EMPOWERMENT

Reservations, quotas and affirmative action for elected and non-elected bodies at national to local level.

EMPOWERMENT

Some notes for the preamble

  • Inclusion in the political processes and participation in political leadership.
  • Self-help groups to have a broader perspective on poverty reduction processes.
  • People with disabilities and their careers need to be involved in overall social development.
  • Enabling people with disabilities to understand their rights, potential and
  • Strong linkage with local government if the CBR programme is not being run by local government.

Elements and their contents

Self-help groups

  • Organizing people with disabilities and their family members.
  • Peer counselling and support e.g. child to child, mother to mother.
  • Facilitate groups and leadership roles in CBR processes.
  • Capacity-building.
  • Promote group activities for access to resources.
  • Table- banking.

Social mobilization

  • Alliance building with representatives of the society.
  • Campaigns – led by people with disabilities.
  • Campaigns on general issues to include people with disabilities.
  • Access to local and community resources.
  • Involvement in any local committees.

Political empowerment

  • Reservations, quotas and affirmative action for elected and non-elected bodies at national to local level.
  • Access to voting and right to a secret ballot.
  • Training them politics and their policies.

Language and communication

  • Specific language issues including illiteracy and translation.
  • Communication needs including sensory and communication impairments.
  • ICT – Internet, mobile phones etc.
  • Tactile signing for deaf – blind communication.