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 2022-2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
24AF070-FT
| Alemtsehay and Sintayehu Female Beauty Salon
| Economic Empowerment for Women with disabilities in Jimma
| 3 273
| Ethiopia
|
24AA052-FT
| Youth with Disabilities Independent living Center.
| Training beadwork skills to women with disabilities
| 5 000
| Tajikistan
|
23AA014-FT
| Dhading association of the blind
| Economic Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities through Goat Farming in Dhading
| 5 000
| Nepal
|
24AF109
| Kimawalo group
| Selling Maize
| 9 781
| Tanzania
|
24AF105
| Kainam Rhotia Disabilities Group
| Grinding and drilling machine
| 8 992
| Tanzania
|
24AA078
| SHRUTI (National Association of Hard of Hearing and Deafened Nepal)
| Capacity Building for Hard of Hearing and Deafened Persons
| 8 706
| Nepal
|
24AA023
| Nepal Society of the Disabled
| Empowering Persons with Disabilities through Advanced Tailoring and Garment Production for Income Generation
| 9 962
| Nepal
|
24AA016
| Apanga ekata samaj, kailali
| Advancing Disability-Inclusive Development in Sudurpaschim
| 9 996
| Nepal
|
25EUUkraine-KUM
| Non-Governmental Organization Vinnytsia City Organization for Social Development of specific categories of vulnerable youth PAROSTOK
| Ukraine Country Programme 2025
| 60 000
| Ukraine
|
25AFUG-KUM
| Abilis Uganda country office
| Uganda Country Programme 2025
| 55 000
| Uganda
|
25AFTanzania-KUM
| Abilis Tanzania Country Office
| Tanzania country programme, Annual Plan of Action 2025
| 46 000
| Tanzania
|
25AFMoz-KUM
| AJODEMO Maputo - Association of Youth with Disabilities of Mozambique
| Abilis Mozambique Country Programme Annual Plan 2025
| 61 000
| Mozambique
|
25AFMAL-KUM
| Federation of Disability Organizations in Malawi (FEDOMA)
| Malawi Country Programme
| 49 995
| Malawi
|
25AFET-KUM
| Ethiopian Women with Disabilities National Association
| Ethiopia Country Programme 2025
| 48 000
| Ethiopia
|
25AAVietnam-KUM
| Vietnam country office
| Vietnam Country Programme Annual Plan 2025
| 47 000
| Vietnam
|
25AATAD-KUM
| PO Leaque of women with disabilities Ishtirok
| Abilis Tajikistan Country Programme Annual Plan 2025
| 50 000
| Tajikistan
|
25AANepal-KUM
| Abilis Nepal Network
| Nepal Country Programme 2025
| 52 000
| Nepal
|
25AAMyanmar-KUM
| Myanmar country office
| Myanmar country programme plan 2025
| 45 000
| Myanmar
|
24AF131-FT
| SHIVYAWATA Dodoma Branch
| Advocacy company on the inclusion of needs of persons with disability in local government authority
| 4 964
| Tanzania
|
24AA065-FT
| Mithila Sarathi Society Nepal
| Promotion and protection of rights and interest of person with disability in bara of madhesh province
| 5 000
| Nepal
|
24AA046-FT
| Nghia Hung district Association of People with disabilities
| Improving economic opportunities for persons with disbilities through raising chicken
| 4 255
| Vietnam
|
24AA038-FT
| Possible Life Centre
| Sewing and Tailoring Training for Persons with Physical Disabilities
| 4 979
| Nepal |
24EU078
| Djerela Charity Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
| Advocacy regarding the inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities in the activities of NGOs.
| 14 999
| Ukraine
|
24AF119
| Ethiopian National Association of the DEAFBLIND
| Strengthening the Service and Inclusion of DEAFBLIND (PWDB) Community and Their Family in Ethiopia
| 24 822
| Ethiopia
|
24AF078
| Vision Parents? of Blind Children Charity Organization
| Creating access to quality early childhood teaching service for blind children
| 14 809
| Ethiopia
|
24AF077
| Kuthandiza Osayenda Disability Outreach
| Improving Independent Livelihood through economic empowerment at household level
| 11 538
| Malawi
|
24AF014
| Association of the Physically Disabled in Malawi
| Economic Self-Reliance of Persons with disabilities
| 16 076
| Malawi
|
24AA070
| Autism Care Centre Society Nepal (Dhangadi)
| Promoting Access to Education for Children with Autism in Sudurpaschim Province
| 14 989
| Nepal
|
24AA040
| National Federation of the Deaf Nepal NDFN
| Promoting the Right to Information and Communication for Persons with Hearing Disabilities through the UNCRPD
| 19 617
| Nepal
|
24AF049
| ACAMO Tete - Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired of Mozambique - Provincial Delegation of Tete
| Education for All
| 10 000
| Mozambique
|
24AA048
| Disability Rehabilitation Society Dhading
| Empowering Persons with Disabilities in Dhading District through Economic, Educational, and Developmental Initiatives
| 9 928
| Nepal
|
24AA045
| Nepal Christian Disabled Society
| Strengthening Organisational Capacity and Raising Awareness on Disability Rights
| 9 900
| Nepal
|
24AA039
| We Nepal
| Together we can Empower Ourselves Economically
| 9 887
| Nepal
|
24EU002-FT
| Inclusion Ukraine
| Participation of self-advocates with intellectual disabilities in information accessibility monitoring
| 5 000
| Ukraine
|
24AF116-FT
| Africa Disability Youth Network
| Rural goat rearing among youth with disabilities in Kasese district
| 4 872
| Uganda
|
24AF114-FT
| Isingiro Disabled Women?s Link
| Enterprise Creation for sustainable livelihood of Women and girls with Disabilities of Isingiro District
| 4 872
| Uganda
|
24AF091-FT
| Ntoroko district association of the deaf
| Ntoroko deaf development economic initiative project
| 5 000
| Uganda
|
24AA031-FT
| Hoang Tien ward Association of People with Disabilities
| Hoang Tien ward Association of People with Disabilities
| 4 999
| Vietnam
|
24AF112
| Foundation for Disabilities Hope (FDH) Dodoma
| Leadership Empowerment for Women with Disabilities in Democratic Advancement-Tanzania
| 14 562
| Tanzania
|
24AF069
| Unity in Ethiopia Mental Development Limited and Family Association
| Caring, Supporting and Treating of Children and Adults with Down Syndrome in Addis Ababa
| 14 750
| Ethiopia
|
24AF002
| Help for Persons with Disabilities Organization
| Advocate for the Realization and Visibility of the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Ethiopia
| 27 001
| Ethiopia
|
24AA041
| Entire Power in Social Action Nepal
| Empowering Persons with Disabilities for Sustainable Financial Independence
| 17 426
| Nepal
|
24AA036
| Disability Development Initiative (DDI)
| Accelerating economic participation of persons with disabilities
| 25 000
| Myanmar
|
24EU095
| NGO Kyiv School of Equal Opportunities
| Taking care of mental health ? discovering sources of our own strength
| 9 907
| Ukraine
|
24EU065
| NGO Safe Birth
| Reproductive rights of women with disabilities
| 7 336
| Ukraine
|
24AF113
| Mirama I PWDs Group
| Goat rearing project
| 9 491
| Uganda
|
24AF104
| Hoima Network of Women and Girls with disabilities
| Improving access and delivery of SRHR and services to women and girls with disabilities and support in cattle rearing in Hoima District.
| 9 997
| Uganda
|
24AF103
| Rowans Down Syndrome Awareness Center
| Goat Rearing and SRHR project by People with Down Syndrome in Masindi, Uganda
| 9 654
| Uganda
|
24AF090
| Kabarole District Association of the Deaf
| Youth empowerment project for the deaf
| 9 973
| Uganda
|
24AF050
| APEDEM - Association of Pensioneers with Disabilities
| Economic Empowerment of Pensioners with Disabilities
| 10 000
| Mozambique
|