Group Training Course in Leadership Development of Persons with Disabilities 2009
Leadership Development Course 2009
Since 1986
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- 224 leaders with disabilities from 54 countries and regions have participated to the course up to the year of 2009
Overall Goal
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A Society for All
A Society for All
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The concept of “A Society for All” was a resolution which was adopted by the United Nations in its 49th general assembly in 1994.
It is emphasized that in a Society for All, government policies should be based on the needs of all people including persons with disabilities and social ordinal system should be accessible and useful for all people including persons with disabilities in every country of the world.
United Nations requires the achievement of “A Society for All” to all member countries by the year of 2010.
Self-Development
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Acquire new knowledge and enhance awareness and expertise
- self-examination
- self-enlightenment
- new awareness
- capacity building
- developing leadership
- learning laws and policies
Teamwork/Network Building
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Share an awareness of the issues and build teamwork to solve problems together
- peer counseling
- independent living
- understanding other disabilities (cross-disabilities)
- building a teamwork
- promoting advocacy
Organizational Development
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Build a solid foundation of an organization which will develop its activities to have stronger social characteristics
- setting objective
- fundraising
- promoting public relations
- organizational management
- human resources development
- building and strengthening coalition among organizations
Developing Regional and National Policies
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Promote the movements oｆ persons with disabilities towards inclusive society as a member of the community.
Participate in the development of regional/national policies for persons with disabilities.
- learning from the history of the movements of persons with disabilities
- building partnership with governmental sector
- developing laws and policies
- following world trends
- building international coalition
Course Objectives
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- Leadership development throughout the program
- Human right advocacy
- Organizational management development
Characteristics
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- Training course on group base
- Understanding various kind of disabilities
- Programs mostly introduced by PWDs themselves
