Projects
For many organisations or small businesses of persons with disabilities, Abilis project funding is their first opportunity to plan and implement a project of their own. Annually, we fund approximately 200 projects through which persons with disabilities and their organisations learn new skills and gain information. Project planning, implementation, reporting and monitoring teach the applicant organisations on how to collaborate with foreign donors, which improves the organisations’ possibilities to function in the future.
In-line with the goals of Finnish Development Cooperation Policy, Abilis is committed to improving gender equality, status of persons with disabilities, equity, climate resilience and low-emission development in its development cooperation. We pay special attention to how projects improve rights of persons with disabilities, participation possibilities based on equity, gender equality and the status and rights of women and girls with disabilities. In addition, we screen our projects for possible climate risks or impacts and provide grantees with recommendations and advice on how the risks or negative impacts could be minimized or managed.
Abilis grants financial support to projects of organisations or small businesses run by persons with disabilities. To receive funding for a project, the applicant group must fill in a project application form and send it along with necessary annexes to the Foundation. Our country representatives help groups throughout the process: applying for a project, implementing a project, and reporting to Abilis. They also visit the projects regularly and evaluate how the activities are progressing. Country staff organizes training that supports project management and skills development of the participating persons with disabilities. We monitor projects from start to finish and make sure that the granted funding is used accordingly.
Abilis' Project Process
Monitoring
Abilis closely monitors the project and organises necessary training for the implementing organisation which supports their skills development and project implementation. If misuse of funds is detected, the paid grant amount is recollected from the implementing organisation.
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Application
A group fills in the application form and sends it to Abilis, with all required annexes included.
Processing the Application
Abilis processes the application, conducts a background check on the applicant and reviews the project plan.
Funding Decision
The Board of the Abilis Foundation makes the final decision on whether the proposed project is funded or not.
Agreement
Abilis and the implementing organisation sign an agreement concerning the implementation, reporting, and monitoring of the project. Once both parties have signed the agreement, Abilis transfers the first grant installment to the group’s bank account.
Reporting
The implementing organisation compiles 1–2 written reports on the project implementation to Abilis. The Foundation processes the reports and pays the next installment of the grant to the implementing organisation’s bank account, once the report has been approved.
On-going Projects
The projects for Abilis' operating period 2026-2029 are updated in the table below. The table can only be viewed in the browser version of the website.
Project Code | Organization | Project Name | Grant | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
25AA064-FT | Rang Dong commune Association of Persons with disabilities | Creating active income through chicken farming | 5 000 € | Vietnam |
26EU004-FT | Ordinary–Extraordinary | Inclusive Media Lab for Children with Disabilities | 4 200 € | Ukraine |
26EU017-FT | Public organization Disabled children's rights protection society Nizhnist | Psychosocial resilience and independence of youth and adolescents with disabilities Horishni Plavni | 5 000 € | Ukraine |
26EU019-FT | Public organization Wave of Help | Inclusive Art Space for Trust and Support | 5 000 € | Ukraine |
26AF014 | Alpha Group | Plumbing Hardware shop | 9 401 € | Tanzania |
26AF015 | Tunaweza Group | Paving and Blocks production for economic empowerment | 19 417 € | Tanzania |
26AA015-FT | Public Organization “Youth of the country” | Development of Leadership and Capacity Building for Youth with Disabilities in Rural Areas | 5 000 € | Tajikistan |
26AA019 | Public organisation Manbai Mehr | Menstrual Hygiene Support for Women with Disabilities | 8 720 € | Tajikistan |
25AF009 | ADEMIMO Zambezia - Association of Former Combatants with Disabilities | ADEMIMO Hardware Store | 10 000 € | Mozambique |
24AA068 | Public Organization Association of PWD Mehrbaksh | Facilitating access to medical services for girls and women with disabilities | 9 335 € | Tajikistan |
23AF125 | AMPARO - Mozambican Association for Social Inclusion | Improving Socio-economic Conditions for Persons with Disabilities in Mozambique | 9 600 € | Mozambique |
24AF120 | Katim Disability Awareness and Support | Empowering Youths with Disabilities Through Dance Therapy and Psycho-Social Counseling | 16 060 € | Ethiopia |
25AF042 | Love for Life Association | Sustainable Paths | 15 670 € | Mozambique |
25AFTanzania-KUM | Abilis Foundation Tanzania | Tanzania country programme, Annual Plan of Action 2025 | 46 000 € | Tanzania |
25AF128 | Upendo Women's Group / VUMWE | Agro-inputs shop | 18 182 € | Tanzania |
24AA077 | Oktwin MILI Branch | Resilience support for persons with disabilities after typhoon Yagi | 9 744 € | Myanmar |
25AA024 | Nepal Indigenous Disabled Association | Institutional strengthening of NIDA | 8 779 € | Nepal |
25AF121 | Kasungu Deafblind Initiative | Empowering people with disabilities in rural communities to become economically empowered | 16 785 € | Malawi |
24AA079 | Public organization Women with disabilities Ostona in Khatlon region | Promoting access to reproductive rights for girls with disabilities. | 10 000 € | Tajikistan |
25AA009 | Public Organization "Protection of rights and development of opportunities for the deaf and deaf-blind” of the Republic of Tajikistan | Linguistic study of variation in Tajik Sign Language | 35 662 € | Tajikistan |
25AF015 | AMUSAM - Mozambican Associaction of Users of Mental Health Services | Developing skills of users of mental health services in the fight for human rights in Mozambique | 17 000 € | Mozambique |
25AA011 | Mrauk U MILI Branch | Resilience support for Persons with Disabilities | 10 000 € | Myanmar |
25AA052 | Hanoi Blind Association | Nourishing shampoo massage – A new job opportunity for persons with visual impairment | 16 464 € | Vietnam |
25AA020 | Shwe Min Thar Foundation (Myanmar) Thar Paung Township Branch | Income Generation Activities for Persons with Disabilities | 10 000 € | Myanmar |
25AA039 | Kyon Pyaw MILI Branch | Golden Sky | 10 000 € | Myanmar |
25AA008 | Disabled Rehabilitation and Development Center | Empowerment of persons with disabilities through networking in jumla | 9 855 € | Nepal |
25AF114 | AMMD Maputo - Mozambican Association of Women with Disabilities | Strengthening skills in human rights and disability inclusive approaches | 9 500 € | Mozambique |
24AF061 | AMDV Maputo - Mozambican Association of Persons with Visual Impairment | Overcome II | 10 000 € | Mozambique |
24AF133 | Ethiopian Women with Disabilities National Association | Strengthening Organization of Persons with Disabilities Capacity for Impact | 45 525 € | Ethiopia |
25AA046 | Myanmar Independent Living Initiative | Inclusive Resilience Assistance for Persons with Disabilities in Earthquake and Conflict-Affected Areas of Myanmar | 25 000 € | Myanmar |
25AF083 | Andinet Hulegeb Silk Production and Dairy Cow Cooperative | Renovating Cowsheds for Improved Animal Welfare and Livelihoods For Persons with Disabilities | 7 290 € | Ethiopia |
25AF124 | Federation of Disability Organizations in Malawi (FEDOMA) | Strengthening FEDOMA’s Governance System | 15 047 € | Malawi |
25AA050 | Disabled People's Development Organization | Inclusive Relief And Recovery For Persons With Disabilities In Earthquake Affected Areas | 25 000 € | Myanmar |
25AF020 | AJODEMO Maputo - Association of Youth with Disabilities of Mozambique | Equal Access to Human Rights | 44 000 € | Mozambique |
25AFMoz-KUM-2 | AJODEMO Maputo - Association of Youth with Disabilities of Mozambique | Additional funding for Mozambique Country Programme 2025 | 4 500 € | Mozambique |
25AA017-FT | Yekyi MILI Branch | Basic food support for Persons with Disabilities | 5 000 € | Myanmar |
25AFUG-KUM | Abilis Uganda country office | Uganda Country Programme 2025 | 55 000 € | Uganda |
25AA053 | Ah Linn Thit DPO | Mental health empowerment program for persons with disabilities | 10 000 € | Myanmar |
25AA043-FT | Mi Gyaung Ye MILI Branch | Income generating activities for persons with disabilities | 5 000 € | Myanmar |
25AF073 | AMDT - Association of Women with Disabilities of Tete | Continuity for the sewing workshop to support economic development of women with disabilities | 12 500 € | Mozambique |
25AA018 | Hoan Kiem inter-ward Association of Persons with disabilities - under DP Hanoi | Creating Livelihoods for persons with Disabilities through Recycled Fabric Flower Making | 9 669 € | Vietnam |
24AF141 | CODDEFAM - Committee of Defense of Persons with Disabilities of the Armed Forces of Mozambique | Continuation of Kuthandizana project (Mutual support) | 10 000 € | Mozambique |
25AA001 | Autism Care Nepal Society, Karnali | Autism Awareness and Inclusion in Karnali | 9 784 € | Nepal |
24AA019 | Branch of National Union Persons with Disabilities of Tajikistan in Sangvor | Economic empowerment of the organization through beekeeping | 8 799 € | Tajikistan |
25AF002 | AJODEMO Mocuba - Association of Youth with Disabilities of Mozambique | Smile | 9 010 € | Mozambique |
25EU077 | Integrated workshop of personal development CRISP | Career hub for persons with disabilities making pet treats «ZOOFOOD» | 10 000 € | Ukraine |
25AF043 | ADEMO Mocuba - Association of Mozambican Persons with Disabilities | Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities | 8 450 € | Mozambique |
24AA052-FT | Youth with Disabilities Independent living Center. | Training beadwork skills to women with disabilities | 5 000 € | Tajikistan |
25EU088 | Non-Governmental Organization Blind Rehabilitation Fund | Restoring life skills by persons who lost their sight in adulthood | 10 000 € | Ukraine |
25EU079 | Non-Governmental Organization Union Of Parents Of Children And Youth With Disabilities Torch Of Hope | Leadership school for youth organisations of people with disabilities and activists | 11 800 € | Ukraine |