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IFES Celebrates International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities, held on December 3, commemorates the human rights of persons with disabilities. This year we also celebrate the 10th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
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Fatoumata Camara Discusses Advocating for Persons with Disabilities in Guinea
Fatoumata Camara, a Guinean with a physical disability, is the Deputy Coordinator for the Association of Persons Living with a Disability of Mamou, Guinea. In this Q&A, Camara discusses barriers to electoral and political participation that Guineans with disabilities face, the role of civic education in reducing those barriers and major accomplishments of the disability rights movement in Guinea.
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Photo Gallery: Learning About Disability-Inclusive Elections in Bougainville
On November 14, IFES conducted a training for the Office of the Bougainville Electoral Commissioner and disability rights advocates in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.
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Young Bougainvilleans with Disabilities Empowered to Engage in Referendum Process
In August, IFES implemented its Engaging a New Generation for Accessible Governance and Elections (ENGAGE) political leadership curriculum with young persons with disabilities in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.