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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
22AF126
| Ozoo United Angels Association
| Goat rearing project
| 8 386
| Uganda
|
23AF074-FT
| ADEMIMO Mocuba - Association of War Veterans with Disabilities
| Grocery - Ademimo Mocuba
| 5 000
| Mozambique
|
23AA084-FT
| The Vietnam Blind Association's affiliated branch
| Promoting the network of women with disabilities
| 4 998
| Vietnam
|
23AA071-FT
| Ujyaalo foundation kaski nepal
| Capacity Building for Policy Dialogue in Promoting Inclusive Education
| 5 000
| Nepal
|
22AF122-FT
| God is able disable farmers group
| Goats multiplication
| 4 476
| Uganda
|
22AF121-FT
| A poor person is also human being group
| Leather works
| 4 777
| Uganda
|
22AF062-FT
| Arua Brain Injury Support Organization of Uganda
| Economic Empowerment (livelihood) for PWABIs in Arua District
| 5 000
| Uganda
|
23EU004
| Epi-Awareness
| Psychological and legal support for the realization of the right of persons with disabilities to receive state humanitarian assistance
| 9 927
| Ukraine
|
23AF119
| FAMOD Inhambane - Forum of Mozambican Associations of Persons with Disabilities
| Monitoring and advocacy for the provision of accessibility in public institutions
| 15 000
| Mozambique
|
23AF107
| Hope for the Deaf Association
| Access to Reproductive and Sexual Health Rights for Deaf Women in Ethiopia
| 15 260
| Ethiopia
|
23AF043
| ASUMO Maputo - Association of the Deaf of Mozambique
| Organisational Strengthening of ASUMO
| 22 230
| Mozambique
|
23AA078
| Nepal Association for Blind Upliftment
| Promoting Disability Inclusive DRR and Climate Action in Nepal
| 29 893
| Nepal
|
23AA077
| National Federation of the disabled - Nepal (NFDN)
| Advancing Civil and Political Rights of Women with Disabilities in NFDN
| 29 937
| Nepal
|
22AF160
| Joy Abilities Empowerment (JAE)
| Improving SRHR services among women and girls with disabilities
| 18 000
| Malawi
|
22AF076
| Centre for Spinal Injuries Advocacy
| Livelihood and Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHRs) for rural spinal injuries girls and women
| 15 000
| Uganda
|
22AF071
| Busia Parents Of Children with Learning Disabilities
| Economic Empowerment to the Parents to children with learning disabilities project
| 12 866
| Uganda
|
23AF028
| Upendo Group of Persons with Disabilities
| Chicken breeding
| 8 114
| Tanzania
|
23AA034
| Nepal Disabled Women Society
| Economic Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities through Plastic Tunnel Farming
| 10 000
| Nepal
|
23AA022
| Democratic Disable District Co-ordination Committee Nepal, Rautahat (DDDCN)
| Computer Skills and Promoting Disability Inclusive Planning in Rautahat District
| 9 980
| Nepal
|
22AF152
| Visually impared women against violence
| Amplifying the rights of visually impared women and girls against gender based violence
| 9 008
| Malawi
|
23AF089-FT
| Umbuyu Uparo group
| Animal Feed
| 4 965
| Tanzania
|
23AF088-FT
| Muungano group
| Rice cultivation
| 4 894
| Tanzania
|
23AF087-FT
| Disability Group
| Pig raising
| 4 675
| Tanzania
|
23AF086-FT
| Ebenezer group
| Piggery activity
| 4 735
| Tanzania
|
23AF085-FT
| Kitunze Kidumu Moshi
| Piggery activities
| 4 964
| Tanzania
|
23AF084-FT
| Mafanikio group
| Buying and selling rice
| 4 991
| Tanzania
|
23AF014-FT
| Nuru group
| Poultry activity
| 4 619
| Tanzania
|
23AF013-FT
| Juhudi Disabled Group
| Piggery activity
| 4 907
| Tanzania
|
23AA054-FT
| Shwe Rakhine People with Disabilities Organization
| Khine Tha Zin Pam Project
| 5 000
| Myanmar
|
23EU026
| Civil Organization Angel detstva
| Improving the quality of life of families with disabilities during the war in Ukraine
| 9 999
| Ukraine
|
23AA045
| Organisation of Parents of children with Problems in development
| Promotion of the rights of children with disabilities in the Republic of Tajikistan
| 33 800
| Tajikistan
|
22AF064
| Hope for Africans Disabled Persons and Orphans Organization Uganda
| Economic empowerment for people with disabilities
| 13 451
| Uganda
|
23AF059
| Efforts of youth with visual impairment in Singida (Juviwasi)
| Digitalized sunflower oil business for youth with visual impairment project
| 9 920
| Tanzania
|
23AF037
| Self liberate - chamwino ikulu
| Poverty reduction and boost income to enterpreneurs deaf women
| 9 906
| Tanzania
|
23AF003
| Yigermal, Almaz and Their Friends Manufacture of Carpets Rugs P/S
| Expansion of wool spinning business run by perosns with disabilities
| 9 402
| Ethiopia
|
22AF113
| God is able livelihood group
| Livelihood project
| 8 095
| Uganda
|
22AF075
| Uganda society for disabled children.
| Improving household income through groud nut growing-people with disabilities
| 9 309
| Uganda
|
23AA046-FT
| Kyauk Kyee MILI branch
| Resilience support project for Persons with Disabilities
| 5 000
| Myanmar
|
23AA033-FT
| Ba Dinh Blind Association
| Equipping persons with visual impairment with digital skills
| 3 919
| Vietnam
|
23AF005
| Hope for the Blind and Handicapped Rehabilitation and Training Association
| Capacity building and economic empowerment of the association and persons with disabilities through expansion of the carpet production
| 14 962
| Ethiopia
|
23EU028
| Public organization Society for Assistance to Persons with Disabilities Turbota
| Creation of an inclusive pottery workshop We are moving towards success
| 9 986
| Ukraine
|
23EU025-FT
| GO SOKAL?S?KA RAYONNA ASOCIACIYA INVALIDIV L?VIVS?KOI OBLASNOI ASOCIACII INVALIDIV VSEUKRAINS?KOI ORGANIZACII INVALIDIV ?SOYUZ ORGANIZACIY INVALIDIV UKRAINY?
| Opportunities? development of people with disabilities in the local community
| 4 994
| Ukraine
|
23AF067
| ASCIO - Association Special Children Inclusion
| Promoting economic empowerment of young persons with disabilities in society
| 9 967
| Mozambique
|
23AF063-CONF
| Malawi National Association of the Deaf
| MANAD participation to the WFD congress 2023, Jeju, South Korea
| 9 955
| Malawi
|
23AF060-CONF
| Ethiopian National Association of the Deaf
| Securing Human Rights of the Deaf in Times of Crisis; Learning from XIX World Congress of the World Federation of The Deaf
| 10 000
| Ethiopia
|
23AA030
| Hanoi Association of People with Disabilities
| Enhancing the capability of developing organisations of persons with disabilities in Hanoi
| 44 855
| Viet Nam
|
23AA017
| National Paralympic Committee of Tajikistan
| Informing the society about UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
| 14 489
| Tajikistan
|
23AA026-FT
| Blind women start up Club
| Vocational training on mushroom farming for women with visual impairment in Hanoi
| 3 526
| Vietnam
|
23AA021-FT
| Hoang Tien ward Association of people with disabilities
| Carpentry training for persons with disabilities in Hoang Tien
| 4 508
| Vietnam
|
Twisakirala PWDs Poultry Farmers
| Twisakirala PWDs Poultry Farmers
| IGA and poverty reduction
| 9 940
| Uganda
|