We supported Jordan’s Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (HCD) on a side event through our Shamil technical assistance facility (funded by the UK FCDO in Jordan). Stephen Kidd, Principal Social Security Specialist at Development Pathways, joined Dr Muhannad Alazzeh (HCD Secretary General), who moderated the session, along with expert panellists Salote Biukoto from Fiji’s Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection and Pathamavathy Naicker from the South African Social Security Agency.
Together, they discussed how disability-specific benefits help empower full participation in society and show how they are financially feasible even in resource-constrained settings.
Read more about the event here