Livelihood Resilience for Persons with Disabilities Livelihood Resilience for Persons with Disabilities What to be done and why?

 

 In July 2018, the Parliament of Tanzania amended the LGA Finances Act, which set aside 10% for women and youth funds now to include persons with disabilities. The Act directed LGAs to set aside 2% out of the former women and youth fund to provide loans to support PWDs endeavor to reduce their vulnerability to poverty and realize their economic rights. However, it has been leant over the time that the process and procedures for accessing the loans are not fully accessible to persons with disabilities, which implies discrimination for PWDs.

 This project has been designed to respond to the needs of persons with disabilities in order to ensure that the 2% government economic empowerment initiative is equally distributed to beneficiaries and without discrimination. Similarly, the proposed interventions that include, facilitating access to adequate information about 2%, produce simplified versions of the loan terms and conditions, trainings and mentorship on entrepreneurship skills for PWDs, will break the barriers that have been limiting their inclusion.

 

 Direct beneficiaries

  

 Persons with Disabilities (Women and Youth) . The intervention will reach 600 PWDs i.e 350 men and 250 women.

 

 Expected impact:

 

 Improved livelihood resilience for People with Disabilities

 

 Direct project results/ outcomes:

 

 Knowledge and information on vulnerability, specific barriers and inequalities affecting women, youth, PWDs in value chain, entrepreneurship and employability secured.

 Accessible and inclusive conditions for decent and dignified livelihoods opportunities for PWDs established developed.

 New and existing micro and small businesses for PWDs strengthened.

 Networks for wider sectoral policies analysis and vibrant advocacy.

 

 Expected outputs of the projects 

 

 Detailed research report, and vulnerability analysis

  Livelihood manuals and guidelines in place

 PWDs Small Micro-Enterprise in place.

 

 Implementing partners : 

 

 SHIVAYAWATA  is the implementing partners; For this project, one representative from Local government Authorities and one representative from Prime Ministers? Office (PMO) in the Department of disability will be part of the project steering committee

 

 Link to the website: https://shivyawata.or.tz What to be done and why?
In July 2018, the Parliament of Tanzania amended the LGA Finances Act, which set aside 10% for women and youth funds now to include persons with disabilities. The Act directed LGAs to set aside 2% out of the former women and youth fund to provide loans to support PWDs endeavor to reduce their vulnerability to poverty and realize their economic rights. However, it has been leant over the time that the process and procedures for accessing the loans are not fully accessible to persons with disabilities, which implies discrimination for PWDs.
This project has been designed to respond to the needs of persons with disabilities in order to ensure that the 2% government economic empowerment initiative is equally distributed to beneficiaries and without discrimination. Similarly, the proposed interventions that include, facilitating access to adequate information about 2%, produce simplified versions of the loan terms and conditions, trainings and mentorship on entrepreneurship skills for PWDs, will break the barriers that have been limiting their inclusion.
Direct beneficiaries 
Persons with Disabilities (Women and Youth) . The intervention will reach 600 PWDs i.e 350 men and 250 women.

Expected impact:
Improved livelihood resilience for People with Disabilities

Direct project results/ outcomes:

Knowledge and information on vulnerability, specific barriers and inequalities affecting women, youth, PWDs in value chain, entrepreneurship and employability secured.
Accessible and inclusive conditions for decent and dignified livelihoods opportunities for PWDs established developed.
New and existing micro and small businesses for PWDs strengthened.
Networks for wider sectoral policies analysis and vibrant advocacy.

Expected outputs of the projects 
Detailed research report, and vulnerability analysis
 Livelihood manuals and guidelines in place
PWDs Small Micro-Enterprise in place.

Implementing partners : SHIVAYAWATA  is the implementing partners; For this project, one representative from Local government Authorities and one representative from Prime Ministers’ Office (PMO) in the Department of disability will be part of the project steering committee

Link to the website: https://shivyawata.or.tz