Coordinated Action on Disability in Liberia – CAD-L

The Coordinated Action on Disability in Liberia, CAD-L, Project is a four-year intervention that aims to change systems and institutions in Liberia to include Persons with Disabilities in development processes, acting as advocates and agents of change for an equitable and inclusive society. CAD-L started with an Inception phase (pilot project) of 12 months in January 2020, which was extended until May 31, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The CAD-L full phase program started on 01 September 2021. The Action coordinates the efforts of duty bearers (employers, entrepreneurs, policy makers, the police, among others), right based holders (persons with disabilities and leprosy patients), organizations of persons with disabilities (DPOs) and of women with disabilities (OWWDs), and the institutions and CSOs representing them, towards improving the economic independence of PWDs through access to socio-economic and sexual reproductive health rights (SRHRs) and to means of communication to advocate for their entitlements. The project is implemented in Lofa, Nimba, Bong, Montserrado and Bomi Counties.

CAD-L Project’s theory of change proposes improved access to accessible information (O.1), to economic rights (O.2), and to employment/entrepreneurship opportunities (O.3) for persons with disabilities to build their confidence, competences, and skills, leading to improved economic independence (Overall Outcome). This, in turn, contributes to their social and economic empowerment and enables them to act as agents of change for an equitable and inclusive Liberia (Impact).