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One cannot expect rights to flourish without being actively employed in areas where there are little to no rights being accorded, just as one cannot stop a patient from bleeding without getting their hands soiled and for persons with disabilities this metaphor extends to a global community. Working with rights and disability is something I feel very strongly about and I knew that I would have to see it there in order to fully appreciate and respect the work that has been done in the past by people there, and the work that needs to be done in future by international cooperation. To end, I was assisting in a large mechanism for advocacy that is comprised of many people. I was glad to be given the opportunity and although I came out the other end with a more profound understanding of what needs to be accomplished in terms of human rights for persons with disabilities, I had many moments of personal limitation, vulnerability and uncertainty. I took those as signs of strength. ~ Christopher Lytle. CIDA Intern, DPI 06/07. Mauritania.
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