BACK GROUND
Action Network for the Disabled (ANDY) is a National Disabled Persons Organization (DPO) working at all levels of community involvement to impact positive change. ANDY is dedicated to achieving equality, inclusion and empowerment of children and youth with disability in Kenya through mainstreaming this group into all aspects of daily life. We are implementing an Inclusive participation of youth with disabilities in governance and employment project funded by UK-AID under Deepening Democracy Program (DDP). The project seeks to create a more accountable governance in the management of goods and services for Youths with Disability (YWDs) in Siaya County through effective engagement of PWDs in governance processes and economic opportunities in Siaya County.
The project aims to upscale to 14 counties within Lake Region Economic Bloc by developing disability friendly simplified documents of 5 county documents, they include; County Integrated Development Plans (CIDP), County Public Participation Guideline, Procurement Processes and Opportunities Hand Book, Disability Mainstreaming Policy and the Diversity Policy for the Public Service
