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Public Awareness Campaign on the Enabling Masterplan in the Philippines
December 7, 2021
On December 6, ADF partner in the Philippines, Center for Advocacy, Learning, and Livelihood (CALL) Foundation held a virtual public awareness campaign on the Enabling Masterplan in the Philippines. Hon. Ma. Lourdes T. Arroyo, a member of Philippines House of Representative provided a keynote speech at the event. The virtual campaign also included…
Summit for Democracy
December 4, 2021
On December 3, AGENDA Disability Rights Advisor, Tolhas Damanik, participated as a panelist for session three on disability civic engagement in the United States Government’s Summit for Democracy side event. In this session, Tolhas shared advocacy strategies in promoting inclusive elections and implementing the Enabling Masterplan. Tolhas also pointed out key important factors…
Consultation Workshop on Achieving a Disability-Inclusive Post COVID-19 World
December 4, 2021
On December 3, coinciding with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, AICHR Thailand in collaboration with ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF) and AGENDA held a virtual consultation workshop on “Achieving a Disability-Inclusive Post COVID-19 World.” Welcoming remarks were given by H.E. Prof. Dr. Amara Pongsapich, Representative of Thailand to the AICHR and Ms.…
Organization of Persons with Disabilities Coordination Meeting
December 3, 2021
On December 2, General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) organized a virtual coordination meeting for organizations of persons with disabilities (OPD) to exchange information and insight on advancing regional disability inclusion in the post-COVID-19 context. A total of 30 OPD participants including 14 female participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the…
Inclusive Digital Advocacy Toolkit Training for AGENDA’s OPD Partner
November 20, 2021
On November 17 and 19, IFES held an Inclusive Digital Advocacy Toolkit online training for AGENDA’s organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) partners to build the capacity of partners to utilize social media channels to boost their networks and utilize strategic digital advocacy. Partners learned to conduct digital outreach and best practices for…
Social Media Campaign to Promote Right to Vote and Accessible Election in Melaka State, Malaysia
November 13, 2021
On November 12, AGENDA partner the National Council for the Blind Malaysia (NCBM) kicked off its social media campaign to promote the right to vote for persons with disabilities and accessible elections for the Melaka state legislative election that will be held on November 20, 2021. NCBM calls for the Election Commission of…
FGD on Identifying Strategic Issues and Priorities for the Indonesian Chairmanship of the ASEAN in 2023
November 13, 2021
On November 12, AGENDA-Disability Rights Advisor Tolhas Damanik participated as a resource person in the focus group discussion (FGD) on “Identifying Strategic Issues and Priorities for the Indonesian Chairmanship of the ASEAN in 2023” organized by the Ministry of Communication, Information, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia. Participants included government officials representing…
Intersectional Coalition Building for AGENDA’s OPD Partner
November 5, 2021
On November 3 and 4, IFES held the second part of the Intersectional Coalition Building Training for AGENDA’s organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) partners to enhance OPD partners’ skills in forming intersectional coalitions and building trust with new civil society organizations (CSOs) partners for the next phase of the project. Participants learned…
Do No Harm Training for AGENDA’s OPD Partner
October 23, 2021
On October 20 and 22, IFES held the second phase of the Do No Harm training for AGENDA organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) partners to learn how to apply safeguarding principles and best practices to organizational programming activities. OPD participants learned how to put measures in place to prevent and respond to…
