What is Abilis?
Abilis supports people with disabilities to implement their own projects in developing countries.
Abilis Foundation funds projects that promote the Human Rights, participation, independent living, education and employment of Persons with Disabilities in developing countries. Special attention is given to girls and women with disabilities.
Abilis Foundation monitors results and impacts of projects and develops evaluation systems to recognize changes and processes starting from ones individual life. The focus of the funding activities is positive attitude towards disability.
Abilis Foundation office is closed for Christmas and New Year’s from 23 December 2019 until 6 January 2020. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Season’s greetings, the Abilis team
Season’s greetings, the Abilis team
On-going projects
Projects
Abilis Foundation funds projects that are planned, implemented, reported and monitored by Persons with Disabilities through their Organizations. Main principles guide the project implementation and management work throughout the project life.
Goals
Empowerment & Independent Living
The main purpose of Abilis Foundation is to strengthen the capacity of Disabled People’s Organizations and their members in developing countries so that they can work actively for improvements and realization of disability rights in society. Participation of persons with disabilities not only empowers them, but changes the negative attitude of society towards disability.
Children
Abilis Foundation finds it important to support basic life skills education, social contacts and activities of children and youth with disabilities.
Girls and women
Basic life skills education of girls with disabilities and literacy training of women with disabilities are important focus areas of Abilis funding.
Employment
For a person with a disability, learning a vocation and finding a job are both a possibility and a challenge. Both are essential to become an active member of their own community.
Human rights
The respect and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities, are at the core of all activities of Abilis Foundation.
About Abilis in international signs
Abilis Consulting Limited
Abilis Consulting Limited was established in 2016 by the board members of Abilis Foundation and belongs to the Foundation. Its aim is to promote disability inclusion through its business in which experts with disabilities play a big role.
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