Transcript Mainstreaming Disability into Bank*s Work

Aleksandra Posarac
Is Disability “Bankable”? Investing in
Disability Yields Significant Returns
 It generates higher economic returns through more efficient use of
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labor force and increased individuals’ and overall productivity
Reduces the social costs. Increased chances for disabled people
participation in economic and social life reduce the probability that
they will become burdens on social expenditures
Contributes to greater social equity, inclusion and cohesion. Human
capital formation, development and maintenance is particularly
important for those disabled people who otherwise might not have a
chance to break the cycle of poverty, deprivation and social exclusion
Increases efficacy of individual social sector programs.
Enables greater labor force participation of other family members, thus
improving the overall family welfare.
Disability and Inclusive
Development
 Poverty appears to be associated with disability and
disability may exacerbate poverty
 MDGs cannot be met without including people with
disabilities in school and health services, nor can
extreme poverty be halved without improving labor
market access to them and extending assistance to
households with disabled members in need
Neglecting Disability Comes at Economic and
Social Cost
 1/3 of primary school aged children who are out-of-
school have disabilities or are looking after family
members with disabilities
 Forgone earnings, fiscal revenues and fiscal cost of
support
 About 5-7% of world GDP is foregone because of
inadequate integration of people with disabilities in the
labor market and with lack of social services and
accessibility. Family members withdraw from the labor
market to meet these needs.
World Bank Country Based Model
and Disability
- Interventions that fit countries’ development priorities
- Limited development resources (trade-0ffs)
- Prioritization of Bank support/investment
- Making disability part of the country based model if
and when consistent with countries’ needs and
priorities and resources
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What can we do? ESW
 Poverty assessments
 Vulnerability reports
 Sectoral reviews, notes and reports
 CEMs
 Vulnerability reports
What can we do? Projects
 Components and activities in a range of projects
cutting across many sectors
 Cost-efficient interventions
 Affordable, sustainable and customized solutions
DO NOT EXCLUDE
Building a knowledge base
 Knowledge generation
 Evidence/data
 Good practice examples
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