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Training of Initiators for Self-help Groups of
Persons with Disabilities towards
Rights-based and Sustainable Community Development
10 − 30 August, 2004
Bangkok, Thailand
General Information
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PREFACE
The Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD), Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, located in Bangkok, Thailand, is a legacy of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (1993 - 2002). Its objective is to promote the empowerment of persons with disabilities and a barrier-free society in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
APCD was jointly established with the collaboration of the Government of Japan and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand on 1 August, 2002. APCD is also working in close cooperation with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), other United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations whose work is related to persons with disabilities.
In the UN ESCAP BIWAKO Millennium Framework (BMF) for Action towards an Inclusive, Barrier-free and Righst-based Society for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific for the new Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (2003 - 2012), one of the 7 priority areas is "self-help organizations of persons with disabilities and related family and parental associations". It is believed that grass-root self-help groups (SHG) of persons with disabilities (PWD), which form a self-help organization of PWD, can be a means to directly educate and empower socio-economically poor PWD to gain their rights and collective power for a better quality of their lives. Such well-initiated SHG of PWD can be a driving force to bring their entire community rights-based and sustainable development toward a "society for all".
Recognizing such significance of SHG of PWD, a training course for initiators of SHG of PWD will be implemented as one of the APCD activities with full support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Social Development and Human Security.
] ESSENTIAL FACTS
| Course Title | Training of Initiators for Self-help Groups of Persons with Disabilities towards Rights-based and Sustainable Community Development | |
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| Duration | 10 - 30 August, 2004 | |
| Deadline for Application | 10 June, 2004 * The application forms must be submitted to the Royal Thai Embassy/Consulate in each invited country. |
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| Countries Invited & Participants | Maximum 6 participants respectively from Cambodia and Myanmar * More than 2 persons must apply from the same organization. * A maximum of 6 participants will represent 2 -3 relevant organizations from each country. *See the REQUIREMENT OF APPLICATION |
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| Language | English | |
| Target Group | Managerial or/and concerned personnel of the following organizations which have a plan/practice to help initiate/strengthen self-help groups (SHG) of persons with disabilities (PWD) at the grass-root level:
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| Course Objective | To enable relevant organizations to help initiate/strengthen SHG of PWD at the grass-root level by training their managerial or/and concerned personnel to:
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| Training Venue | Asia Hotel Bangkok Asia Hotel Bangkok 269 Phayathai road, Rajthevi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand Tel: 66-(0)2- 2150808, FAX: 66-(0)2- 2159005 Web-site: (http://www.asiahotel.co.th) Huay-Nam-Say Camp (*Stay for about 1 week.) Moo. 1 Ladkrating, Sanamchaiknet, Chacheongsao 24160, Thailand TEL: 66-(0)1- 6523026 |
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| Accommodation | Asia Hotel Bangkok Asia Hotel Bangkok 269 Phayathai road, Rajthevi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand Tel: 66-(0)2- 2150808, FAX: 66-(0)2- 2159005 Web-site: (http://www.asiahotel.co.th) Huay-Nam-Say Camp (*Stay for about 1 week.) Moo. 1 Ladkrating, Sanamchaiknet, Chacheongsao 24160, Thailand TEL: 66-(0)1- 6523026 |
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| Expenses & Allowances | The following expenses for each selected participant will be borne by the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD):
*Any expenses spent in his/her country before/after the training should be borne by each participant. |
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] CURRICULUM
The following lectures/discussion/exercises/group-work include:
A) Fundamental Knowledge and Attitudes for SHG of PWD.
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B) Skills to Initiate/Strengthen SHG of PWD.
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C) Working in Community and Social Mobilization
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D) Field Visits
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E) Action Plan Formulation
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| For further information please contact :
Asia - Pacific Development Center on Disability
Tel: (662) 354 7505
Fax: (662) 354 7507
Email: training@apcdproject.org
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] REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICATION
An applicant should:
1. Be managerial or/and concerned personnel of the following organizations which have a plan/practice to help initiate/strengthen self-help groups (SHG) of persons with disabilities (PWD) at the grass-root level:
- Organizations of PWD
- Organizations to support community/rural development
- Organizations to support PWD
- Other related organizations
- *For an applicant who needs to have an accompanying personal assistant or a sign language interpreter for the training, s/he needs to inform APCD of the details through his/her APPENDIX OF NOMINATION FORM (Article: Disabilities). Necessary expenditures (e.g., travel expenses etc.) for the selected participant´s personal assistant or a sign language interpreter can be borne by APCD, when APCD recognizes the necessity for the training.
* Training applicants, who have disabilities, will be more positively considered in the selection of participants.
* Training applicants, who are women, will be more positively considered in the selection of participants.
2. Apply together with other managerial or/and concerned personnel of the same organization which s/he belongs to.
- * More than 2 persons must apply from the same organization.
* A maximum of 6 participants will represent 2 -3 relevant organizations from each country.
3. Be between 22-55 years old
4. Have basic knowledge/skills of the English language
- * Training applicants, who are NOT fluent in English but eager to learn SHG of PWD, must consult with APCD through e-mail/fax/phone before applying.
* Blind persons equipped with English Braille as well as deaf persons equipped with international sign language are preferable.
5. Be in good health in order to complete the training course
6. Be nominated by the respective governments in accordance with the procedure stipulated in the following "APPLICATION PROCEDURE" section.
] APPLICATION PROCEDURE
| 1. | Each applicant needs to fill out three (3) sets of the Fellowship Application Form, stipulated by the Department of Technical and Economic Cooperation (DTEC), the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand, and three (3) sets of Appendix, provided by APCD. Completed documents should be submitted to a Government agency responsible for Official Development Assistance (ODA) or to APCD´s Government/semi-autonomous focal point in the country of each applicant as follows: |
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| CAMBODIA | Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour, Vocational Training and Youth
Rehabilitation (MOSALVY), and |
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| MYANMAR | Department of Social Welfare, Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and |
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| 2 | Each applicant also needs to fax or mail one (1) copy of the completed Fellowship Application Form and its Appendix in advance directly to: Director, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability, Please note that the copy sent directly to APCD is advance informal information. For the selection, APCD will consider application forms which have come through the official channel (from the Royal Thai Embassy to APCD via DTEC). |
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| 3. | Governments of invited countries, who have received three (3) completed Fellowship Application Forms and Appendixes from each applicant, should submit all of the documents by the due date to the Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate in their respective countries, who will then be responsible for forwarding those documents to DTEC in Bangkok, Thailand. The due date for submitting the application documents to the Embassy/Consulate is June 10, 2004 |
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| 4. | After the training participants have been selected by APCD, DTEC will notify the Governments of the selection results no later than two (2) weeks before the commencement of the course. Each Government will be responsible to inform their nominated candidates about the selection results. Notification of the selection results will be approximately by 10 July, 2004 |
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] CERTIFICATE
Participants who have successfully completed the course will be awarded a certificate issued by the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability.
] OTHER MATTERS
- TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION
Prior to arrival in Thailand, all participants MUST first obtain a NON-IMMIGRANT VISA from the Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate in their respective countries. If there is no Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate available, participants can apply for "THE VISA ON ARRIVAL" at the Bangkok International Airport upon their arrival.
The advance payment for an application fee for "THE VISA ON ARRIVAL" is Baht 300 (equivalent to approximately US$ 8) and a receipt is necessary for reimbursement. Please be aware that your name on the receipt should be exactly the same as the one in your passport.
- AIRPORT RECEPTION AND TRANSFERAL
Upon arrival, the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) will provide airport reception and transferal to the hotel for the participants.
] SPECIAL ATTENTION
- Participants:
- are required to arrive in and depart from Thailand on the dates designated by APCD. The originally designated flight schedule cannot be changed.
- should assume responsibility for other expenses not provided for which are incurred during the trip between their home country and Thailand.
- shall make their own arrangements for any financial matters of a private nature that are not covered under this training course.
- are required to fulfill the course requirements..
- are requested not to bring any family members with them.
- are requested to confirm their flight information and date of arrival in Bangkok to APCD by e-mail (training@apcdproject.org) or fax (662- 247 2375) at least three days before the commencement of the course.
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The Royal Thai Government, the Government of Japan, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and/or the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability(APCD) shall have no liability whatsoever for the participant or his/her personal representatives for injury, illness or death suffered or contracted by the participant arising out of or in the course of his/her participation in the program/course; nor shall The Royal Thai Government, the Government of Japan, JICA and/or APCD have any liability whatsoever towards third parties for compensation for any loss of property, injury, illness or death of such third parties caused by the nominee during the course of his/her participation in the program/course.
