Tag: NCBM
NCBM 3rd Regional Masterplan Awareness Workshop in Sarawak, Malaysia
October 21, 2019
On October 15, AGENDA partner, the National Council for the Blind Malaysia (NCBM), conducted its final series of regional awareness workshops in Kuching, Sarawak to raise public awareness on the Masterplan at the state level. 21 participants joined, including five women, from nine DPOs; the Ministry of Women, Family, and Community Development; the…
NCBM 2nd Regional Masterplan Awareness Workshop in Sabah, Malaysia
August 28, 2019
National Council for the Blind, Malaysia (NCBM) hosted its second regional awareness workshop in Kinabalu, Sabah. 86 participants attended the workshop, 44 of which were women, representing 11 non-government organizations (NGOs) and 22 government agencies. NCBM introduced the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025: Mainstreaming the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Masterplan) and consulted…
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…
NCBM introduces the Policy Platform to the Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
June 25, 2019
National Coalition for the Blind Malaysia (NCBM) on June 25, met with Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, also the Minister of Women, Family and Community Development. At the meeting, Wan Azizah mentioned that the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025: Mainstreaming the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Masterplan) is one of…
AGENDA Monitoring & Evaluation Training
January 31, 2019
On January 30, General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) conducted a training on monitoring and evaluation in Yangon, Myanmar, with 17 representatives from nine DPOs – the Cambodian Disabled People’s Organization (CDPO), the Hanoi Independent Living Center (Hanoi ILC), the Myanmar Independent Living Initiative (MILI), the
NCBM launched a booklet on how to help people with disabilities
May 8, 2018
In mid-April 2018, National Council for the Blind Malaysia (NCBM), Malaysian AGENDA’s partner launched a booklet on how to help people with disabilities titled Panduan Memberi Sokongan dan Berinteraksi dengan Orang Kurang Upaya which would be used by the Election Commission officers during the general election. The initiative was funded by the International…