Tender Results of International Disability Alliance

IDA is an alliance of eight global and six regional organizations of persons with disabilities. We advocate at the UN for a more inclusive global environment for persons with disabilities and their organizations. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is our touchstone. We are invested in ensuring that the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals are inclusive and in line with CRPD. In 2020, the Reference Group on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action Disability Reference Group (hereinafter DRG) was established following the launch of the IASC Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action. The Reference Group aims to sustain gains made and further advance disability inclusive humanitarian action, for a real impact to be seen ‘on the ground. As a key step toward fulfilling its mandate, the DRG is establishing its website and looking for a service provider to support this project.

IDA is an alliance of eight global and six regional organisations of persons with disabilities. We advocate at the UN for a more inclusive global environment for persons with disabilities and their organisations. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is our touchstone. We are invested in ensuring that the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals are inclusive and in line with CRPD. The disability data advocacy toolkit was produced and launched in 2020 by the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities, the IDA, and CBM Global Disability Inclusion. The toolkit highlights the need for data to understand the real situation of persons with disabilities and to identify gaps that are not addressed through policies and, at the same time, to provide examples of successes. This consultancy is aimed at gaining a better understanding of available data and gaps and building data literacy oof OPDs at the national and subnational levels.

The International Disability Alliance (IDA) was established in 1999 as a network of global and, since 2007, regional organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) and their families. As a core funder of IDA, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is commissioning an evaluation of core activities of IDA over the past three years. Sida has supported IDA since 1999 and with core support since 2010. Sida currently supports IDA through support for the implementation of IDA’s strategic framework 2020-2023. Considering the rapid development of IDA since Sida’s initial support in 2010, and the new strategy which will be constructed during 2023, an external evaluation of IDA’s core activities from 1 January 2020 until 31 March 2023 will enable taking stock of what has been achieved by IDA during this time period and will provide useful evidence of where the organization stands today.

WFDB is a global non-governmental advocacy organization by and for persons with deafblindness, aiming to improve the quality of life and protect the rights of this distinct disability group. WFDB was established in 2001 and consists today of 75 national and associated member organizations from 62 different countries from all corners of the world. Relationships have been established with The World Blind Union (WBU), The World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), Deafblind International (DbI) and The World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI). In 2007 the organization attained consultative status at the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and is a member of the International Disability Alliance (IDA) where the WFDB President serves as a member of the board.

The World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB) has been acknowledged and recognized as the legitimate global voice of persons with deafblindness. WFDB aims to improve the quality of life of people with deafblindness worldwide. It is a member of The International Disability Alliance (IDA), an alliance of eight global and six regional organizations of persons with disabilities, advocating at the UN for a more inclusive global environment for persons with disabilities and their organizations, supporting this call for tender as the contracting authority. WFDB together with IDA is organizing WFDB/African Federation of the DeafBlind General Assembly and regional workshop in Nairobi, Kenya from 23rd until 29th of October and is looking for a hotel for this event. For more information about the services required please request a tender dossier at tenders@ida-secretariat.org