Mainstreaming Inclusion

Include women and persons with disabilities in mainstream programme activities, rather than separate interventions.

Consultation and engagement

• Engage women and persons with disabilities in dialogues to identify appropriate and refine interventions.
• Develop reference materials to help programme teams facilitate these dialogues.
• Consult with organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) to ensure meaningful participation in programme planning, implementation and evaluation. 

Tools and resources

• Utilise tools like ‘10 Tips on Making Disability Inclusion a Reality in Prospects’ which offer concrete goals and tips to increase meaningful involvement of persons with disabilities, while integrating a gender perspective.
• Implement training programmes such as ‘How to consult organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs)’ to build capacity.

Policy Dialogue

Support the meaningful participation of persons with disabilities in social protection policy dialogues.

Data collection and analysis

• Conduct surveys to map the prevalence, needs, and barriers faced by persons with disabilities and their caregivers to inform targeted interventions and policy development.
• Disaggregate programme data by disability status and types, alongside age and gender to monitor inclusion.

Training and capacity building

• Provide training to vocational instructors, staff, and implementing partners on disability inclusion and gender-inclusive practices and policies.
• Offer training in inclusive skills methodologies adapted to persons with various types of disabilities.

Inclusive Structures

• Establish structures like the Youth Network Committee (YNC) Subcommittee on Gender and Disability to ensure the integration of gender equality and disability inclusion across all activities.
• Train members of these subcommittees on gender and disability inclusion to act as an oversight for inclusive measures.