Counterpart Brings Persons with Disabilities into Civic Life
Each year, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed on December 3 to support the rights and dignity of disabled persons, bring attention …
Nigerien Woman with a Disability Finds Her Voice in Local Government
Rabi Abdou was born with a disability to a poor Nigerien family. Because of the social stigma attached to disabilities, Abdou never had the opportunity …
Private Sector Partnership Strengthens NGO Financial Literacy
Rosalia Tereza Pereira is a 24-year-old employee of Associação de Deficientes de Timor-Leste (ADTL), an advocacy organization for persons with disabilities in Timor-Leste and the …
National Learning Session Ahead of 2019 Mozambique Elections
On December 5th, Counterpart International’s Parceria Cívica para Boa Governação program (PCBG), in partnership with the MONITOR Network, held a national learning session for the Peaceful …
Moroccan civil society wins tax relief for its new role
People with handicaps limiting their mobility face challenges in countries that don’t produce many accessibility devices. In Morocco, people who try to buy assistive devices …
Innovation for Change
Challenge Innovation for Change (I4C) was established as a response to widespread and worsening trends affecting civil society, including increasing restrictions on civic space and …
Parceria Cívica para Boa Governação in Mozambique
Following the end of its war for independence in 1975 and a subsequent civil war…
Support for Professional and Institutional Capacity Enhancement in Sri Lanka
From 1983 to 2009, Sri Lanka was immersed in a civil war…
Expanding Opportunities for People with Disabilities in Morocco
Usually an hour-long trip from Tangiers to Tetouan, located in the Rif mountain range in northern Morocco, it took almost two hours in the driving …
Food Aid for Disabled Children in Niger
We provided meals to poor children with disabilities to reduce malnutrition and keep kids in school.