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AGENDA Research Project 2015
April 28, 2015
In 2015, five network organizations of AGENDA are conducting researches related with challenges and opportunities of persons with disabilities. Each network organization conducting research in a particular country. Hanoi Independent Living Center (Hanoi ILC) in Vietnam, Katipunan ng Maykapansanan sa Pilipinas Inc (KAMPI) in Philippines, Indonesia Disabled People’s Association (PPDI) in Indonesia, Cambodia Disabled…
Living in Myanmar
April 24, 2015
Myanmar Independent Living Initiative (MILI) is one of AGENDA partners in ASEAN. Mr. Nay Lin Soe is the founder and program director of the Myanmar Independent Living Initiative (MILI), an organization for persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Myanmar. In this short video, Mr. Nay Lin Soe briefly describes and shares his personal experience…
Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS)
April 10, 2015
Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) was founded in May 1962 by a group of philanthropists who saw the need to provide equal opportunities for children with intellectual disabilities to receive education and later, to be integrated as contributing and responsible citizens in Singapore.
Since then, MINDS has grown to…
Meeting with Finland Special Envoy on promoting rights of persons with disabilities
March 20, 2015
AGENDA representatives attended a meeting with Signmark, Finland Special Envoy on promoting rights of persons with disabilities at Embassy of Finland in Jakarta hosted by Finland Ambassador to Indonesia.. Signmark is a rap musician who was born deaf and became the first deaf person in the world to get a record deal…
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…
Mandate Meets Strategy: AICHR’s TOR and the Incheon Strategy
February 9, 2015
By: Kyle Lemargie
The terms of reference for the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) are undergoing a scheduled five year review and possible revision. Established ASEAN norms of consensus decision making and non-interference in the internal affairs of member states have limited the mandate of the region’s overarching human…
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…
New Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections (BRIDGE) Training Module on Disability Rights
February 3, 2015
In 2014, IFES began development on the first Disability Rights and Elections training module. The module’s content is informed by the standards identified in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The module development has been a collaborative effort…
