Sparking Disability Inclusive Rural Transformation (SPARK) project

Subject : IR

Section: Int .org

It is being implemented by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and ILO in collaboration with the Women’s Development Corporation in Maharashtra.
Individuals with disabilities will take the lead in the project, becoming Disability Inclusion Facilitators (DIFs).
These DIFs will then engage with the community, persons with disabilities, caregivers, women from self-help groups, and other stakeholders.
It will also focus on raising awareness about disability inclusion and the barriers they face.
Also DIFs will identify women with disabilities and integrate them into existing self-help groups for social and economic development.
Through this integration, women with disabilities gain access to funds to initiate entrepreneurial endeavors.
Thus, the SPARK project can significantly influence societal and administrative attitudes towards persons with disabilities International Fund for Agriculture and Development.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is an international financial institution and a specialized agency of the United Nations dedicated to eradicating poverty and hunger in rural areas of developing countries.
It was created in 1977, which is the outcome of the World Food Conference of 1974.
It’s Headquarter is in Rome (Italy)
It has more than 150 members of which India is also one among them.