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Rehabilitation International

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Aging Children Citizenship and Governance Development Disabled Persons Education Human Rights Population Social Development Sustainable Development Values Women Youth Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Advocacy and outreach Capacity building Education and training of women Human rights of women Information and communication technologies Millennium Development Goals Service provision Violence against women Women and HIV/AIDS Women and armed conflict Women and health Women and poverty Social Development: Aging Conflict Cooperative Disabled persons Employment Indigenous issues Information and Communications Technologies Poverty Social policy Technical cooperation Youth
Geographic scope:	International
Mission statement:	To promote the rights of persons with disabilities through access to rehabilitation and the wide range of services to help improve their quality of life and enable them to be active contributors to the development of their families, communities and societies. We advocate for the effective and meaningful implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the national and regional levels and campaign for the inclusion of disabled people in the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Year established:	1922
Year of registration:	1978
Organizational structure:	The Governing Assembly that is comprised by representatives of RI member-organizations is the highest decision making body of the organization. The 25-member RI Executive Committee sets policies and the direction for the global work of the organization. Rehabilitation International operates a headquarters office based in New York City.
Number and type of members:	National Member Organizations Associate Member Organizations Individual Members International Member Organizations
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Member of the Coalition of NGOs in Consultative Status with the United Nations
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Grants from Governments Funds from Religious Institutions Funds from other Non-Governmental Organizations Fees for education and training services Fees for providing consulting or research services Product sales and business services Other sources Donations and grants from domestic sources Fundraising campaigns Foreign and international grants
Funding structure other:	Funds come from annual membership dues and projects

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