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Disability Facts & Figures
1 billion people, about 15% of the world population, have a disability. 80% of them live in developing countries like Nepal. 45 million of them are Indigenous Peoples.
More than 370 million Indigenous People live in 90 countries, 185 of them are Indigenous women. Indigenous women are 2.5 times more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than other women.
There are 54 million Indigenous Peoples with Disabilities and 28 million Indigenous Women with Disabilities who are leading multiple and intersectional discrimination at all spheres of life.
In Nepal, there are more than 1.3 million Indigenous Peoples with Disabilities, and the number has increased since the 2015 earthquake. 700000 of them are Indigenous Women with Disabilities living in risk and unsafe situations.
Research conducted by NIDWAN shows that 91.9% of the respondents mentioned indigenous women and girls with disabilities are subjected to higher rates or specific forms of violence.
Educational Grant Support
Catering Towards Empowering Indigenous Women and Girls with Disabilities and Reaching Individuals Who are Out of Education
This grant envisions collecting funding support from numerous individuals and institutions and CALLS FOR SUPPORT to support educational grants to indigenous women with disabilities bringing positive change in their lives and being capable to live dignified lives with good career opportunities.
What Our Supporters Say
Amplifying the voices of Indigenous women with disabilities
Women with disabilities are not a homogenous group. Women and girls with disabilities face discrimination due to the intersectional challenges of ableism, sexism, and identity, such as Indigenous women with disabilities. NIDWAN works to address these challenges, protecting and promoting the rights of marginalized Indigenous persons with disabilities (IPWDs) in Nepal. NIDWAN has been working to visibilize these issues and the voices of grassroots IPWDs within the disability, gender, and Indigenous movements at the national, regional, and global levels. As the Regional Head of Programs for Asia at the Disability Rights Fund, I am glad we have partnered with NIDWAN to support their critical advocacy. They are amplifying the voices of Indigenous women with disabilities to ensure their full participation in decision-making processes, including in cross-movement spaces at the national, regional, and global level.
Dwi Ariyani
Regional Head of Programs, Disability Rights Fund