On the 23rd and 24th of February 2019, within the cooperation plan between SRD and CRS to support the Association of People with Disabilities (PwD), Agent Orange Victims (AOV), PwD and children's rights protection of Quang Tri Province and its Association at the district level to develop a strategic development plan for the period of 2018 – 2023 by applying the ABCD (Asset Based Community Development) method, a follow up training was organized in Hai Lang district, Quang Tri province.
There were 36 participants including the CRS Project Management Board of Hai Lang district, the beneficiary communes and other stakeholders such as the Health Center, the Department of Education and Training, the Association of Agent Orange and the representatives of parents' groups of children with disability (CwD) from 5 project communes consisting of Hai Lam, Hai Tan, Hai Thien, Hai Tho, and Hai Quy. The representative of the CwD parents' group of Gio My commune, Gio Linh District, also shared their experiences in using social networks for fundraising and communication.
By practicing different tools, the participants actively discussed and explored their own natural, physical, human, social, cultural, and financial assets available. Based on that and with accumulated experience and achievements during nearly 3 years of implementing the CRS project titled "Inclusion of children with disabilities through joint actions between local government and civil society organizations ", the participants drafted an immediate action plan as well as the plan till 2020 with an expectation of a better future for children with disabilities.
Although the training course was held during the weekend, all the members participated and responded positively. "It provides us with useful information and warm-up games. We hope for more opportunities to learn further from the project", one of the members said.
Here are some photos of the training course:
The representative of the project management board in Hai Tho commune shared about the plan
The discussion of the project management board in Hai Lang commune
The representative of the project management board in Hai Quy commune shared about the future orientation based on the available resources
A picture of the participants during the training course
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