EDA is a multi-sectoral organization aiming at the inclusion, integration and dignity of people with disabilities who have long been marginalized and forgotten. EDA provides support in a holistic approach to people with disabilities and their families through support to entrepreneurial initiatives led by people with disabilities, capacity building on their economic power and empowerment, education on the rights of people with disabilities and advocacy for participation in public affairs and social integration of people with disabilities. EDA also supports advocacy for the legal recognition of the rights of people with disabilities, through initiatives to support the reform of the legal system by monitoring violations of the rights of people with disabilities, assistance and legal and judicial accompaniment of victims with disabilities. It also supports advocacy for the full inclusion of people with disabilities in the efforts to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are the basis of its work. Our Mission To promote the protection, advocacy, participation and socio-economic empowerment of people with disabilities. Our Vision We dream of a CONGO, a WORLD where people with disabilities living dignified and independent lives, with a full understanding of their human rights, in a barrier-free community. Our Goals Our principal goal is to eradicate marginalization, discrimination and dependency of people with disabilities in the communities. Our work is to promote the rights of people with disabilities. We help people with disabilities hold government accountable and advocate for change at the local, national and international levels. The cornerstone of our work is the law on the protection of disabled persons and other vulnerable persons in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). We promote them effective and full implementation and compliance by the government and the UN
