Conference session
The Kenyan journey towards sustainable livelihoods for persons with disabilities post COVID-19
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CoSP15 event organised by Kenya Ministry of Public Service, Gender & Senior Citizens Affairs.
The 15th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD COSP15) will be scheduled to take place at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, from 14 to 16 June 2022 , during which an election of nine members of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with disabilities will be conducted.
Theme and sub-themes of the Conference:
Overarching theme: Building disability-inclusive and participatory societies in the COVID context and beyond
- Sub theme 1: Innovation and technology advancing disability rights
- Sub theme 2: Economic empowerment and entrepreneurship of persons with disabilities
- Sub theme 3: Participation of persons with disabilities in climate action, disaster risk reduction and resilience against natural disasters.
This event, The Kenyan journey towards sustainable livelihoods for persons with disabilities post COVID-19, will be held on June 15 at 8:15 am EST. It is geared towards showcasing Kenya's innovative interventions and programming towards building sustainable economic resilience of Persons with Disabilities in the post Covid-19 world.
It will showcase the benefits of co-creation approach in development and implementation of programs between organizations of and for persons with disabilities and government by highlighting key programs interventions namely the Inclusion Works, Innovation to Inclusion (i2i), NCPWD Career portal and inBusiness towards economic empowerment of persons with disabilities.
The side event will additionally highlight how technology was used to implement the programs with a focus of building back better post Covid 19.