Experts’ meeting on indicators for inclusive monitoring of poverty reduction and development programs in Mozambique

Mozambique, Maputo - March 4, 2010

The GPDD and the World Bank's Disability and Development Team organized a technical consultation meeting for Mozambique's National Institute of Statistics to identify indicators to evaluate disability inclusion/mainstreaming in poverty reduction and development programs, especially those seeking to achieve the Millennium Development Goals [link to MDGs page]. The meeting included representatives from the INE and academia in Mozambique as well as experts from the World Bank, the United Nations Statistics Division, the Washington Group on Disability Statistics, SINTEF, the Inter-American Institute on Disability and Inclusive Development, and the Forum of Mozambican Associations of Disabled People.