Disability Rights Fund Inc

Organization's name: Disability Rights Fund Inc
Organization's acronym: DRF
Former Name(s): Tides / Disability Rights Fund
Headquarters address  
Address: 89 South Street, Ste 203
Boston, MA 02111
United States of America
Phone: +1-617-261-4593
Fax: +1-617-261-1977
Email: dsamarasan@disabilityrightsfund.org
Web site: www.disabilityrightsfund.org

Organization type: Non-governmental organization
Languages::
  • English

  • French

  • Spanish

Contacts & Participation:

First Name:

Last Name:

Contact Type:
Diana Samarasan Designation , Conference Focal Point , Advancement of Women , Head of Organization , Sustainable Development (primary)
Ana Marija Babojelic
Pratima Gurung
Catherine Townsend
Moses SERWADDA WALUGEMBE
Maulani Agustiah Rotinsulu Sustainable Development (secondary)
Faith Lemon Sustainable Development (secondary) , Conference Focal Point , Social Development , Advancement of Women
Sanja Tarczay
Ambrose Murangira Sustainable Development (secondary)
Risnawati Utami Sustainable Development (secondary)
Imali Shanika Bandara Advancement of Women
Christina Parasyn Social Development
Godfrey Tenywa Sustainable Development (secondary)
Kerry Thompson
Bailey Grey Advancement of Women
Henry Nyombi
Dwi Ariyani Social Development , Advancement of Women
Maja Labus
Jo-Ann Garnier Sustainable Development (secondary) , Social Development , Advancement of Women
Jorge Manhique Social Development

Activities


Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Disabled Persons
  • Women/gender Equality

    • Financing for Development:
  • Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development
  • Mobilizing international resources for development

    • Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Human rights of women

    • Social Development:
  • Disabled persons

    • Statistics:
  • Disability Statistics

    • Sustainable Development:
  • Capacity-building
  • Information for decision-making and participation
    • Geographic scope: International
    Country of activity:
    • Uganda
    • Nauru
    • Vanuatu
    • Micronesia (Federated States of)
    • Indonesia
    • Tonga
    • Solomon Islands
    • Nigeria
    • Samoa
    • Tuvalu
    • India
    • Bangladesh
    • Palau
    • Peru
    • Fiji
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Marshall Islands
    • Ghana
    Millennium Development Goals:
    • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
    • Achieve universal primary education
    • Promote gender equality and empower women
    • Develop global partnership for development
    Mission statement:
    Year established (YYYY): 2008
    Year of registration (YYYY): 2011
    Organizational structure: Board, Grantmaking Committee (composed of donors and disability activists), Executive Director, Deputy Director, Management Team
    Number and type of members: Not a member organization
    Affiliation with NGO networks: Human Rights Funders' Network, International Funders for Indigenous Peoples, International Disability Alliance
    Funding structure:
    • Donations and grants from domestic sources

    • Foreign and international grants


    Additional Information

    Social Development
    Accreditation to:

    Informal regional network of NGOs
    UN-NGO-IRENE Newsletter:

    Main Objective

    Special Event / Application for Consultative Status with ECOSOC
    Username: dsamarasan@disabilityrightsfund.org