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FOREWORD<br />

Foreword<br />

We are very pleased to present the second edition of A Basic Manual for Inclusive Development.<br />

This manual was designed for leaders of organizations of disabled persons, and<br />

for other <strong>in</strong>dividuals and social organizations that are <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> the issue of <strong>in</strong>clusive<br />

development <strong>in</strong> Central America.<br />

Our hope is that this manual will be used as a tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g resource, to help generate a better<br />

understand<strong>in</strong>g of the mean<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>in</strong>clusive development—both its theoretical and practical<br />

underp<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>gs—and how such an approach can be used <strong>in</strong> different development<br />

sett<strong>in</strong>gs. We also hope it will provide a useful tool for design<strong>in</strong>g and plann<strong>in</strong>g lobby<strong>in</strong>g and<br />

advocacy actions.<br />

This <strong>in</strong>itiative grew out of a tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g process about this topic that was developed <strong>in</strong> Nicaragua,<br />

whose ma<strong>in</strong> beneficiaries have been the leaders of organizations of disabled persons<br />

<strong>in</strong> this country. The process has been promoted and supported by the World Bank (WB)<br />

and implemented by <strong>Handicap</strong> <strong>International</strong> (HI).<br />

Follow<strong>in</strong>g this tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g process, <strong>Handicap</strong> <strong>International</strong> decided to produce this manual for<br />

pedagogic purposes, which we hope will assist organizations when they are tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g other<br />

leaders and members of organizations of people with disabilities, or any other <strong>in</strong>terested<br />

group or <strong>in</strong>dividual. Although this effort began <strong>in</strong> Nicaragua, the manual is equally useful<br />

for tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g purposes <strong>in</strong> the rest of Central America.<br />

The topic of <strong>in</strong>clusive development is very much l<strong>in</strong>ked to the topic of human rights, and<br />

we believe that the best way to effectively comply with the rights of disabled people is<br />

through adopt<strong>in</strong>g development practices that are guided by an <strong>in</strong>clusive development<br />

approach. In today’s world, we already have a very valuable tool for promot<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>clusive<br />

development: the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. We are conv<strong>in</strong>ced<br />

that these two issues can only ga<strong>in</strong> ground through effective advocacy efforts on the part<br />

of organizations of people with disabilities and other allied groups, aimed at build<strong>in</strong>g or<br />

modify<strong>in</strong>g the correspond<strong>in</strong>g public policies, plans, programs, projects and actions.<br />

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