Pilot study on inclusive design for projects in Senegal and Yemen

Pilot study on inclusive design in World Bank affordable housing, infrastructure and public space projects in Senegal and Yemen

Services

• Urban Development
• Preliminary Studies for Urban Projects

Project Description

Approximately 15% of the world’s population suffers from some form of disability that exposes them to increased social, economic and spatial vulnerability. The World Bank is launching an operational study to address the challenge of incorporating the specific needs of people with disabilities into urban projects.
The objective of the study is to develop concrete and replicable strategies and tools for Inclusive Design and Universal Accessibility (UA) based on pilot projects: the Saint-Louis Emergency Recovery and Resilience Project (SERRP) in Senegal and the emergency infrastructure project in Yemen (YIUSEP phase II).
This initiative involves people with disabilities, their networks, local stakeholders (public institutions, local authorities, ministries), the World Bank (GPURL, Inclusive Cities Program) and urban construction stakeholders (developers, urban professionals).

Provided services by Urbaconsulting

The assignment is being delivered in both Senegal and Yemen at the same time and consists of three main components:

•  Raising stakeholder awareness, including institutional actors and public decision-makers, on Inclusive Design and UA concepts and their definitions as adapted to the Senegalese and Yemeni contexts
  
• Translating Inclusive Design and UA approaches into tangible and tailored tools, guides, plans and policies, while assisting all parties with skills improvement
  
• Drawing on the lessons learned to scale up UA in the World Bank’s urban projects and disseminating these lessons learned to different communities of practice

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