COVID-19 and Disability Rights in Forum Asia Report

September 4, 2020

Took part in FORUM-ASIA's report on "Human Rights in Southeast Asia in Times of Pandemic", AGENDA addresses the challenges faced by persons with disabilities in the region and recommendations on how ASEAN member states can use the ASEAN #EnablingMasterplan 2025: Mainstreaming the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to support the…

AGENDA Lessons Learned Workshop on Strengthening the Capacity of Advocacy Networks in Southeast Asia

August 9, 2020

AGENDA organized a virtual two-day lessons learned workshop on Strengthening the Capacity of Advocacy Networks in Southeast Asia (SCANSEA) on August 5-6, 2020 with seven disabled people’s organization (DPO) partners from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. IFES’ Inclusion Specialist Rebecca Aaberg and Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Matthew Emery facilitated…

AGENDA and the 14th ASEAN GO-NGO Forum on Social Welfare and Development

November 19, 2019

On November 18, AGENDA team participated in the 14th ASEAN GO-NGO Forum on Social Welfare and Development themed ‘Strengthening Social Protection on Vulnerable Children in ASEAN’ held in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Tolhas Damanik, AGENDA Disability Rights Advisor, was one of the panelists of the forum and shared several points of our recommendations on…

HILC Workshop on Identifying Priorities of the Masterplan

November 8, 2019

On November 7, Hanoi Independent Living Center (HILC) conducted a workshop on identifying priorities of ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025, which was attended by 17 participants including 9 women. Former Vietnam representative to ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), Ambassador Nguyen Thi Nha, led a session on the Masterplan, its importance and role…

MILI Meetings with Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief, and Resettlement

October 30, 2019

On October 29, MILI and five other DPOs held an in-person meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief, and Resettlement (MoSWRR) in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. The meeting discussed several points, including ways to engage relevant stakeholders in the implementation of the Masterplan in Myanmar…

MILI Advocacy Workshop

October 24, 2019

On October 23, MILI hosted an advocacy workshop for 19 participants from the 18 DPOs that had attended the policy platform workshop, including four women. During the workshop, MILI presented its legal framework analysis on the harmonization of the 2008 Myanmar Constitution with the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025: Mainstreaming the Rights of Persons…

MILI Policy Platform Workshop

October 23, 2019

On October 22, MILI conducted its policy platform workshop, which was attended by 20 participants from 18 disabled people’s organizations (DPOs) in Myanmar, including five women. The workshop was led by MILI staff who had participated in the policy platform training on October 17. The workshop yielded five priority advocacy areas: education, employment, access to justice, elections…

MILI’s Training on Policy Platform

October 18, 2019

• On October 17, IFES Inclusion Specialist Rebecca Aaberg led a policy platform training for General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) local partner, the Myanmar Independent Living Initiative (MILI), and their staff in Yangon, Myanmar. Fourteen MILI staff participated in the training, eight of which were women. The training increased participants’ knowledge and…