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May 24, 2011
“Empowerment of persons with disabilities through peer support” -2-
March 3, 2011
Ms. Kassiyet’s project was started with the symposium、which was specially planned for leaders of persons with disabilities such as the heads of organizations of all types of disabilities or leading figures of disability field in Almaty, under the theme of “Business, government, and people with disabilities: the partnership through the projects. It was held on March 3 at the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research (KIMEP).
Over 70 people including representatives of KIMEP, JICA, KJC (Kazakhstan Japan Center), ARZHAN participated in the symposium. Many students of KIMEP willingly volunteered for the symposium. Some worked as personal assistants of persons with disabilities for the first time in their lives. Without their support, we could not make it success.
The content of the symposium was as follows;
Theme: "The Japanese experience: the state, business, NGOs - cooperation in solving the problems of people with disabilities”
Organizers: JICA, KIMEP, KJC, and ARZHAN
Date: March 3, 2011
Venue: KIMEP, 237 Valikhanov Building
Program:
1. Opening;
Congratulatory message from Ambassador of Embassy of Japan to Kazakhstan was read by JICA officer and also messages were delivered by the representatives of KIMEP, JICA Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan Japan Center.
2. Presentation; “Daily Lives of Persons with Disabilities in Japan” by Mr. Dai OKITA, Independent Living Program Coordinator of Mainstream Association
After each presentation question and answer session was followed in order to exchange opinions.
Welfare System and Disability Movement of Persons with Disabilities in Japan [PDF (61KB)]
3. Presentation; “Social Status of Person with Disabilities, and its Importance and Impact on the Society in Kazakhstan” by .Ms. Omarova Kassiyet, Executive Director of ARZHAN
4. Coffee Break
5. Presentation; “History of Japanese Disability Movements and Current Situation of Persons with Disabilities in Japan” by Ms. Masako Okuhira, Section Manager of International Training Section of Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities
6. Presentation; “Leadership development of youth people with disabilities in Kazakhstan” by Mr. Farkhad Yusubzhanov, President of Zhiger
7. Lunch
8. Presentation; “Peer counseling program in Kyrgyzstan” by Ms. Murataliyeva Ukei
9. Presentation; “People with disabilities in Kazakhstan and the Convention” by Mr. Imanaliyev Kayrat, Chairman of Namys Disabled People Association
http://www.jicafriends.jp/world/pdf/wprofilekazakhstan.pdf
10. Closing; Closing remarks by JICA officer and Executive Director of ARZHAN
Unfortunately representative for the organization of hearing impairment didn’t have a chance to present their situation, but it was a meaningful day that Leaders of different types of disabilities in Almaty gathered in one hall to discuss how to improve the situation of persons with disabilities in Kazakhstan.
A personal assistant of Mr. OKITA keeps reporting about Ms. Kassiyet’s project on Mainstream website everyday. (Sorry it is written in Japanese!)
URL:http://cilmainstream.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-04-12T23%3A35%3A00%2B09%3A00&max-results=7&reverse-paginate=true
Will be continued..
Posted by jicafriends at May 24, 2011 04:26 PM