Living Inclusion Forum 2025 Recap
Data for Disability Inclusion Over 110 participants joined us at this year’s Annual Living Inclusion Network Forum, which took place on the 26th of June 2025. This year’s topic was “Data for Disability Inclusion”. There has been considerable progress in the last decade with a better understanding of why we need more and better data, […]
Living Inclusion Forum 2025
Data for Disability Inclusion Date: 26.06.2025 Time: 1.00 -2.30 pm CEST Join the meeting here (No registration required) Data and the disaggregation of data play a vital role in our development actions being truly inclusive of all persons with disabilities. This ever-relevant topic will be at the center of discussions at this year’s LIN Forum. […]
International Disability Inclusion at Risk?
Reflecting on the March Inclusion Café On March 19th, 2025, our Living Inclusion Network Café took place with the topic International Disability Inclusion at Risk? Navigating the Shifting Political Landscape. Amidst the shifting global political landscape, we found this topic important to address in our network. To do this, we offered a different format to […]
The Global Disability Summit Sends Strong Signals for Greater Inclusion in Development Cooperation
The German team (GIZ and BMZ), the Jordanian team, IDA, as well as helpers and volunteers, celebrate the successful conclusion of the GDS. © Dirk Michael Deckbar Around 4,500 participants worldwide came together in Berlin in early April for the Global Disability Summit (GDS) 2025. The highlight was the adoption of the Amman-Berlin Declaration on […]
Disability and Climate Action: The Growing Connection
Disability and Climate: The Growing Connection. ©GIZ 2024 Climate activism is growing worldwide, and more and more persons with disabilities speak out. Whilst disability is not necessarily the focus of their advocacy, some of them know firsthand how extreme weather conditions and related disasters can both cause disability and disproportionately affect persons with disabilities. For […]
Advocating for Political Representation in Guatemala: A Conversation with Ramiro Nochez-McNutt
Ramiro Nochez-McNutt is a seasoned professional with over 19 years of experience working in international organizations, notably the International Organization for Migration (IOM). In his current role at the Ministry of Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) in Guatemala, he focuses his efforts on the development and implementation of the National Disability Certification System. As a […]
LIN Event Recap: Reflecting on the December Inclusion Café
On December 4th, 2024, our Living Inclusion Network Café welcomed about 90 participants for an enriching session on the Global Disability Summit (GDS) 2025 in Berlin and on innovative solutions for disability inclusion. The online event highlighted the power of collaboration and innovation in advancing inclusive development. Screenshot from the LIN Event, December. ©GIZ 2024 […]
Season’s Greetings from the Living Inclusion Network!
As 2024 comes to a close, we at the Living Inclusion Network (LIN) want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to each of you, our incredible members, for making this year so impactful. Together, we’ve built a vibrant community that spans now 654+ members from over 50 countries, united by a shared vision of creating a […]
The Living Inclusion Network Café – 4 December 2024
Get inspired by smart solutions as we talk about the upcoming Global Disability Summit (GDS), 2025 in our next Inclusion Café! Background The Global Disability Summit is a unique global mechanism with the goal of improving the lives of persons with disabilities worldwide. Its main aim is to bridge the gap between disability inclusion and development […]
Guideline on Inclusive Architectural Design Concepts and Strategies for TVET
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Sciences & Technology [KNUST] in Ghana collaborated with Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences in 2022, to produce a Guideline on Inclusive Architectural Design Concepts and Strategies for Technical Vocational Education Training, with funding from BMZ and support by GIZ. Congratulations to the editors of this publication: A. Oppong, A. Plummer, […]