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Nadia from Burundi:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a successful job application, Nadia (33) was rejected at her new workplace because of her disability. Her employer questioned how she could do the job if she could not move around well. Nadia got invited to participate in a We are Able! training on inclusive governance and a training on lobby and advocacy. Now she works for VNG International (consortium partner of WaA!) in Burundi as a program assistant.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lot of people in my country think that if you have a physical disability that it touches your whole body and your mental and intellectual capacities as well,\u201d Nadia says. She grew up in Burundi and studied clinical and social psychology. After her internship, she could not find a job. \u201cThat made me feel inferior, like anyone who cannot find a job,\u201d she recalls. \u201cBut now that I have a job, it gives me a feeling of freedom as a person with a disability. I can participate and contribute in society. That improves your self-esteem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recognition of capacities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nadia observes a lot of change now she is working for the WaA! programme. \u201cCapacities of persons with disabilities are more recognized,\u201d she notices. \u201cIt gives persons with disabilities the opportunity to talk to public authorities. In the WaA! Programme, I witness that persons with disabilities themselves do the lobby and advocacy. So authorities take their needs and ideas into consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That brings about a significant change, she states. \u201cAt a district office for example, the administrators are located on the top floor. There was almost no access for persons that are not able to walk. Now, the administrator comes down for these people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education for children with disabilities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nadia was two months old when she got her disability. Her family did everything to support her in life. Nadia participated in a school for children with a physical disability. \u201cI saw that some parents never came to see their children, but my parents always came. They were always supportive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Burundi, a lot of persons with disabilities don\u2019t have access to education. \u201cParents do not encourage these children to go to school as they don\u2019t see their capacity,\u201d she says. \u201cI really wish that all persons with disabilities have the opportunity to study and that schools are more accessible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Nadia,
Nadia, a 33-year-old woman with a disability, at a learning event in Burundi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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