Company Profile

The Ghana Federation of the Disability Organisations (GFD), is a national umbrella body for organisations of people with disabilities, was founded in 1987 and is widely regarded as the official representative and voice of disability in Ghana. It exists to strengthen the organisations of persons with disabilities and to advocate for the rights of people with disabilities by influencing policies, programmes, and activities at the national and local levels.

Over the years, GFD's membership has increased from the original three (3) to nine (9) members, and it now has branches in each of Ghana's 16 administrative regions and in about 260 districts. As its member organisations deal with disability-specific issues pertinent to respective impairment groups, GFD works with cross-cutting disability concerns. For years, the Federation has promoted and advocated for inclusive legislation to promote and protect the rights of all persons with disabilities in the country.

Job Description

1. Support two organizations to develop their gender policies and one organization to review its gender policies/strategies in line with best practices to enhance the inclusion of women with disabilities in all programs and activities
2. Develop gender policy for women with disabilities base on existing national gender policies and rights of women with disabilities.
3. Develop strategy that will lead to the mainstreaming the issues of women with disabilities in the agendas of the organizations and enhance their independence

1. The overview of the situation/status of women with disabilities in Ghana.
2. Objectives of the policy
3. Gender integration at the governance and the decision-making levels
4. Gender integration into programmes and activities
5. Monitoring and Evaluation
6. Inclusive Budgeting
7. Implementation and accountability

Required Skills or Experience