Investing in Women in Development (IWID)
Length of Activity: September 1999 - September
2009
Objective: The IWID Fellows Program provides
Missions and USAID Washington units with experienced, mid-level professionals
who, in addition to gender analytical skills, offer technical
expertise and assistance in all strategic areas of concern
to USAID. IWID Fellows are mid-career, U.S. citizen professionals
(master's degree or higher) with 4-15 years of professional experience
in one of USAID's sector areas. IWID Fellowship assignments
are twelve months, with the option to extend for a second
year.
Program Website: To learn more about the
IWID Fellows Program, please visit the following website: http://www.iwid.org
Key IWID Publications
The publications below are listed by region and country, and then in alphabetical order by title.
Global
General
 5 Simple Steps for Inclusion of People with Disabilities 11/01/2007 (37KB)
A fact sheet providing five easy steps to improve the inclusion of people with disabilities in USAID programming.
Common Myths on Inclusion of People with Disabilities 09/01/2007 (39KB)
Common myths about including people with disabilities in international development programming.
General Information on Disability and Development 09/30/2007 (45KB)
A brief document that provides general information on disability and international development.
Investing in Women in Development Fellowship Program Semi-Annual Report [April-September 2007] 10/31/2007 (67KB)
Semi-annual report of the Investing in Women in Development (IWID) Fellowship Program, covering April-September 2007.
Key Points for Accessible Events 09/30/2007 (32KB)
This two-pager offers tips for making USAID events (in the U.S. and in the field) accessible to persons with disabilities. It includes key points to consider on outreach and publicity, transportation to and from the event, and event participation.
Language and Disability 09/30/2007 (42KB)
A short paper on the use of appropriate language when speaking with and about people with disabilities.
USAID and Disability Presentation 10/01/2007 (170KB)
A PowerPoint presentation overview of mainstreaming disability into USAID's development approaches.
Recent Accomplishments by IWID Fellows
Elizabeth Duban, Gender, Youth and Conflict Prevention Specialist with USAID/Russia
Key accomplishments include:
- at the Europe and Eurasia Bureau's Investing In People conference in Tbilisi, Georgia in September 2007, presented an introduction to human trafficking in Russia;
- presented ideas on how the Democracy office can incorporate gender-based violence activities into its programs;
- led an interactive session aimed at illustrating how anti-violence programming can fit into a number of existing program areas; and
- created gender-based violence materials that will benefit the Mission in Moscow and are intended to be shared with and benefit other Missions.
Anne Hayes, Disability and Gender Specialist with USAID's Special Programs to Address the Needs of Survivors (SPANS)
Key accomplishments include her work on the organization and planning of an e-discussion, hosted by EGAT, to create an opportunity to discuss how to better include persons with disabilities (PWD) in economic opportunities. Fifty participants from Disabled Person Organizations (DPOs), microfinance institutions, the UN, and USAID took part in the three-day session on disability and microfinance. It was important to the participants that the insight generated be shared beyond the group. The results of the online session are posted on the web and have been disseminated to both the disability and microfinance communities.
Other accomplishments of note for the second half of 2007 include:
- working with USAID/Washington Human Resources to devise materials and methods for including disability as part of New Entry Professional (NEP) orientation;
- review and revision of Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) training materials to integrate disability;
- development of technical notes, including dos and don'ts for the inclusion of PWD in programming, and suggestions on how to
include disability in Request for Applications (RFA) and Request for Proposals (RFP) selection criteria; and
- creation of a presentation based on recommendations from IWID alumna Susan Somach on training for mainstreaming disability
in Mission portfolios, which was delivered at the Europe and Eurasia Bureau's Investing In People program in Tbilisi, Georgia in September 2007.
Program Development Highlights
The Washington, DC chapter of the Society for International Development featured IWID Fellow Anne Hayes at a brown bag event on October 25.
Anne's talk considered the challenges to fully implementing USAID's 1997 disability policy and related directives. More than
20 representatives from government and for- and non-profit organizations working in the fields of disability and development had the opportunity
to hear about the work Anne is doing with USAID's Special Programs to Address the Needs of Survivors (SPANS) office to bridge this gap, her recommendations for fuller implementation within and
outside of USAID, and an exploration of possible funding mechanisms that would aid USAID in its goal to ensure that PWD have equal access to participation in its programs and activities.
IWID Fellowship Disability Documents
5 Simple Steps for Inclusion of People with Disabilities11/01/2007 (37KB)
Common Myths on Inclusion of People with Disabiliies09/30/2007 (39KB)
General Information on Disability and Development09/30/2007 (45KB)
Key Points for Accessible Events09/30/2007 (32KB)
Language and Disability09/30/2007 (42KB)
USAID and Disability Presentation10/1/2007 (170KB)
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