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Follow-up Mission to the Philippines
1-4 March 2006

1) Networking and Collaboration for NHE among the APCD's Government Focal Point, Former Participants and the JICA Philippines Office

A year prior to this Mission, the Training of Trainers on the Promotion of a NHE for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) was successfully organized in Manila from 1-4 March 2005 by the National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP) in cooperation with the JICA Philippines Office. This training involved local government units from 17 regions of the Philippines with each region sending officials from the Building and Transportation Authorities and representatives of persons with disabilities. Ex-trainees of APCD's NHE, Mr. Jaime G. Silva known as a blind architect and Mr. Armand Michael R. Eustaquio were core persons for the preparation and implementation of this training. The Mission facilitated further cooperation among NCWDP, ex-trainees and the JICA Philippines Office to organize a domestic workshop for active participants. Through the workshop, they were motivated and planned a project to promote further development NHE in rural areas.

2) Post-training Monitoring and Recruitment for the IL Training

The 2005 APCD IL Training was attended by 6 Filipino participants from 2 Associate Organizations; 2 persons from Spinal Cord Injury Foundation, Inc. (SCIF) in Manila and 4 persons from Handicapped's Anchor is Christ, Inc. (HACI) in Cebu.

2.1) SCIF, Manila

One of the ex-trainees, Mr. Abner Manlapaz, had an opportunity to take advanced Peer-counseling Training in Japan after the APCD IL Training and served as a leader for several Peer-counseling workshops in Manila. Thanks to his developed expertise, he was an Assistant Resource Person for APCD's international training on Peer-counseling in March 2006. Another ex-trainee, Ms. Sheryl, has been working hard to share the IL concept with the SCIF members and other relevant persons in Manila, and collaborates with NCWDP for including IL in the government policy on disability.

2.2) HACI, Cebu

After the APCD IL Training, 4 participants from HACI organized a project-taskforce for IL and held internal meetings to review their learning and ensure a common understanding of the IL concept in order to develop a feasible plan to establish the IL Center. They already submitted a project proposal on IL to the Redemptorist Church for financial support. They hosted a domestic IL Training in August 2005 with technical support from the Human Care Association Japan and involved more members with severe disabilities. Former HACI participants have strong teamwork and are trying to develop human resources to work for IL activities. The Mission for the 2006 APCD IL Training interviewed 2 potential candidates for the IL Center's manager and peercounselor's positions.

The Mission also visited the National Federation of Cooperatives of Persons with Disabilities (NFCPWD), which serves as the marketing and public relations arm of its many member cooperatives, in order to promote and guarantee a steady flow of business. The Mission appreciated their selfhelp endeavor and found that they also shared the same values as APCD; empowered PWD empowering others.