Strategic Plan 2024-2026
Everybody Gains Through Disability Inclusion
Table of Contents
Preface
This document describes the multi-annual strategy 2024-2026 of the Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development, DCDD.
We describe the world we envision, the goals we want to reach at the end of 2026 and to this end, the strategic choices we will make in the coming years.
This multi-annual strategy is the result of reflections of the DCDD Board and DCDD Coordinator, consultations with the main participants of DCDD, a Strategy session with the DCDD Network and feedback and suggestions of the Coordination Team. We are grateful for this collaboration.
It’s a vulnerable world we live in. The lives of people with disabilities are even more vulnerable. Yet strong! Therefore, we look forward to execute our joint mission in this new strategic period. Because through disability inclusion everybody gains.
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Our History
Our Identity
Values
Vision
We envision a world where people with disabilities can enjoy:
Legitimation
Our vision finds its legitimate foundation in the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UN CRPD) and is resonated with the Leave No One Behind Principle of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Our Context
Positive Trends
Some trends that support the work of DCDD
Inclusion
Inclusion is well regarded and there is increased focus on intersectional approaches to development. Inclusion and human rights are a focus point of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs policy.
Shifting the Power
A focus on Shifting the Power and on Localisation, bringing the importance of, for example; Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) to the forefront
Advocacy by and for marginalised groups
Advocacy by and for marginalised groups is generally well supported through the ‘Strengthening civil society’ framework of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Negative Trends
Some trends that are less favourable to DCDD
Broad Definition of Inclusion
Inclusion has become an important issue, but it has been defined in a very broad way. To be clear, we emphasise that our focus is on disability inclusion (while at the same time using collaboration with other inclusion platforms through an intersectional lens as an entry point).
Funding Competition
Competition for funding is fierce, and pleading for more disability inclusion focus in funding and policy instruments is not a priority for many organisations.
MoFA Policy
The focus of Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) policy is not on ‘target groups’, which makes DCDD objectives easy to dismiss.
Internal Shifts in MoFA
There is a shift occurring within MoFA towards trade and large-scale programmes (big grants requiring little management from MoFA).
Our Terminology
DCDD
With the term ‘DCDD’, we could mean the DCDD organisation or Coordination Team; we could also mean the DCDD Network of the DCDD participants.
DCDD as an organisation and DCDD as a network has much-varied knowledge on disability inclusion and development. When it comes to disability and inclusion, MOFA values DCDD and their Coordinator as their initial point of contact, recognising our role both as a network and a reliable resource for support.
In this strategic period, we will emphasize on the opportunities we all together – as a network – do and can do. We envision a disability inclusive sector in which many organisations involve.
Network of participants
The DCDD Network consists of participants (not ‘members’): NGOs, research and training institutes and individuals interested in and working on inclusion of people with disabilities in development cooperation. Participants of the DCDD network join forces to create a platform for learning on disability-inclusion, and to have a stronger voice towards policy makers. The DCDD participants work closely together with organisations working for people with disabilities and Disabled People’s Organisations worldwide.
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Coordination Team
The DCDD Coordination Team is the staff enrolled by the Board of DCDD. It is an engine to facilitate, boost and catalyse the DCDD Network.
Lieke
Scheewe
Maria
Baarslag
Angela
Frings
Judy Y
Dinh Dang
Ieke
van Lammeren
Sanne
Lukkien
Onze doelen
Doel 1
A growing collaboration on disability inclusion.
Doel 2
DCDD serves the sector as a Disability Inclusion Expertise Hub.
Doel 3
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs applies disability inclusion.