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April 30, 2010
Progress Report from Rama - Nepal
Nepal Disabled Women Association (NDWA) is a non-government organization (NGO) established in 1998 adopting the values of the fundamental rights and responsibilities provided by the constitution of Nepal. It supports Women With Disabilities (WWDs) to pursue their human rights through advocacy and a right based approach (RBA).
Nepal Disabled Women Association - NGO
･Aims to build women with disabilities' capacity, especially from remote areas and disadvantaged communities, to empower them, to build their self-esteem and confidence and to enable them to live a dignified life.
･ Advocates for women with disabilities' access to their basic rights such as education, health, employment / livelihoods, rehabilitation, social security and protection.
･ Raises the awareness of the rights and issues of the women with disabilities across all areas of society: WWDs themselves, their families and communities and government. It includes awareness of national and international policies and acts such as "Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women" (CEDAW), "United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" (UN-CRPD).
･ Works WWDs with all type of disabilities: physical disability, visual disability, hearing disability, speech disability, deaf-blind disability, intellectual disability and multiple disabilities
NDWA manages a hostel for women with disabilities since 2005 (2062 B.S.), giving priority to women from remote areas seeking higher education , women without family and Women with Disabilities victims of violence. The hostel has provided services to over 100 women with disabilities since its inauguration.
The hostel, located in Chabhil, Sarsawatinagar, Kathmandu, currently hosts 45 women from all over Nepal, with all kinds of disabilities. It does so without any kind of discrimination. From last year JICA NEPAL proposed to have volunteer for the skill of handicraft. So she taught many handricrafts things . About 7 Women with Disabilites got that training . Now they are making handicrafts and doing marketing . JICA Volunteer went back and again she joined on April now she is doing for marketing. All the women with disabilities are very happy . Developing their confidence and capabilities
Posted by jicafriends at April 30, 2010 05:07 PM
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Excellent job!
Posted by: pp at May 18, 2010 03:47 PM