This-Ability is a social enterprise focused on advancing Disability Rights and Inclusion in Kenya. Our team combines business strategy and social entrepreneurship with a passion for disability rights. We work to provide technical support and assistance to strengthen disability rights and inclusion in Kenya. We also work on inclusive supply and demand approaches to design and implement strategies and innovative business approaches that are profitable, scalable and eradicate the challenges faced by women and girls with disabilities in mainstream development.
Project Overview
Women with disabilities face double discrimination, firstly, due to their gender as women, and secondly due to their disability. Due to the myriad of challenges faced by women with disabilities such as cultural practices and myths that are discriminatory and harmful, stigma and discrimination, including an invisibility in policies and programming which lead to a lack of access to social amenities such as education, employment, healthcare among others.
The negative impact of corruption at county and national governments on women and girls with disabilities and its adverse effects are experienced in a variety of ways, because of the reduced investments and ineffective social protection and accountability measures.Additionally, it is important for women with disabilities to understand the importance of gender analysis in order to fight against corruption.
Overall Objective:
To increase gender analysis skills for women with disabilities especially in key representative positions steering national and sub-national conversations and providing critical nuances within anti-corruption initiatives.
Specific Objectives:
- To implement a needs analysis assessment on gender analysisamong women with disabilities
- To create an online curriculum on gender analysis.
- To execute the training modules.
- To facilitate training sessions via various online platforms e.g. Zoom, Whatsapp, This Ability Skills platform
Deliverables:
- Needs analysis assessment
- Weekly training schedule
- Pre and post evaluation tests
- Curriculum content
Responsibilities:
- Periodical meetings with This Ability’s team
- To deliver and complete This Ability Trust trainings on gender analysis.
- Report challenges and opportunities to the team.
Required Experience
- A Master Degree in Gender Studies.
- Strong empathy and listening skills.
- Proven experience in training on gender analysis skills.
- Previous experience developing gender analysis curriculums.
- Previous experience training women with disabilities.
- Knowledge of the Kenyan social context.
- Ability to relate to and adapt communication style to suit young women with disabilities.
N.B. Qualified women with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
This Ability Trust has zero tolerance for corruption and fraud
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