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Hiring: Programme Coordinator
Job Role: Programme Coordinator Nature: Full-time Location: Delhi The programme coordinator role will entail project planning and implementation, supporting the management team on different operational fronts, internal and external coordination for all programmes, ensuring documentation of project goals and impact.…
Hiring: Social Media Officer
Job role: Social media officer Are you a keen communicator and interested in leveraging social media to create awareness and change? We are looking for an enthusiastic, creative and passionate individual to join our dynamic team. All interested candidates are…
Launch of Report on Women With Disabilities and COVID19 crisis in India
Rising Flame in partnership with Sightsavers undertook a research, in May and June, 2020 on women with disabilities during the COVID crisis in India. The report captures the experiences of women with disabilities across India during the COVID crisis, the consequent…
FAQs on Access on Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Written By Srinidhi Raghavan As people with disabilities, we are used to encountering inaccessible locations as we navigate the physical world. The digital world holds a lot of promise for people with disabilities to experience access fully. However, this is…
Must and Should- requests to state to ensure survival and wellbeing of persons with disabilities during COVID Lock Down in Maharashtra, India
April 1: This letter was collectively drafted by a few organisations and individuals for urgent response and was circulated to the relevant government and police authorities to support persons with disabilities stuck alone and in urgent need for support.…
And the Award Goes to….
About a year ago – when we started working on our own website, we knew we had to make it accessible from the very beginning. It was very important to us that we live up to the accessibility standards we…
My Search for an Accessible Venue in Delhi
I remember just writing down in my to-do list, look for an accessible venue. Little did I imagine what that search would look like. It just seemed obvious that in the capital city of the country, it wouldn’t be so…
Lead. Grow. Change. | 20th Septemmber
On a warm Friday afternoon in Delhi, at Rising Flame’s Lead. Grow. Change. event, the house was packed. Taking place at the Taj Ambassador in Khan Market, the guests weren’t quite sure of what to expect from the event; an…
CRPD Advocacy Part Two: From Global to Local
An immensely successful advocacy week is how we would describe our work in Geneva with our networks and allies. Now we were waiting and waiting to hear the decision and recommendations of the CRPD committee members. As we mentioned we…
The Journey to CRPD
The Journey to CRPD Our journey of the past 2 years began with data collection to advocacy at the international level. We along with other civil society actors put together a report and had briefings with the committee to improve…