NFWWD- Pakistan

National Forum of Women with Disabilities (NFWWD) is a National Network of Disabled People’s Organizations (DPOs) like-minded governmental and non-governmental local and International Organizations that include mainstreaming of women with disabilities in their mandate. Established in 2009 To ensure full and equal inclusion and participation of women with disabilities in the development process, dynamic and effective strategies for the promotion and empowerment of women with disabilities all over the country and will be adopted international forum through developing a cooperation mechanism.
VISION: NFWWD envisions a just and inclusive society, where women with disabilities live with dignity, respect, and equality.
MISSION: Empowering women with disabilities through policy reforms and advocacy
OBJECTIVE:
1. To promote the national cooperation (Punjab, Sindh, KPK, Baluchistan and GB) on women with disability related concerns through strengthening and facilitating Disabled People’s Organizations (DPOs) to achieve the mainstreamed implementation of the UNCRPD (UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities). To offer expert advice, research, technical cooperation and operational assistance to States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders, in order to build national capacities and facilitate international, regional and bilateral cooperation on the concerns of women with disabilities.
2. To contribute to the development of DPOs through research, dialogue, design and implementation of gender-related programs aimed at maximizing women with disabilities leadership.
3. To be a primary reference point for women with disabilities information, research, best practices, data collection, compatibility and sharing.
4. To promote, facilitate and support national debate and dialogue on rights of women with disabilities, to advance understanding of the opportunities and challenges it presents, the identification and development of effective policies for addressing those challenges and to identify comprehensive approaches and measures for advancing international cooperation.
5. To participate in coordinated plans in the context of CBID and IL Networks in the disability movement.

NFWWD’ Forum of expertise is spreads across the country. Our diverse membership includes grassroots women leaders with disabilities, disabled people’s organizations, national and international organizations, government, human rights agencies and UN.
Offering not only a country perspective, but also expertise at national and international levels NFWWDs, create awareness in policy making bodies and increased capacity within other women’s organizations and disabled people’s organization. We share a passion and commitment to empowering women with disabilities to claim and strengthen their rights.

WE SHARE EXPERIENCES IN:
• Legislation
• Disability Equality
• Rights of women with disabilities and Human Rights

TRAININGS
NFWWDs being a network of Disabled People’s Organizations and other key stakeholders in the disability sector are focused on enhancing quality standards in the area of capacity building on a larger scale. NFWWD has an outstanding history in setting the quality scales at various levels of trainings, be it the training at community and field level or the training at international levels.

PEER-SUPPORT GROUP
Keeping in the view that the range of abilities of persons within any disabilities group is enormous, we have a large number of women with disabilities in Pakistan who are taking part in the activities of daily life with courage. Peer-Support Group of Women with Disabilities will work as the landmark to empower women with disabilities confined at homes particularly in rural areas.

• Peer Counseling
• Community Based Inclusive Development
• Gender Sensitive Disaster Management
• Gender and Development Effectiveness