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Author: Ahmad Yuniarsyah
Digital Storytelling Training
June 30, 2022
On June 28-29, IFES organized digital storytelling training for AGENDA partners to strengthen their digital advocacy using storytelling techniques. Partners learned techniques to produce engaging social media content facilitated by IFES Senior Inclusion Specialist Rebecca Aaberg and IFES’ Digital Media Consultant, Jack Aung. In the training, partners learned how stories could add impact…
APINDO Podcasts on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities
June 21, 2022
On June 21, the Indonesian Employer Association (APINDO), one of PPDI’s coalition members, produced two podcasts. The first podcast covered the companies' expectation to have workers with disabilities who meet the market demand, appointing Lispiyatmini (JOTUN Indonesia), Musfir (JFE Steel Galvanizing) and Berton Pasaribu (BLK INKLUSI BANYUWANGI) as the resource persons. Meanwhile, the…
Joint Advocacy Strategy Plan in Thailand
June 19, 2022
On June 19, AGENDA partner Thailand Association of the Blind (TAB), organized a coalition meeting. The meeting aimed to develop a joint advocacy strategy plan among OPDs – especially TAB and four civil society organizations (CSOs) – to improve education for persons with disabilities in Thailand. The meeting was organized in a hybrid…
LENTE 7th & 8th Capacity Building Training on Promoting the Political Right of Persons with Disabilities
June 17, 2022
On June 15 & 17, LENTE organized its seventh and eighth capacity-building training for members and groups working in the disability sector to amplify their knowledge of legal frameworks and regional policy documents that promote the political right of persons with disabilities. The training consisted of introductory sessions on the Enabling Masterplan, COMELEC…
Workshop to Raise Awareness on COVID-19 Treatment and Recovery for Women with Disabilities
June 14, 2022
On June 14, HILC coalition member, the Group for Equality and Development of Women with Disabilities, organized a workshop to raise awareness on COVID-19 treatment and recovery for women with disabilities. In the opening session, the chairwoman of the group, Nguyen Thanh Thuy, highlighted that the workshop aimed to strengthen health self-care for…
Enhancing Disability Understanding Training
June 14, 2022
On June 14, the Kerjabilitas, Indonesian Disabled People's Association's (PPDI) coalition member, organized a training on 'Enhancing Disability Understanding' for staff and trainers from technical and vocational education and training centers’, or Balai Latihjan Kerja (BLK),in Yogyakarta province. The training aimed to introduce the concept of disability inclusion, familiarize staff with disability terms…
LENTE 12th Talk Show on Disability-Inclusive Election
June 11, 2022
On June 11, AGENDA's partner in the Philippines, Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE), organized its twelfth radio talk show featuring the Assistant Regional Director of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Jovencio Balanquit, to discuss their election data on voters with disabilities. Tolhas Damanik, AGENDA’s Disability Rights Advisor, was also featured to explore…
Workshop Raising Awareness of the Need for Medical Care Services for the Deaf LGBTQIA+ during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic
June 5, 2022
On June 5, the Dong Nai Deaf LGBTQI+ group, a Hanoi Independent Living Center (HILC)coalition member, organized their first workshop raising awareness of the need for medical care services for the Deaf LGBTQIA+ during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Though Deaf LGBTQIA+ initially invited IFES-AGENDA representatives to attend the workshop and provide an…
Townhall Meeting on Access to Voting by Persons with Disabilities
June 4, 2022
On June 4, the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH 2.0), an NCBM coalition member, organized a Townhall Meeting on Access to Voting by Persons with Disabilities. The event's objective was to engage with the community, obtain feedback on their concerns regarding voting and the next General Election and raise public awareness…
