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News related to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in elections and other political processes, such as research, technological advancements, and inclusive efforts for upcoming elections.
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…
5th AGENDA-ADF Online Regional Meeting on Financial Inclusion
July 30, 2020
On July 22, AGENDA convened the fifth regional DPO online meeting on ‘How Digital Channels and Financial Products Can Accelerate Financial Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities’. The meeting was organized in collaboration with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Regional Office for Asia and was moderated by AGENDA Disability Rights Advisor, Tolhas…
AGENDA participated in CSO Townhall Meeting in parallel with the 36th ASEAN Virtual Summit
June 25, 2020
On June 25, General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) Disability Rights Advisor, Tolhas Damanik, spoke at the ASEAN civil society organization (CSO) Townhall Meeting on “ASEAN Member States’ Accountability on Human Rights: During and Post COVID-19”. The event was organized by Forum Asia and supporting partners, including ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR),…
AGENDA-ADF 4th Online Regional Meeting on Enabling Masterplan and COVID-19
June 19, 2020
On June 17, AGENDA DPO partners together with ASEAN Disability Forum held the 4th online regional meeting, with the topic “ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025 and the disability rights advocacy in COVID-19 pandemic.” Facilitated by IFES Inclusion Specialist, Rebecca Aaberg, and co-facilitated by AGENDA Disability Rights Advisor, Tolhas Damanik, the online meeting was participated…
AGENDA-ADF 3rd Online Regional Meeting on COVID-19
May 27, 2020
On 27 May, AGENDA DPO partners together with ASEAN Disability Forum held the 3rd online regional meeting on COVID-19 to discuss how the pandemic has changed their approach in designing and implementing activities. Facilitated by Rebecca Aaberg, IFES Inclusion Specialist, the online meeting was participated by 21 participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand,…
CALL Foundation’s 4th Webinar, Winners’ Announcement of the Enabler Talent Contest and the Poster Making Contest
May 27, 2020
On May 22, CALL organized the fourth and final webinar in their series “Promoting a Rights-based Action through the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025: Mainstreaming the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.” CALL began the webinar by sharing CALL’s survey results on three important issues for people with disabilities in the Philippines – education, accessibility,…
CALL Foundation’s 3rd Webinar on the Enabling Masterplan and Employment for Persons with Disabilities in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic
May 20, 2020
On May 19, Center for Advocacy, Learning and Livelihood (CALL) Foundation of the Blind, Inc organized the third zoom webinar with the topic on Employment and was participated by 57 people. The webinar started with the information sharing on the survey result and the implementation of the Masterplan with regards to the right…
CALL’s 2nd Webinar on Accessibility and the Masterplan in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
May 18, 2020
On May 15, Center for Advocacy, Learning and Livelihood (CALL) Foundation of the Blind, Inc organized the second zoom webinar with the topic on Accessibility. There were 127 people who participated in the Zoom webinar. The webinar started with the information sharing on the survey result and the implementation of the Masterplan…
CALL Foundation’s 1st ZOOM Webinar on the Enabling Masterplan and Inclusive Education for Persons with Disabilities in the context of COVID-19 Pandemic
May 15, 2020
AGENDA partner in the Philippines, the Center for Advocacy, Learning, and Livelihood (CALL) Foundation of the Blind, Inc is organizing a webinar series on“Promoting a Rights-based Action through the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025: Mainstreaming the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” in May 2020. On May 12, 65 people participated in the first Zoom…
