CBM Australia (2023) Supporting Children with Disabilities in the Philippines

CBM Australia supported NORFIL Foundation to implement the Enable Communities for Inclusion of Children and Youth with Disabilities project from 2020 to 2022. The project had a significant impact on children and youth with disabilities, as well as their families, by fostering stronger commitment to disability inclusion among local councils, and by supporting children with disabilities and their families to become disability advocates. Key achievements of the project include successfully advocating for increased budget allocations by local councils to support people with disabilities, improving access to inclusive education and healthcare services, supporting families to implement home-based rehabilitation and education programs, providing training and peer support for family members, and empowering children and youth with disabilities to advocate for their rights.