The World Rehabilitation Fund (WRF) works in post-conflict and developing countries to strengthen rehabilitation and reintegration services to improve the lives of landmine survivors and other people with disabilities (PWDs) by using an integrated community-based approach. WRF undertakes culturally relevant physical, economic, and psychosocial rehabilitation interventions in partnership with local organizations and within the framework of existing services.  While reconstruction, rehabilitation, and development are the cornerstones for building a future in post-conflict nations, people with disabilities and their families are often marginalized long after the conflict has ended.  Commonly, programs designed to meet the complex needs of people with disabilities are limited in scope and services are frequently disjointed.  Therefore, WRF aims to: 1) address socio-economic disparities affecting PWDs in post-conflict and developing countries; 2) improve the continuum of rehabilitation services from onset of disability through socio-economic reintegration; 3) increase access to economic development opportunities; and 4) improve the skills and capacity of local stakeholders (i.e., local non-governmental organizations, ministries, disability associations, etc.) to build sustainable programs.   The presentation will discuss program challenges, lessons learned, and recommendations for building innovative community-based initiatives, which counter the growing global disparities experienced by PWDs.  WRF’s work in Cambodia, Lebanon, and Sierra Leone will illustrate the organization’s major initiatives, including: vocational training, employment development, psychosocial rehabilitation, and socio-economic reintegration strategies.  It will include programs conducted in partnership with UNDP, UNMAS, USAID, and the World Bank.  This discussion will emphasize the significance of addressing the needs of the whole person and not only their disability.