Help Age commits to building our evidence base on the experience of older women with disabilities with regard to violence, abuse, neglect in development and humanitarian settings. We commit to raising awareness of this often hidden issue; to working in partnership with stakeholders at global, national, local levels (including women’s organisations, DPOs) to develop accessible, effective prevention and response interventions for older women with disabilities who are survivors, or at risk of violence, abuse, neglect.
Timeframe and/or implementation plan
Help Age and network partners will implement our commitment to a stronger evidence base on prevalence, types and drivers of violence, abuse and neglect of older women with disabilities in India, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Malawi and Tanzania. We will work with local actors to promote more robust data collection, especially in age cohorts over 50+ and disability (WG questions), and to develop effective violence prevention and response interventions for older women with disabilities.
N.B. Some of the focus countries will depend on funding.