We are Able! is one of the Power of Voices strategic partnerships funded by the Ministry
\nof Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (MoFa). The five-year We are Able! program aims
\nto strengthen Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Organizations of Persons with
\nDisabilities (OPDs) in six fragile and conflict affected countries (Burundi, Democratic
\nRepublic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda) in their lobby
\nand advocacy activities for sustained and inclusive access to basic resources,
\ncontributing to improved food security. The program has been implemented through a
\nconsortium which consists of 6 member organizations and 3 local implementing
\npartners: African Disability Forum (ADF), See You Foundation, The Hague Academy for
\nLocal Governance (THA), The Leprosy Mission (TLM), VNG International, ZOA, ECDD,
\nENAPAL and FEAPD.<\/p>\n
Strategic objective of the program is: By 2025, through engagement with public
\nauthorities (formal and informal power holders), men, women, and youth with
\ndisabilities and other excluded groups, through resilient and capable CSOs\/OPDs
\nin six fragile and conflict- affected countries, are successfully influencing laws,
\npolicies and norms for improved food security for all.
\nThe third WaA! annual meeting was held in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, starting from June
\n18-24, 2023. The meeting was attended by representatives from all implementing
\ncountries, except Sudan, due to the ongoing conflict. The main topics discussed at the
\nmeeting were:
\n\uf0b7 Shift of power progress and challenges.
\n\uf0b7 Mid Term Review Discussion (MTR).
\n\uf0b7 Lobby and advocacy strategy; policy change.
\n\uf0b7 Linkage among pathways and food security.
\n\uf0b7 Launching of the position papers, policy symposium; and
\n\uf0b7 Field visits in Addis Ababa.
\nAs one of the key highlights of the meeting, the policy symposium was held with the
\npresence of higher government officials, OPD and CSO leader, persons with disabilities
\nand persons affected by leprosy. Launching the position paper and dialogue session
\ndelivered which focused on the need to ensure food security for persons with disabilities
\nand persons affected by leprosy. The position paper contains an analysis of daily
\nchallenges for persons with disabilities and persons affected by leprosy; policy analysis
\nof inclusive food security and; different level recommendations on promoting inclusion
\nacross all structures.
\nThe meeting was a success and helped to identify the next steps for the We are Able!
\nProgram intervention. The participants also learned from each other and shared their
\nexperiences. The meeting was an important opportunity to ensure that the program is
\non track to achieve its goals and objectives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We are Able! is one of the Power of Voices strategic partnerships funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlmethiopia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlmethiopia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlmethiopia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlmethiopia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlmethiopia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tlmethiopia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlmethiopia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlmethiopia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlmethiopia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlmethiopia.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}