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| Judith Heumann with Doudly Elius, U.S States Department of States, Washington D.C June 1st, 2016 |
Judith Heumann, Special Advisor for
International Disability Rights, met with Doudly Elius, founder of Empower
Haitian Women, during Doudly’s trip to Washington to represent his work during the Spring Professional Fellows Congress.
During the meeting, Judith shared
opportunities with Doudly around how USAID may provide technical guidance or
training on grant management. Empower Haitian Women aims to position itself as
a viable partner for such institutions. Acknowledging that founding a
non-profit is a learning process, Doudly connect with Judith around plans to
pursue continued training in monitoring and evaluation.
As a result of the meeting, Doudly
was also connected to 24-year-old American University student Diego Mariscal.
Diego is the CEO and Chief of 2-Gether International. Utilizing communication
technology and the power of young people worldwide, he raises awareness and
educates the public about disability. Diego has collaborated with the US
Department of State, the Inter-American Development Bank, the United Nations
and leading technology companies like Blackboard, to engage youth on
disability. Diego has been internationally recognized for his work. In
2014, he was a Youth in International Development and Affairs Fellow for the US
International Council on Disabilities. Born with cerebral palsy in New Orleans
but raised in Monterrey, Mexico Diego also represented Nuevo Leon in the
Mexican National Paralympics from 2004 - 2009.
Empower Haitian Women thanks Judith
Heumann for her time and generosity. The connections and suggestions made will
undoubtedly help advance the work Empower Haitian Women is doing to improve
equity, accessibility, and independence for women and girls living with
disabilities in Haiti.
Anastazyia Vareschi
Empower Haitian Women Communication Manager
United States
Fulbright English Teaching Assistant
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