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28 Oct

Equal Access: Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Electoral Process

28 October - 30 October

Ethiopia

The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) and UNDP Ethiopia are organizing a 3-day BRIDGE workshop on Equal Access: Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Electoral Process for the various stakeholders: Disability assessment consultants, Representatives of the NEBE Advisory Group, including CSOs working on accessibility issues and the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC); and NEBE’s GESI team and selected experts from other core departments.

The workshop aims to raise Disability Advisory Group’s awareness about the disability and inclusion, enabling them to support NEBE in overseeing accessibility assessments more effectively.

Facilitators:
Natia Kashakashvili, Shalva Tskhakaya
Location:
Addis Ababa
Format:
Face to face workshop
Audience(s) for this workshop:
Electoral Management Body, Civil Society Organisation, Non Government Organisation
Language(s):
English
Modules used at this workshop:
Disability Rights and Elections
Expected Outcomes:
Provide Electoral Principles to Staff, Professional Development of Staff, To develop a support network for stakeholders in electoral processes
UNDP