Organization
Federación Nicaragüense de Asociaciones de Personas con Discapacidad(FECONORI)
FECONORI is Nicaragua's national umbrella federation of disabled persons' organisations, established with National Assembly legal status in 1994 and comprising 23 member organisations across 12 provincial branches. It coordinates the collective rights-based agenda of the disability movement, representing persons across the full range of disabilities from physical to deaf-blind.
About
FECONORI (Federación Nicaragüense de Asociaciones de Personas con Discapacidad) is Nicaragua's primary national umbrella body for disability civil society. Founded in 1994 with legal status granted by Nicaragua's National Assembly, it unites 23 DPOs (organisations of persons with disabilities) across 12 provincial branches under a shared rights-based framework.
What They Do
FECONORI coordinates its 23 member organisations — including ANSNIC (the national deaf association) — advocates for CRPD implementation and national disability legislation, promotes inclusive education, facilitates disability sports and cultural programmes, and supports deaf and deaf-blind rights across all regions of Nicaragua.
Who They Serve
Persons with the full range of disabilities across Nicaragua's regions, represented through member organisations serving people who are deaf, deaf-blind, blind, have physical disabilities, psychiatric disabilities, or intellectual disabilities.
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