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This programme operating framework explains how to overcome key barriers experienced by organisations of people with disabilities. It was developed to help the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office staff working on programme delivery, diplomacy or policy-making to engage with organisations of people with disabilities. 

It highlights that many of the principles also apply to engaging with other representative organisations, including women’s rights organisations and groups representing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT+) people.

This resource highlights the key issues around the economic empowerment of women, people with disabilities and other excluded populations. It was undertaken as a piece of rapid research to support interventions of the Rapid Response Facility, set up by the UK’s COP26 energy campaign. 

This resource from the Knowledge for Development Helpdesk is a rapid review focused on identifying donor support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT+) rights. It looks at how bilateral and multilateral donors are promoting and protecting the human rights of LGBT+ people globally, and outlines donor policies, implementation plans and programmes on LGBT+ rights. It also looks at the impact of their work.

This resource looks at the lessons learned on disability and education with the support of the Impact Initiative. It shares what works in education for people with disabilities, looks at how to make education more accessible, and provides recommendations on how to make education inclusive and accessible for people with disabilities. It also highlights challenges to be addressed in the future. 

This resource focuses on evidence around the drivers of transformation of women’s economic empowerment. It looks at how women are impacted by social norms, law, unpaid care and other issues such as ways of working and ways people are hired.

The resource also looks at major global challenges that happened between 2016 and 2023, including the impact of COVID-19, ongoing conflict, climate shocks and politics.

This resource is a factsheet on women and disability inclusion in Future Cities programmes. It highlights the challenge that women and people with disabilities face, including barriers to opportunities in cities, and their underrepresentation in terms of voice and decision-making. The resource estimates that there will be one billion urban dwellers living with disabilities by 2050.

This resource focuses on women’s economic empowerment and disability inclusion in financial services. It highlights barriers to accessing financial services experienced by women and girls and people with disabilities. It explains how access to financial services helps people take advantage of business opportunities, invest in education, insure against risks and save for the future. The resource goes on to share key tips, good practice examples, entry points and opportunities that can help improve access. 

The UK Government has committed to preventing and responding to conflict-related sexual violence and sets out the actions it will take in the UK women, peace and security national action plan 2023-2027.

This resource is aimed at sustainability, climate and procurement professionals working in multinational companies. It explains how companies can make their work more environmentally friendly while economically empowering more women.

The resource focuses on scope 3 emissions – all indirect emissions that happens across the value chain. It is particularly useful for companies working with a large number of women, for example in agriculture or the production of clothing, in low and middle-income countries. 

This resource is part of a series of ‘poverty profiles’ by the Disability Inclusion Helpdesk focused on eight of the most marginalised group-based identities. It responds to the fact that global progress has not benefitted everyone equally, with many individuals remaining marginalised and extremely poor. Often, this is due to identity-based discrimination related to their disability status, age, ethnicity, or gender; and geographic disadvantage, for example through conflict or crisis.