Decentralization, empowerment and grassroots engagement: advocacy organizations navigating the implementation of codified disability rights in Malawi

Sarah I. Huque

Chapter 11 in Research Handbook on Disability Policy, 2023, pp 135-150 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: In 2012, Malawi passed its Disability Act, lauded as progressive disability rights legislation by advocates. Since 2012, the Federation of Disability Organizations in Malawi (FEDOMA) has worked toward the actualization and implementation of those codified rights through grassroots advocacy at the district and local levels, through District Disability Forums (DDFs). In this chapter, using a geographical lens and drawing on findings from in-depth interviews and participant observation, I consider the ways in which advocates develop resources; prioritize rights; access and engage in different spaces, including many from which they are generally excluded; and perform voice within these spaces - communicating with a range of audiences through word, action and presence. This chapter contributes to considerations of implementation and activation of codified disability rights as ongoing processes which disability advocates must navigate based on the particulars of their place(s), space(s) and time.

Keywords: Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Research Methods; Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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