COMMIT TO INCLUSION AFRICA

About

Social Media and Advocacy Campaign – Commit to Inclusion Africa.

International Campaign on Physical Activities for Children with Disabilities in Africa is spearheaded by Integrated Youth Volunteer Foundation (IYVF).

www.iyvf-international.org

1) that the rights of children and adolescents with disabilities to physical activity, PE and sport are recognized across the UN system,

2) that there is global recognition that ‘enough is enough’ and NOW is the time to make physical activity, PE and sport inclusive for ALL children and adolescents. The first is about ensuring key frameworks coming out of the UN system, namely from UNESCO on PE, WHO on health and disability, and the post-2015 agenda acknowledge the rights of children with disabilities in these domains. The timeline is on-going as we have to wait and see when critical discussions and decisions will take place.

The second result is based on the fact that we have appropriate policies in place – e.g. CRPD Article 30.5 – but they are not being realized and thus we want to remind key decision-makers that they exist and we will provide examples of how they can and are being achieved. Since the Task Force is made up of volunteers, we will be leveraging existing platforms and resources to launch a social media and advocacy campaign in Africa to achieve the second result.

Commitment

Our Vision, Mission,Strategy Identity

Commit to Inclusion Africa, is a coalition of, not-for-profit, African organization working with Children with Disabilities on PhysicalActivities to meet the sustainable development goal supported by Commit to Inclusion.

Commit to Inclusion Africa aims to:

• Contribute to improved knowledge on children with disabilities in Africa • Promote physical activities for children with disabilities competition in and out of Africa.
• Monitor and report progress
• Identify policy options
• Provide a platform for dialogue
• Collaborate with governments, intergovernmental organizations and civil society in the development and implementation of effective pro-child policies and programmes • Promote a common voice for children with disabilities in and out of Africa.

Commit to Inclusion Africa objectives:

• To ensure the rights of children with disabilities to physical activity and sport are incorporated into key frameworks and strategies across the UN system to influence national policy and implementation mechanisms, as well as resource allocation.
• To increase global recognition through strategic communications ‘that enough is enough’ & NOW is the time to make physical activity, physical education, sport, recreation and play inclusive for ALL children, giving them equal access to the wide range of individual and societal benefits.
• To supporting UNESCO’s work on physical education and sport to ensure the rights of children with disabilities are incorporated into key frameworks (e.g. Charter on Physical Education and Sport), implementation strategies, programmes, and guidelines (e.g. Quality Physical Education Guidelines for Policy-Makers).
• To advocate for the rights of children with disabilities in WHO’s work pertaining to disability (i.e., WHO Disability Action Plan) and physical activity (i.e., WHO Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health) to ensure children with disabilities are included in key health-promoting strategies and programmes across both sectors.
• To join advocacy and engagement efforts with national, regional and international organizations to ensure physical activity and sport are included in the post-2015 development agenda .

Our work is inspired by universal values, informed by global experiences and knowledge, and guided by the needs and conditions of Commit to Inclusion www.committoinclusion.org. Above all, in partnership with other rights-based organizations in Africa and around the world, we aspire to contribute to the effort to make an ‘Africa fit for children with disabilities ’.

Vision

Our vision is that every African child with disability will be able to lead a healthy life and contribute to the emergence of a peaceful, democratic and prosperous continent that can overcome marginalization in a globalized world.

Mission

Commit to Inclusion Africa mission is to put African children with Disabilities on the public agenda, through the promotion of physical activity, PE and sport inclusive for ALL children and adolescents.

Our Programmes and Projects

Guided by Commit to Inclusion Programmes of Work document, Towards an Era of Accountability for children with disabilities in Africa 2015, Commit to Inclusion Africa pursues its work in the following strategic areas:

-Monitoring government performance and child with disability wellbeing

-Promoting legal justice and access to children with disability.

-Strengthening the families with children with disabilities and social protection mechanisms.

Supporting Links

• http://www.committoinclusion-africa.org