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Technical advice on inclusion

CBM’s technical advice on inclusion (TAI) is guided by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which enshrines the rights of one billion persons with disabilities. The convention requires states to ensure that all stakeholders uphold these rights and include persons with disabilities in all spheres of their work.

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Our goal

The aim of our technical advice on inclusion is to support organisations working in development—including governments, UN agencies, and non-governmental organisations—to make their internal and external processes more inclusive.

We promote the implementation of a rights-based approach to disability in development by supporting our clients and partners to strengthen their policies, systems, and capacities on key issues such as inclusive programming, accessibility, disaggregated data, participation and awareness-raising.

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Who is the service for?

We offer this service to a variety of organisations, including but not limited to:

Non-governmental organisations
UN agencies
Government agencies
Development cooperation agencies
Private sector agencies
Local, national and international organisations

How we work

Our global technical advisors bring extensive inclusive development and programming expertise. We provide our partners with:

Capacity development: we provide tailored workshops, both virtual and in-person, to enhance teams' knowledge on an array of topics such as: disability mainstreaming, inclusive education, humanitarian action and disability inclusive disaster risk reduction (DIDRR)
Inclusion strategy development: We facilitate the development and refinement of inclusion strategies for both programmes and organisations.
Research and evidence: We collaborate on research concepts, contributing to global evidence on inclusion and sharing best practices through action learning.
Knowledge products and toolkits: Use our toolkits, such as the Inclusive Participation Toolbox and Inclusive Education Training Guide, to guide your journey towards disability inclusion.
Joint programming: We partner with organisations working in in mainstream international cooperation providing support in disability inclusive programming. This may involve being a member of a programme consortium.

These services are offered worldwide and tailored to the needs of each organisation, and could include support to develop inclusive internal policies, or assistance to create resources or guidance material on disability inclusion. The training is provided in English.

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Recent work

Our approach is tried and tested, with built-in quality assurance systems to ensure effective outcomes. For example:

USAID IDEA: We are part of the global USAID –IDEA (Inclusive Development and Equitable Assistance) consortium aiding USAID’s efforts to support organizations serving marginalized groups to achieve inclusive development.
Education Out Loud: As learning partners to EOL, we facilitate learning collaboratives for EOL grantees in HESA region to advance social inclusion in education.
UNESCWA: We Partner with United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia in facilitating the Arabic regional CBID Course.
Gesellschaft für Nachhaltige Entwicklung mbH (GNE): CBM facilitates a module on Inclusive Project Management three times a year for GNE students.
CRS: Provided technical input in developing training content for e-learning workplace inclusion course for Catholic Relief Services HQ REDI- team.

Get in touch

If you would like to know more and make your work more disability inclusive, contact CBM’s technical advice on inclusion team for a consultation.

Godfrey Tumuhaise Technical advisor on inclusion

Phone:: +256 707 153 102

Email:: inclusionadvisoryservices@cbm.org