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CDPO Round Table Discussion on the Masterplan and Inclusive Health Services
August 17, 2019
On August 16, CDPO held its sixth live roundtable discussion in Phnom Penh. The discussion aimed to promote the Masterplan and discuss best practices in providing inclusive health services. Key speakers were Kim Savuon, Deputy Director of Department of Hospital Services at the Ministry of Health-Cambodia and Sok Dary, Program Manager of Marie Stopes Cambodia, a leading CSO…
CDPO Advocacy Training on the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan
August 17, 2019
AGENDA partner, the Cambodian Disabled People’s Organization (CDPO), on August 15-16, conducted an advocacy training for 20 participants, 6 of which were women, from 15 DPOs to share information about the Masterplan and build the capacity of local DPOs to advocate for the implementation of the Masterplan at the provincial level.
NCBM 1st Regional Masterplan Awareness Workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
August 9, 2019
AGENDA partner, the National Council for the Blind, Malaysia (NCBM), on August 8, hosted its first regional Masterplan awareness workshop in Kuala Lumpur. The workshop was attended by 15 participants, 5 of which were women, representing seven DPOs and four government agencies. The workshop utilized NCBM’s policy platform document to reassess the prioritized…
AGENDA at ASEAN Prize Talk on “What More ASEAN Can Do to Support Person with Disabilities?”
August 9, 2019
On August 8, AGENDA Disability Rights Advisor Tolhas Damanik served as a panelist at the ASEAN Prize Talk on “What More ASEAN Can Do to Support Persons with Disabilities”, in commemoration of the 52nd ASEAN Day and the launch of the new ASEAN Secretariat building in Jakarta. In discussing challenges in mainstreaming the…
Public Dialogue on the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan in Indonesia
August 8, 2019
AGENDA partner, the Indonesian Disabled People’s Association (PPDI), organized a public dialogue on the Masterplan in Jakarta on August 7. The dialogue was attended by 91 participants, 38 of which were women, representing various DPOs, universities, political parties, government bodies, and media outlets. Edi Suharto, the General Director of Social Rehabilitation at the…
PPDI Press Conference on the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan in Indonesia
August 8, 2019
On August 7, following the public dialogue, PPDI organized a press conference urging Indonesia’s public and private sectors to help implement the Masterplan, with several key resource persons: Dr. Vivi Yulaswati, Director of Poverty Prevention and Social Welfare at the National Planning and Development Agency (BAPPENAS); Mu’man Nuryana, former Indonesian focal point to the Senior Official Meeting of…
ANFREL: Advocacy Campaign on the Masterplan
August 7, 2019
AGENDA’s partner in Thailand, Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL) on August 2 organized an Advocacy Campaign Workshop in Bangkok, Thailand, attended by 56 participants representing various organizations of persons with disabilities, government bodies such and Council as Election Commission of Thailand (ECT), Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Bureau of Special…
MILI Orientation Meeting on the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025
August 7, 2019
On August 6, General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) partner, the Myanmar Independent Living Initiative (MILI), hosted an orientation meeting in Yangon to sensitize MILI staff and guests from other disabled people’s organizations (DPO) on the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025: Mainstreaming the Rights of with Disabilities (Masterplan). The meeting was attended by 35 MILI staff, 22 of which…
Regional DPO Network Workshop ADF – AGENDA
August 1, 2019
Regional DPO Network Workshop: Strengthening Coalitions for Masterplan Implementation was conducted in Jakarta, Indonesia on 29-30 July 2019. The workshop was organized by AGENDA and ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF), attended by 23 participants (15 AGENDA, 8 ADF). The workshop aimed to increase cohesion between AGENDA and ADF, to concertize the strategic advocacy…
