Behind the scenes

Thanks also to Emanuela Carabelli for her drawing
Who we are and why we made this video.

Making Development Inclusive is a project funded by the Directorate General for Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid (DG DEVCO) of the European Union. This project follows up the previous "Mainstreaming disability in development cooperation".
The objective of this project is to increase the inclusion of disability in international development activities by the Member of the European and non-state actors, in line with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

Click here to read who the project partners are

Among the initiatives identified by AIFO for the implementation of the project, there is also the making of the video "Think big. Overcome barriers" as a contribution to commemorate the International day of persons with disabilities, celebrated on 3 December each year.

The drawings and animations were created by Antonio Vecchio and AlanSmitiProd

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AIFO - Italian Association of Friends of Raoul Follereau is a non-governmental organization (NGO) working in the international cooperation and socio-sanitary field. It is a non-profit organization, recognized as eligible for development cooperation activities by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and ECHO. It is official partner of the World Health Organization and participates in the World Health Assembly, which includes Ministers of Health of all countries of the UN. AIFO is present in 22 countries in Africa, Asia and South America, with 84 health cooperation projects. In Italy AIFO leads opinion campaigns and conducts information and development education. AIFO was constituted in Bologna in 1961 and its projects deal mainly with  physical, mental and socio-economic rehabilitation and community development, following the approach of the Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR). All initiatives abroad tend to self-development, with particular attention to sustainability.

AIFO - Associazione Italiana Amici di Raoul Follereau  - c.f. 80060090372 - via Borselli 4/6 - 40135 Bologna -Tel. 051 4393211 - Fax 051 434046 – Green line 800550303  www.aifo.it - www.aifo.it/eglish - info@aifo.it

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The International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) and its members aim to promote inclusive development. Inclusive development means respecting the full human rights of every person, acknowledging diversity, eradicating poverty and ensuring that all people are fully included and can actively participate in development processes and activities regardless of age, gender, disability, state of health, ethnic origin or any other characteristic.

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This video has been produced with the assistance of the European Union as part of the project ‘Making Development Inclusive’. The contents of this event are the sole responsibility of AIFO, the International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC), and the lead applicant of the project, Leonard Cheshire Disability and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.