This event will bring together self-advocates, families, professionals, and organisations to discuss the challenges faced by people with intellectual disabilities during conflicts and natural disasters.

Inclusion International, alongside the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Education Cannot Wait (ECW), and the International Disability Alliance (IDA), will share what we have learned from projects in Colombia, Niger, Ethiopia, Ukraine, and Burkina Faso. These projects focus on helping people with intellectual disabilities in emergencies.

Registration & Information

Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Time: 11:30am-12:45pm EST
Location: Virtual, on the Zoom platform

Register to attend the Zoom Webinar by clicking here.

Format

The event will be conducted online via Zoom for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

It will be held in English with simultaneous interpretation to Spanish and French. Sign Language Interpretation and Closed Captioning will also be available.

Panellists

  • Aline Bazerly (International Rescue Committee)
  • Maha Khochen-Bagshaw (Education Cannot Wait)
  • Mark Mapemba (Inclusion International)
  • Luis Gabrielle Villareal (Asdown Colombia)
  • Monica Cortes (AsDown Colombia)
  • Jane Akinyi and Geoffrey Kipngetich (KAIH, Kenya)
  • Raisa and Olena Kravchenko (VGO Coalition, Ukraine)
  • Mihret Nigusse (FENAID, Ethiopia)