Geschiedenis
DCDD was founded in 2000 to unite international non-governmental organisations and individuals advocating for the inclusion of people with disabilities.
Huib Cornielje, co-founder of DCDD:
“In het jaar 2000 kwamen Marlies van der Kroft, Cristin de Vries en ik bij elkaar om de recente ontwikkelingen in de gehandicaptenbeweging in Nederland te bespreken. Wij waren het erover eens dat er een enorm ongebruikt potentieel was en daarom richtten we de Dutch Coalition for Disability and Development op. Inclusie van mensen met een beperking stond vanaf het allereerste begin centraal en het doel was capaciteit op te bouwen binnen het veld van ontwikkelingswerk. De kracht van DCDD zat in het feit dat het een coalitie was: we hadden zowel individuele als organisatorische deelnemers en we kregen veel steun in de beginjaren. We vormden verschillende werkgroepen en nieuwe partnerschappen, er waren constante discussies over nieuwe ontwikkelingen en er was een hoge mate van betrokkenheid - het was een beweging.”
Relevant external developments:
Examples of recent DCDD achievements:
In 2020, the Power of Voices partnerships were launched by the Ministry. One of them is We Are Able! Consortium, consisting of ZOA (lead), SeeYou, Leprazending, Africa Disability Forum, VNG Internationalen The Hague Academy for Local Governance. We Are Able! focusses on amplifying the voices of people with disabilities for improved access to food and basic resources. For the period 2021-2025, this provides a unique springboard for learning and exchange on disability inclusive development. DCDD has been subcontracted to lead the lobby efforts in The Netherlands.
Various motions have been adopted, and commitments for disability inclusion have been made in the policy areas of humanitarian aid, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and youth employment and education.
12 Consortia
Our Power of Disability Inclusion sessions have attracted 12 consortia, including 140 people, since 2022.
Since 2019
The Ministry reports annually to Parliament on their support to programmes which include people with disabilities since 2019.
4 Quick Guides
Four Quick Guides on disability inclusive programming were published as practical tools for NGO professionals, as well as several research papers that provide an evidence base for lobby advocates.