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LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND: AN AGENDA FOR ACTION TO ENHANCE THE FULL CAPABILITIES OF ADOLESCENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN ETHIOPIA This note summarise findings from Gender and Adolescence: Global
Evidence’s baseline work with adolescents with disabilities CONTENTS * Abstract * Citation * Link ABSTRACT The government of Ethiopia has made multiple commitments aimed at supporting the
rights of those with disabilities, beginning with the country’s 1995 Constitution, its 2010 ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and further
strengthened by its 2018 commitments to inclusive education at the world’s first Disability Summit. However, much work remains to be done if the inclusive society envisioned by the 2012
National Plan of Action of Persons with Disabilities is to achieve its goals. This policy note summarises key findings from Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence’s (GAGE) baseline work
with adolescents with disabilities in Ethiopia. Our mixed-methods research involved approximately 350 adolescents – with physical, visual, hearing or intellectual impairments – as well as
their caregivers and service providers and policy actors. Importantly, our work draws attention to the multiple and intersecting capabilities that need to be supported for adolescents with
disabilities in Ethiopia to reach their full potential, including education and learning, health and nutrition, and economic empowerment and social protection. This article is an output of
the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) programme. CITATION Presler-Marshall, E., Jones, N., Yadete, W. and Kassahun Tilahun (2019) Leave no one behind: an agenda for action to
enhance the full capabilities of adolescents with disabilities in Ethiopia. London: Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence. LINK Leave no one behind: an agenda for action to enhance the
full capabilities of adolescents with disabilities in Ethiopia UPDATES TO THIS PAGE Published 13 August 2020 Contents