Access to financial services
We commit to increase people with disabilities access to financial services and productsby continuing to expand access to our disability inclusive micro-finance offering in Bangladesh and piloting it in selected BRAC International operating countries.
Timeframe and/or implementation plan
BRAC’s disability inclusive micro-finance solutionis available in 2,188 branch offices in Bangladesh. Between now and 2020, BRAC will replicate this successful inclusive micro-finance solution in selected BRAC International operating countries.
Skills development for decent work
BRAC commits to continuing to expand young people with disabilities access to vocational training and the job market in Bangladesh.
Timeframe and/or implementation plan
Between 2012 to 2017, a total of 2,453 persons with disabilities received skills training, and employment in the informal sector and 314 persons with disabilities have been provided with assistive devices.Over the next five years, BRAC will focus on scaling up this effort through partnerships with the private sector, disability focused organisations and the Government.
Inclusive social protection systems
BRAC will pilot an intervention under its Targeting the Ultra Poor programme to ensure people with disabilities among the ultra-poor have access to social protection.
Timeframe and/or implementation plan
BRAC has signed a MoU with Humanity and Inclusion to adapt its ultra poverty graduation approach for people with disability. Over the next three years, BRAC and Humanity and Inclusion will develop pilot projects to test this approach and develop tools ffor other social protection and graduation implementers to adopt and sale-up the approach.