KEYSTONE HUMAN SERVICES INTERNATIONAL

INDIA:KHSI IS WORKING IN INDIA TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY AND ENERGIZE A GROWING NATIONAL MOVEMENT TOWARD A MORE ACCESSIBLE SOCIETY WHERE ALL PEOPLE ARE VALUED AND BELONG. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES CONSULTATION AND EDUCATION TO DEVELOP RESPONSIVE, EFFECTIVE SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL DISABILITY AND THEIR FAMILIES. WITH FUNDING SUPPORT FROM THE RURAL INDIA SUPPORTING TRUST (RIST) AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS), DISABILITY ADVOCATES, AND CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS ACROSS INDIA, KEYSTONE IS WORKING TO FOSTER A MORE ACCESSIBLE SOCIETY. CURRENT WORK INCLUDES SEVERAL ACTIVE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOCUSED ON DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION, LIVELIHOODS, AND CAPACITATING THE SOCIAL SERVICES WORKFORCE. ADDITIONALLY, KHSI IS WORKING ON AN INNOVATIVE SYSTEM CHANGE INITIATIVE AIMED AT STRENGTHENING LOCAL CAPACITY TO CATALYZE BEST PRACTICES IN CHILD-CARE REFORM. THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON THE CARE REFORM MOMENTUM ALREADY UNDERWAY IN INDIA, WITH A KEY FOCUS ON CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES AND CHILDREN IN ADVERSITY. THE PROGRAM CHAMPIONS SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE CHILD-CARE REFORM MODELS WHICH CAN BE SCALED ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND IS IMPLEMENTED BY A CONSORTIUM OF ORGANIZATIONS DRIVEN BY A POWERFUL COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT AND SHARED VISION OF A SOCIETY WHERE ALL CHILDREN CAN BE NURTURED WITHIN STRONG, PROTECTIVE, AND RESILIENT FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. THIS INITIATIVE SHOWCASES MODELS OF ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND EMPHASIZES WORKING ALONGSIDE AND SUPPORTING GOVERNMENT EFFORTS.

MOLDOVA:KEYSTONE MOLDOVA IS A NONGOVERNMENTAL PRIVATE INSTITUTION, FOUNDED BY KEYSTONE HUMAN SERVICES INTERNATIONAL, WITH A STRONG HISTORY OF PROMOTING HUMAN AND DISABILITY RIGHTS AND ESTABLISHING COMMUNITY-BASED SYSTEMS OF SOCIAL CARE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA. PARTNERING WITH NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND ADVOCATES, KEYSTONE MOLDOVA WORKS TO SUPPORT THE REFORM THE SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM AND DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES SO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY CAN LEAVE THE INSTITUTIONS AND LIVE VALUED LIVES IN THE COMMUNITY. TAKING A RIGHTS-BASED APPROACH, KEYSTONE MOLDOVA PROMOTES INCLUSION, BUILDS SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT SYSTEMS, AND ADVOCATES ALONGSIDE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY. THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH DONORS INCLUDING THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, IM SWEDISH DEVELOPMENT PARTNER, SOROS FOUNDATION MOLDOVA, THE ALLIANCE OF ACTIVE NGOS IN THE FIELD OF CHILD AND FAMILY SOCIAL PROTECTION (APSCF), CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES/USAID, AND THE AUSTRIAN DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AMONG OTHERS, KEYSTONE MOLDOVA SUPPORTS: (I) THE DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY, CHILDREN WITH EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT NEEDS, AND THOSE AT RISK; (II) THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVE SOCIAL CARE SERVICES, SUCH AS FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, FOSTER CARE, MOBILE TEAMS, SHARED LIVING, RESPITE CARE, AND SUPPORTED LIVING, (III) THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL FRAMEWORKS TO ENSURE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF REFORMS IN SOCIAL PROTECTION AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY; (IV) ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT AND END DISCRIMINATION. KEYSTONE MOLDOVA ALSO RUNS A NATIONAL DISABILITY HOTLINE SERVICE THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH GOVERNMENT WHICH OFFERS INFORMATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING, CARE COORDINATION ASSISTANCE, AND SERVICE REFERRALS. KEYSTONE MOLDOVA HAS ALSO PROVIDED SUPPORT TO UKRAINE REFUGEES, PARTICULARLY REFUGEES WITH DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES SINCE THE WAR BEGAN IN FEBRUARY 2022. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DONORS INCLUDING MERCY CORPS, CARE INTERNATIONAL, UNICEF, EASPD, AAR JAPAN, FOUNDATION DE FRANCE, AND THE SWISS COOPERATION OFFICE, KEYSTONE MOLDOVA HAS DEVELOPED AND PROVIDED NEEDED INTERVENTIONS FOR REFUGEES WITH DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS MOLDOVAN HOST FAMILIES WHO OPENED THEIR HOMES AND STRETCHED RESOURCES TO WELCOME AND ACCOMMODATE PEOPLE FROM UKRAINE. KEYSTONE MOLDOVA IS LEADING THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES DISABILITY TASK FORCE TO ENSURE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY ARE INCLUDED IN POLICIES RELATED TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND LENDS ITS EXPERTISE IN INCLUSIVE PRACTICE AS MOLDOVA BUILDS INCLUSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOCIAL SERVICES THAT ACCOUNT FOR THE NEEDS OF BOTH REFUGEES WITH DISABILITIES AND MOLDOVANS WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE WAR.