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European Network on Independent living limited

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Development Disabled Persons Human Rights Youth Gender Issues and Advancement of Women: Human rights of women Social Development: Disabled persons Social policy Youth
Geographic scope:	Regional Europe
Country of activity:	Belarus Hungary Belgium Portugal Estonia Austria Armenia North Macedonia Cyprus Türkiye Croatia France Finland Bulgaria Poland Slovakia Germany Bosnia and Herzegovina Lithuania Italy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Greece Netherlands Serbia Norway Republic of Moldova Slovenia Georgia Ireland Iceland Montenegro Sweden Romania Latvia
Millennium Development Goals:	Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Promote gender equality and empower women Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:	The European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) is a Europe-wide network of disabled people, with members throughout Europe. ENIL is a forum for all disabled people, Independent Living organisations and their non-disabled allies on the issues of Independent Living. ENIL represents the disability movement for human rights and social inclusion based on solidarity, peer support, deinstitutionalisation, democracy, self-representation, cross disability and self-determination. ENIL’s mission is to advocate and lobby for Independent Living values, principles and practices, namely for barrier-free environment, provision of personal assistance support and adequate technical aids, together making full citizenship of disabled people possible. ENIL’s activities target European, national and local administrations, politicians, media, and the general society. ENIL works to strengthen the empowerment of disabled people mainly through providing resources for peer counselling and peer training. ENIL enhances the European disability network by providing the arena for the sharing of experience of services and in providing economical, logistics and technical expertise. This as well as by being a strong network of grassroots activists. ENIL works directly with disabled individuals, organizations (mainly Centres of Independent Living), politicians, social agents, media, the business world and any individual or organization interested in learning about Independent Living history, values, principles and its practical application.
Year established:	1989
Year of registration:	1995
Organizational structure:	ENIL is a member organisation with the Secreteriat in Brussels and members throughout Europe. ENIL's highest body is the General Assembly. The organisation has an elected board (comprised of persons with disabilities), and is run by the Executive Director, supported by the Management Team.
Number and type of members:	Individual and Organisation members (full and associated) in 47 countries
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Council of Europe, EU Fundamental Rights Agency, European Disability Forum, European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Fees for providing consulting or research services Grants from Governments Donations and grants from domestic sources Foreign and international grants
Funding structure other:	Funding from the European Union

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