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To learn more
Here is a small selection of organizations, printed materials and internet resources
that can provide useful information for women with disabilities, organizations for
and by people with disabilities and information about the rights of persons with
disabilities. We have tried to cover as many of the topics in this book as possible,
and to include groups working in all areas of the world. Many of the printed
materials are easy to adapt and often include other helpful resource lists.
Organizations
Many of the organizations listed here do most of their work with disability
communities around the world. Contact them to see if they have projects or
programs in your country. Some organizations provide general health information.
AIFO (Associazione Italiana Amici
di Raoul Follereau)
Via Borselli 4-6, 40135 Bologna, Italy
Tel: (39-051)439-3211; Fax: (39-051)434-046
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.aifo.it
AIFO, an Italian NGO, provides support to projects
in the global South. At present AIFO is involved in
over 180 projects in 57 countries, supporting projects
on leprosy and primary health care; rehabilitation of
disabled persons; and support for vulnerable children.
ABILIS
Aleksanterinkatu 48 A, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
Tel: (358-9)612-40333
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.abilis.fi
ABILIS is part of the international Independent
Living and Disability Rights Movement. They
give grants for projects run by disabled people in
developing countries that focus on human rights and
women with disabilities.
Action on Disability and Development (ADD)
Vallis House 57 Vallis Road
Frome Somerset, BA11 3EG, UK
Tel: (44-137)347-3064; Fax: (44-137)345-2075
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.add.org.uk
ADD supports active networks of disabled people
in several countries. Many of ADD’s staff have
disabilities themselves.
Arab Resource Collective
Lebanon: PO Box 13-5916, Beirut, Lebanon
Visiting Address: 5th Floor, Dkeik Building
Hanra, Beirut, Lebanon
Tel: (9611)742-075; Fax: (9611)742-077
Email: [email protected]
Cyprus: PO Box 27380, Nicosia1644, Cyprus
Tel: (357)2277-6741; Fax: (357)2276-6790
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.mawared.org/english/
Written and audio-visual materials on general health
care, community development, and skills training for
grass-roots organizations in the Middle East.
CBM (Christoffel-Blindenmission/
Christian Blind Mission)
Nibelungenstraße 124
64625 Bensheim, Germany
Tel: (49-6251)131-392; Fax: (49-6251)131-338
Web: www.cbm.org
CBM supports community-based rehabilitation
programs run by local partner organizations in
developing countries.
A Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities 2007