COMBATING DISABILITY THROUGH INDEPENDENT LIVING TRAINING FOR PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES (2022- 23)

DWA has won the prestigious 2022 IEEE HAC/SIGHT project in collaboration with the Engineering faculty of Hamdard University for transforming the lives of distorted PWDs in Manghopir. 

IL TRAINING AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES-2021

UNwomen sponsored this training project for the capacity building and Empowerment of 50 women with disabilities. These women were also given entrepreneurship opportunities. 

‘IL TRAINING’ AND ‘LEADERSHIP TRAINING’ FOR PREPARING OPPORTUNITY YOUTHS WITH DISABILITIES AS FUTURE LEADERS (2021)

DWA won this training project competition on behalf of Pakistan along with Nepal, Thailand and Mongolia. More than fifty countries of Asia Pacific applied in this Training projects. 

TRAINING ON GENDER BASED VIOLENCE-2020

HI partnered with DWA in organizing TTT on ‘Reducing Gender Based Violence (GBV)’ for proficient women with disabilities. They ran awareness campaign against GBV in slums after the training.    

EMPOWERING WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES- 2018-2019

Handicapped International (HI) ventured with DWA by empowering 50 Women with Disabilities through the training of Dresses designing, fashion designing and making home décor items.

EXCHANGE PROGRAM “IL TRAINING OF PERSONS AND WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES”, 2018

DWA has been providing relevant IL guidance and training to the staff of DPOs/NGOs of slums and rural Sindh. DWA has won the reputation of IL trainer Group across Sindh.  

RI KOREA YOUTH CAPACITY BUILDING, IL AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM-2018

DWA won this training project of RI Korea in 2018 as well. In this training project, 35 young and female youth with disabilities were mobilized and given academic learning and skill training opportunities. 

TDEA AND CIP FOR INCLUSION OF MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN ELECTORAL PROCESS -2018

TDEA and CIP took the Initiative for the inclusion of Marginalized communities in the Electoral process for General Election 2018. DWA participated in it as a focal organization of PWDs. 

INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT BY HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL 2016

HI and DWA conducted awareness program about early evacuation and restoration measures and provided economic relief to the PWDs of Jaati and Sajawal communities after heavy floods. 

FREE DISTRIBUTIONS OF ASSISTIVE DEVICES – 2016

PSO sponsored the free distribution of 100 manual wheelchairs among deserving PWDs to remove their mobility barrier and bring them into life from home confinement. 

KARACHI INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER-2014

DWA initiated the pioneering project of establishing an ‘IL center’ in Karachi. This project has further advanced, and now it has been transformed into the DWA-ILC Program as mentioned in ongoing projects. 

ASSISTANCE AND REHABILITATION OF AFGHAN PWDS BY UNHCR 2013

Under the supervision of UNHC officials, DWA conducted a rehab program to improve the socio-economic status of Afghan immigrants in northern bypass area slums located in Karachi. 

ACCESSIBILITY AUDIT OF TELENOR FRANCHISES, SALES AND SERVICES CENTER KARACHI AND HYDERABAD 2011

A highly praiseworthy initiative of Telenor, which availed the services of DWA’s Access audit specialists for conducting access audits of all of its franchises, sales offices and services centres of Telenor. 

TARAQQI BAZAR CONTEST AND MOBILITY WORKSHOP -2007

DWA won the World Bank’s ‘Taraqqi Bazar Contest’ in 2007 and established a world-renowned ‘Mobility Workshop’, which is still sustainable and sells customized Tri-Motorbikes on a no-profit-no-loss basis. 

‘NAYA QADAM’- 2007

Telenor and DWA assisted home-confined PWDs to open small tuck shops with easy load facilities and start earning. PWD could also sell confectionary items, bakery items grocery items etc.