NCPEDP announces fellowship for youngsters with disabilities

The National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People, India’s leading cross-disability advocacy organization, in collaboration with Azim Premji Foundation has announced the NCPEDP- Javed Abidi Fellowship on Disability, a three-year immersive grassroots fellowship programme for youth with disabilities having a keen interest in disability issues and looking to build a career in the development sector particularly Disability Rights and Inclusion.

This year, NCPEDP observed its silver jubilee i.e., 25 years of struggle for disability rights, inclusion and participation by launching the fellowship programme for selected 25 youth with disabilities on June 11.

Neelima Karath, Lead for Persons with Disability at The Philanthropy added, “This fellowship will train 25 youth with disability as leaders and will enable them to voice the issues of the community at decision-making platforms. Their research and work will lead to new narratives emerging from the grassroots which would guide the future of policy, advocacy and implementation in the disability ecosystem.”

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