GIHALS

Supporting Persons with Disabilities

We provide resources, advocacy, and programs to empower individuals with disabilities.

Ability Over Disability

Focus on skills and talents rather than limitations imposed by disabilities.

Inclusion Begins with Understanding

True inclusion starts with empathy, education, and removing societal prejudices.

Strength Beyond Barriers.

Disabilities don’t define potential; resilience and determination break societal and physical limitations.

About Us

GIHALS' Commitment to Promoting the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities

Goodness Initiative for Health Awareness and Life Sustainability (GIHALS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing social justice, equity, and equal opportunity for all, regardless of ability. The complete implementation of Discrimination Against Persons with Disability (Prohibition) act, 2018 is one of our key areas of advocacy.

The landmark legislation is intended to protect the rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs) by preventing discrimination, advocating for accessibility, and promoting parity in employment, education, healthcare and public services. But while its passage was a necessary first step, there are huge gaps in enforcement, public awareness, and policies more broadly that we need to fill in order to ensure the law lives up to its potential. Until now, we engaged in advocacy, awareness-raising, capacity-building and direct support promotion based on principles of this Act.

Our Core Areas

Collaboration with Stakeholders

GIHALS recognizes that meaningful progress can only be achieved through multi-sectoral collaboration, which is done throught engaging with policymakers, government agencies, and civil society organizations to push for better implementation of PWD Act.

Public Awareness Campaigns

GIHALS Organized public awareness programs to educate communities about the rights and protections available to PWDs under the Act using medium like radio and TV talk shows, social media campaigns, and community outreach programs to combat stigma and discrimination against PWDs.

Capacity Building Programs

GIHALS recognizes that empowerment is key to achieving full inclusion. To this end, implementing programs aimed at enhancing the skills, knowledge, and financial independence of PWDs like vocational training programs, support for inclusive education by working with schools in providing the necessary support for students with disabilities.