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Women with disabilities are not just participants in development, they are leaders driving change.

At the PODA Women Leaders Conference in Pakistan, the European Union, Sightsavers and partners highlighted the importance of inclusive leadership and meaningful representation.

With the support of the European Union, the three-year Beyond Barriers project, implemented by Sightsavers Pakistan with Awaz Foundation Pakistan and PODA Pakistan, is working to strengthen organisations of women with disabilities, improve workplace policies to address gender-based violence and harassment, and expand access to inclusive training and employment opportunities for women with disabilities 🇪🇺

At the conference, disability rights advocate Abia Akram highlighted the importance of moving beyond token representation to ensure women with disabilities have a meaningful role in leadership and decision-making.

Sightsavers Ireland is grateful to the European Union for its support of Beyond Barriers and continued commitment to inclusive development, and to PODA Pakistan for providing a platform that celebrates and amplifies the voices of women leaders in all their diversity.

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