Improving equality for children with disabilities in Rwanda

DID YOU KNOW?

15%

AROUND 15 % OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION, OR ESTIMATED 1 BILLION PEOPLE, LIVE WITH DISABILITIES. THEY ARE THE WORLD’S LARGEST MINORITY.

80%

80 % OF ALL PEOPLE WITH DISABILITES LIVE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

2%

ONLY 2% OF THEM HAVE ACCESS TO MEDICAL REHABILITATION SERVICES

90%

90% OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DO NOT ATTEND SCHOOL.

x 1,7

VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES OCCURS AT ANNUAL RATES AT LEAST 1.7 TIMES GREATER THAN FOR THEIR PEERS WITHOUt DISABILITIES. WOMEN AND GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO ABUSE.

And that´s why we created the Bienfait Approach