Cornell University
Library
Cornell UniversityLibrary

eCommons

Help
Log In(current)
DigitalCollections@ILR
ILR School
  1. Home
  2. ILR School
  3. Partnerships
  4. GLADNET
  5. GLADNET Collection
  6. Development System Locks Out the Disabled

Development System Locks Out the Disabled

File(s)
Phitalis_Were_Masakhwe___Development_System_Locks_Out_the_Disabled.pdf (26.37 KB)
Permanent Link(s)
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/76695
Collections
GLADNET Collection
Author
Masakhwe, Phitalis Were
Abstract

[Excerpt] That the non government (NGO) industry is a major player in the so called development cannot be over emphasized. That billion of dollars have been channeled into the sector to “wipe out” poverty particularly in poor developing countries is a fact. Almost all the NGOs exist to serve the poorest of the poor, voiceless, the disadvantaged, vulnerable populations so to speak! Their mission statements clearly spell out that they operate to bridge the gap between the rich and poor. The NGOs share those pro-poor beliefs with the United Nations system and are bankrolled by the development partners. But do these partners in poverty alleviation and development consider the disabled as poor? If disabled people are not considered poor, and therefore, a major target for these partners, who then is poor? What is the definition of poor or poverty for that matter?

Date Issued
2008-02-01
Keywords
disability
•
development
•
poverty
•
human rights
Type
article

Site Statistics | Help

About eCommons | Policies | Terms of use | Contact Us

copyright © 2002-2026 Cornell University Library | Privacy | Web Accessibility Assistance