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Self Report for Initiatives in 2018

The updates on initiatives shown below allow members or signatories to WHS initiatives to report on actions taken in support of the respective initiative. They are not intended to replace reporting processes undertaken by initiative secretariats.

  • Charter on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action

    What concrete actions have you taken in support of the initiative.

    Health Works (HW) is supporting the development on IASC guidelines on inclusion of persons with disabilities. As an active member of the task team, HW has allocated human resources to support the project to strengthen the mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) part. HW is leading on IASC MHPSS Reference Group (RG), mental health and disability inclusion working group, together with the World Health Organization (WHO), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
    (UNHCR), Christian Blind Mission (CBM) and Mhpss.net’s representatives to build resources and feed the process of the development of the guidelines.

    In order to enhance the quality of data collection by humanitarian actors, HW is part of the Washington Group Steering Committee. Its role has been focused on the mental health part.

    HW is strengthening its own internal inclusion policies, demonstrating links on prevention, response and resilience on disability with Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and MHPSS. The organisation is part of the Dutch Coalition of Development and Disability, advocating at Dutch government level .