Participation starts before the meeting
Cortes called for preparatory workshops and information shared early enough for underrepresented groups to participate. She reported commitments from Colombia’s institutes for blind and deaf people to prioritise humanitarian crises. “We now have the opportunity to translate advocacy into action,” she said. The partners were also developing tools to document barriers facing children and their families. [1]
Organisations shape the response
Inclusion International and the International Disability Alliance announced the project in January 2024, supported by Education Cannot Wait’s Acceleration Facility. ASDOWN and Niger’s FNPH were to connect disability organisations with humanitarian actors, provide training and test approaches within multi-year resilience programmes.
A learning tool enters testing
By 10 December 2024, the partners were piloting an online learning tool developed with disability organisations and humanitarian practitioners. It offered explanations, resources and downloadable answers to help users develop action plans. The team invited anonymous feedback on usability and usefulness as part of the testing. [3]