DISABILITY-GLOBAL: Irish Aid-ILO Partnership Programme, Phase II, 2014-15

In the period 2014-2015, Irish Aid funding will support the ILO thematic programme ‘Promoting Rights and Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities in Employment through Legislation’ (PROPEL – Phase 2). Taking a results-based approach, this programme aims to enhance employment opportunities for women and men with disabilities, through the creation of an enabling legal and policy environment, the promotion of access to skills development opportunities and through measures to eliminate discrimination. The thematic programme includes global and country level activities, planned to address identified needs while taking into account the recommendations of the Mid-term Evaluation of the programme in 2012-2013, in particular the recommendations to increase the focus on gender mainstreaming, develop synergies with other related projects and initiatives and adopt standard reporting formats across all PROPEL projects. Building on previous ILO Irish Aid Partnership Programme (ILO/IA PP) experience and results achieved in PROPEL Phase 1 at country level in Botswana, China, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Viet Nam and Zambia PROPEL Phase 2 will continue to work in these countries while initiating outreach work in two further countries – Mongolia and Myanmar. The programme will also have a global component which will support country level activities through the development of practical tools for advocacy and policy advice; capacity building; collaboration with ILO and other UN partners in promoting the collection of comprehensive, comparable statistics on the labour market situation of persons with disabilities; awareness-raising activities and publications to highlight the impact on end-beneficiaries; and the development of impact indicators. This programme overview document summarises the country level projects, which will be described in separate proposals, and focuses in particular on the activities, outputs and outcomes envisaged through the global component.

Project symbol

GLO/14/52/IRL

Admin unit

GED

Start date

01/01/2014

End date

31/12/2015

Total allocation

857342

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

855627

Development Partners

Ireland, Irish Aid

Country/Countries

Global

Outcomes

More and better jobs for inclusive growth and improved youth employment prospects