In a first-of-its-kind research published in Botswana, the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) finds that children with disabilities face numerous deprivations at higher rates, depth, and severity than their non-disabled peers. The paper is released at a time when no research has looked at the connection between multidimensional poverty and childhood disabilities in Botswana.
“Results reveal significant disparities in poverty levels between children with disabilities and their non-disabled peers across demographic, economic and geographic variables, with children living with disability experiencing higher poverty levels than their non-disabled counterparts,” states part of the report titled “Children with disabilities: Left behind or forgotten? Empirical evidence from Botswana using multidimensional poverty measures.”
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