500 laws examined
500 laws examined
ENHANCING DISABILITY
BUILDING CAPACITY
PROMOTING ACCESS
DATA-COLLECTION SYSTEMS
FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
TO SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS
As a result of UNPRPD analytical and advocacy
Technical support was provided by the project for the efforts, the issue of disability statistics was tabled at
Republic of Vanuatu in introducing disability compo-
Training on early intervention and inclusive education
development of a national action plan for commu- the July 2013 meeting of regional Heads of Planning
nents based on Washington Group standards into
was conducted jointly with the Ministry of Education
nity-based rehabilitation in the Republic of Vanuatu. and Statistics. An important outcome of the meeting
their demographic and health surveys. In addition,
of the Republic of Vanuatu and the Vanuatu Society
This plan outlines key elements to be put in place in was the decision to reassess existing census and sur- Vanuatu National Statistics Office in the conceptual-
the programme provided technical assistance to the
for Disabled People using resources developed
order to provide services to persons with disabilities vey datasets in order to obtain a more detailed pic-
by Education International. A total of 231 key Early
in a range of areas, including employment facilitation. ture of disability in the region. Another key result was
ization and implementation of a study on the situation
Childhood Care and Education Teachers, includ-
Twenty-five representatives of organizations of per- an agreement to include disability as a theme in the
of children, women and men with disabilities, based
ing 12 Zone Curriculum Advisors and eight Heads
sons with disabilities from four Pacific Island coun- National Minimum Development Indicator Database,
on a detailed statistical analysis of the census, house-
of Primary Schools, were reached by the training.
tries gained new skills through the ILO’s Start Your maintained by Secretariat of the Pacific Community.
hold surveys and education database. The study pro-
Parents, who were also invited to participate in the
vides an updated and more accurate estimate of dis-
programme, reported “[being] delighted to have
Business Programme Training of Trainers, held in
Nadi, Republic of Fiji. The participants then delivered Following these commitments, the UNPRPD sup-
ability prevalence in Vanuatu, documents gaps in
resources to learn how a child with a disability feels
follow-up training for persons with disabilities in their ported the national statistics offices of the Republic
access to services and makes recommendations
and how a parent or teacher can support this child
to improve the quality of future data collection.
[to] feel part of the community.”
respective countries.
of Fiji, the Independent State of Samoa and the
A TOTAL OF 231 KEY EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION TEACHERS, INCLUDING 12 ZONE CURRICULUM ADVISORS AND 8 HEADS OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS
WERE REACHED BY THE TRAINING ON INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND EARLY INTERVENTION
REPRESENTATIVES OF ORGANIZATIONS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES GAINED NEW SKILLS THROUGH THE ILO’S START YOUR BUSINESS PROGRAMME TRAINING OF TRAINERS
SCHOOL
“Before I started my livestock enterprise, I used to receive support from neighbours and acquaintances and had to take three means of transport for my kidneys dialysis.
Palestine
Nowadays, even though I still have impairments and suffer from kidney failure, I can feed my kids and provide for their education. I can also afford to take a charter taxi to the hospital, which has made my life much easier.”
Fares Foqaha
a father of six who is blind and has a range of other physical disabilities, describing the impact of the Deprived Families
and Economic Empowerment Programme (DEEP)
Strengthening Respect for the Human Rights
of Persons with Disabilities through Legislation,