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: 68 Harrison Ave., Suite 605 PMB
655441 Boston, MA 02111-1929

United States of America
Phone: +1-857-265-2365
Email: mtataryn@disabilityrightsfund.org
Web site: www.disabilityrightsfund.org
Organization type: Non-governmental organization
Languages:
  • French
  • Burmese
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Bahasa

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:
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Peru
  • Samoa
  • India
  • Uganda
  • Ghana
  • Palau
  • Indonesia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Fiji
  • Tonga
  • Micronesia (Federated States of)
  • Bangladesh
  • Nigeria
  • Nauru
  • Tuvalu
  • Marshall Islands
  • Vanuatu
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: Conference of States Parties

Informal regional network of NGOs

UN-NGO-IRENE Newsletter: Yes