Ramini Matcharashvili AGENDA Conference – Jakarta, Indonesia

February 9, 2015

On January 28-29 AGENDA held a two-day conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, on the topic of persons with disabilities and their political rights. Issues discussed included obstacles faced by persons with disabilities when trying to participate and get engaged in electoral processes and how certain obstacles can be overcome. Participants from various countries shared…

Ramini Matcharashvili, speaker at the AGENDA 3rd Regional Dialogue

February 9, 2015

On January 28-29 AGENDA held a two-day conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, on the topic of persons with disabilities and their political rights. Issues discussed included obstacles faced by persons with disabilities when trying to participate and get engaged in electoral processes and how certain obstacles can be overcome. Participants from various countries shared…

IDPP Participates in 3rd AGENDA Regional Dialogue

February 9, 2015

IDPP Program Associate Ms. Della Leonor participated in the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA)’s General Election for Disability Access South Asia Conference held from 28-29 January, 2015 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The two-day conference featured panel discussions and presentations on a wide range of topics within the field of universal election access…

Blue Bird Taxi with Social Responsibility

February 5, 2015

Blue Bird Group, the leading taxi company in Indonesia, supported the third Regional Dialogue with complimentary transfer from and to the airport for many of the participants and speakers arriving from abroad.

Blue Bird also provided AGENDA with…

The Third Regional Dialogue on Access to Elections in Jakarta

February 4, 2015

From January 28-29, 2015 the third Regional Dialogue on Access to Elections brought together more than 200 representatives from disabled persons’ organizations (DPOs), election management bodies, governments, media, and international organizations to spark an exchange of ideas and best practices on strengthening equal access to political and electoral rights for persons with disabilities.…

AGENDA Meeting with Ministry of Social Affairs, Indonesia

January 27, 2015

On January 26, AGENDA and PPDI’s president met with the Minister of Social Affairs, Khofifah Indar Parawansa, to discuss the support of the minister for the Third Regional Dialogue in Jakarta on January 28-29, 2015 . The Minister has agreed to provide closing remarks of the Regional Dialogue.

Research on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

January 5, 2015

In the period of December 10 – 24, 2014 AGENDA conduct 24 in-depth interviews and three Focus Group Discussions (FGD) for the AGENDA research on political rights of persons with disabilities in Jakarta, Makassar (South Sulawesi) and Banda Aceh (Aceh). Those activities were part of AGENDA qualitative research project related to political participation…

AGENDA on Bali Civil Society Forum 2014

October 10, 2014

On 8-9 October AGENDA Disability Rights Advisor (PPDI) Risnawati U and Senior Program Officer (IFES) Erni A participated in Bali Civil Society Forum in a back-to-back program with Bali Democracy Forum VII. The program was devoted to…

Global Media Forum: The Role of Media in Realizing the Future We Want For All

September 2, 2014

On 26-28 August 2014 AGENDA participated in the Global Media Forum in Bali, organized by UNESCO and the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies. The forum aims to contribute to the ongoing international debate about the importance of media and information and communication technologies for peace and sustainable development. With its overarching…