Inclusive Development
How to define inclusive development? Inclusive development consists of ensuring that all marginalized and excluded groups are stakeholders in development processes. UNDP maintains that many groups are excluded from development because of their gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability or poverty. The effects of such exclusion are rising levels of inequality around the world. Development cannot effectively reduce poverty unless all groups contribute to the creation of opportunities, share the benefits of development and participate in decision-making 1 . The goal of inclusive development is to achieve an inclusive society, able to accommodate differences and to value diversity. Disability-inclusive development, as defined by IDDC 2 , refers to “ensuring that all phases of the development cycle (design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation) include a disability dimension and that persons with disabilities are meaningfully and effectively partic...