We stand up for the rights of children and young people with disabilities, so they are protected and included in their communities.The right to feel safe.
Children with disabilities are at a higher risk of violence, abuse or exploitation. Therefore, we work with all our partners to improve and support local safeguarding practices and ensure the protection of children in the areas where we work.
Read MoreWe have worked with other organisations in the sector to train 232 practitioners on disability-inclusive child safeguarding.
Working with parents to help them better protect their children with disabilities.
We have informed 8,979 children with disabilities on their rights and disability-inclusive child protection.
Children with disabilities are four times more likely to experience physical violence, and three times more likely to be sexually assaulted.
For girls with disabilities, the situation is even worse. Girls with disabilities are 10 times more likely to experience gender-based violence than those without disabilities, and an estimated 70% of girls with intellectual disabilities will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday.
Many children with disabilities also continue to spend much or all of their lives in institutions, away from their families, or face difficulties in accessing basic services or justice systems.
When Juma was introduced to specialist caregivers who had been trained in inclusive early childhood education and who better understood the assistance he needed, he began to thrive.
Read More 1 in 10 girls do not attend school becasue of the lack of basic sanitation and hygiene support. This impact is worsened for girls with disabilities. It only costs £5 to provide a basic hygiene kit to a child. £100 will allow us to train a mentor to support a number of girls and provide the essential guidance to keep them safe in school.
