AGENDA Presentation at the ASEAN Conference on Election Observation, Manila, Philippines

June 25, 2015

On June 25, AGENDA representative M. Afifuddin from JPPR gave a presentation in Manila on best practices in observing the accessibility of elections at the ASEAN Conference on Election Observation, organized by the ASEAN Secretariat, DFA Philippines, COMELEC and IDEA International. The event brought together delegates from member states as well as the…

Research on Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Vietnam

May 28, 2015

Hanoi Independent Living Center (Hanoi ILC) is one of 5 network institutions of AGENDA with research project in 2015. Hanoi ILC is a pilot model which is run by Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to provide assistive services for PWDs. In 2008, Disabled Peoples’ International Asia Pacific (DPI/AP) selected Bright Future (BF) group…

Research on Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Cambodia

May 15, 2015

One of five AGENDA’s network institutions conducting research on political participation in 2015 is the Cambodian Disabled People's Organization (CDPO). CDPO is a movement of Cambodians with disabilities and was established in September 1995. CDPO is a membership-based, non-governmental organization, which legitimately claims to be the organization representing disabled people in Cambodia.Vision: People…

Research on Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Philippines

May 6, 2015

The Katipunan ng Maykapansanan sa Pilipinas Inc (KAMPI) is one of 5 network institutions of AGENDA with research project in 2015. KAMPI is a national federation of cross-disability organizations in the Philippines. KAMPI was established in 1990. It envisions a “society for all” where persons with disabilities are fully empowered, equal, and productive…

AGENDA Research Project 2015

April 28, 2015

In 2015, five network organizations of AGENDA are conducting researches related with challenges and opportunities of persons with disabilities. Each network organization conducting research in a particular country. Hanoi Independent Living Center (Hanoi ILC) in Vietnam, Katipunan ng Maykapansanan sa Pilipinas Inc (KAMPI) in Philippines, Indonesia Disabled People’s Association (PPDI) in Indonesia, Cambodia Disabled…

Living in Myanmar

April 24, 2015

Myanmar Independent Living Initiative (MILI) is one of AGENDA partners in ASEAN. Mr. Nay Lin Soe is the founder and program director of the Myanmar Independent Living Initiative (MILI), an organization for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Myanmar. In this short video, Mr. Nay Lin Soe briefly describes and shares his personal experience…

AGENDA media visit to Gatra Magazine

April 24, 2015

On April 17, AGENDA representatives from JPPR and PPDI visited GATRA news, one of the two principal news weeklies in Indonesia to discuss disability rights and the role of media. AGENDA representatives were welcomed and met with Chief…

Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS)

April 10, 2015

Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) was founded in May 1962 by a group of philanthropists who saw the need to provide equal opportunities for children with intellectual disabilities to receive education and later, to be integrated as contributing and responsible citizens in Singapore.

Since then, MINDS has grown to…

Meeting with Finland Special Envoy on promoting rights of persons with disabilities

March 20, 2015

AGENDA representatives attended a meeting with Signmark, Finland Special Envoy on promoting rights of persons with disabilities at Embassy of Finland in Jakarta hosted by Finland Ambassador to Indonesia.. Signmark is a rap musician who was born deaf and became the first deaf person in the world to get a record deal…