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June 20, 2009
Myanmar Disabled People Network
Dear Everybody,
I am very happy to inform you that we have established the first "Myanmar Disabled People Network, M-D-P-N" according to the need.
Active leaders from 7-disabled related organizations in Yangon including SHGs from our CBR target area were met together at DPDO office and discussed together to establish this Network.
Now 10-disabled related organizations in Yangon were joined in this Network as member organizations. Other some organizations are also very interesting to join with us for working together. I hope the members of disabled related organizations will be increased near further soon. We have monthly mobile meeting and elected the following 3-facilitators for the Network.
1. Nay Lin Soe (Chairman of Network) from AAR-Japan CBR Project
2. Mr. Ko Lwin (Vice-chairman) from Myanmar Millennium Development Goal
3. Mr. Ngwe Ya (Secretary) from Shwe-min-thar Foundation
This Network is not type of organization, just Network for more effective working and sharing information together for disabled people organizations.
The following is detail profile of this MDPN Network.
Best regards,
Nay Lin Soe
I. Name: Myanmar Disabled People Network (M.D.P.N)
II. Goal: To strengthen the disabled related organizations, groups and individual for the development of disabled people in Myanmar
III. Rationale: According to the sample disability survey conducted after Cyclone NARGIS, the population of disabled people in the country is 2.3 % of total population. If this percentage is calculated for the whole country, the number of disabled people in Myanmar could be 1.3 million, out of the country population of 57 million. However disability issue is not aware yet in the country as development issue. During this decade, there have been established some disabled people organizations and related programs but the development of disabled people and those organizations is still limited due to low capacity, poor network, lack of collaboration and information sharing among each other. Therefore active representatives from 7-disabled related organizations were met together for the first time according to the need and established “Myanmar Disabled People Network” on June 2nd .2009 in Yangon.
IV. Main objectives
To share information
To build capacity and
To establish effective network among disable related organizations, groups and individuals
V. Planned Activities
Information sharing
Sharing activities of internal and external organizations/agencies
Delivering available useful information of local and international
Offering lessons learned from project activities
Capacity building
Organizing capacity building trainings such as;
Team building training
Disability awareness training with new understanding of disability
Proposal writing training
Participatory project planning training
Project cycle management training
Participatory monitoring and evaluation training
Leadership training
Life-skill training
Livelihood training
Record keeping training
Book keeping training
Social mobilization training
Human capital management training
Knowledge management training
Languages training
Computer training
Training of self-help groups of disabled people
Community-based rehabilitation training
Disability and development training
Creative thinking training, etc.
Referring to outside available trainings for capacity building
Networking
Establishing effective network with local level organizations/agencies such as;
Disabled people group/organizations, disabled related organizations, Individuals, Government organizations, GO-NGOs, UN organizations, Embassies, Faith-based organizations, etc.
Establishing effective network with international level organizations/agencies such as;
Disabled people internationals
Disability related organizations
Faith-based organizations
Individual donors, etc.
VI. Process
For information sharing, Channels, Email and Website, Regular newsletter, Meetings, Seminar & Workshops, Forums, “New Light” Magazine regular published by Eden Centre, Media, For capacity building, Formal trainings, Mobile trainings, Tours, Refer to available international trainings and workshops, For establishing effective network, Personal contacts, Email, Website, Brochures, Forums, Who’s who in disabled related organizations
Posted by jicafriends at June 20, 2009 05:13 PM
Comments
Dear Sir,
My name is Nay Lin Soe, chairman of this MDPN Network.
Thank you so much for your effort for our Network.
Best regards,
Nay Lin Soe
Disabled People's Development Organization (DPDO)
Yangon, Myanmar.
Posted by: Mr. Nay Lin Soe at October 7, 2009 07:35 PM