems of Inclusive Education for Childrenwith Disabilities in Nepal and support at all levels of Early Childhood Development, Mainstream Education andTraining

Disability inclusion is a neglected, under-prioritised issue in international development; a lack of evidence around what works in practice to deliver inclusion contributes to difficulty in building effective programmes. The DFID Disability Inclusive Development (DID) Programme is a £30m programme designed to contribute to the long-term improved well-being and inclusion of people with disabilities in low-and-middle-income countries. DID will carry out a series of small scale interventions around increased access to health care and education, improved livelihoods and reduced stigma and discrimination, using new development approaches such as adaptive management and community-based consultation to deliver better quality of life for persons with disabilities. The programme will create a solid evidence base around what delivers positive results for persons with disabilities to scale up, as well as ensure this data and evidence is disseminated and informs the global community and governments. DID will run for six years and complement DFID’s current disability inclusion programming including UK Aid Connect.

ENGAGE envisions a world where even severely marginalised out of school girls and girls with disabilities in Nepal are empowered through education to make informed life choices, contribute to family decisions, and confidently pursue their own economic opportunities.