Mainstreaming disAbility in the development
It’s been couple of years since Maldives have been marking the International Day for Persons with disAbilities. As we mark yet another year for PWD’s there are lots of commitments yet to be looked upon. Mainstreaming disAbility has been there since the UN first started the UN Enable movement and Maldives has never touched on implementing it. Under this year’s main theme of IDPD 2011, “Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disAbilites in development”, are some sub-themes which are: 1....
read moreCreating Awareness on UNCRPD & disAbilityLaw 8/2010 by CARE Society, Maldives
Thanks to CARE Society for conducting a session to “Creating Awareness on United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability(UNCRPD) & disAbilityLaw 8/2010“. It brought a lot of professionals from our community dealing with disAbility and highlighted the need to meet up frequently to work together and create a better Maldives for Persons with disAbilities. I hope more similar platforms would be created in the future and am looking forward for the next disAbility forum by the Disability Council on 3rd...
read moreSpecial Sport Festival 2011
Care Society in association with Dhiraagu is conducting a “Special Sports Festival” on 1st October 2011 solely for the Children/Persons with Disabilities. The purpose of this Festival would be to provide opportunity for children and adults with disabilities in various institutions to participate in a sports event. This will also create a platform for further collaboration among institutions and moreover provide a unique opportunity for persons with disabilities. This will serve as an opportunity for Care Society to advocate for the persons...
read moreFund Raising event for Autism Day 2011
Fund Raising event for Autism Day 2011 by Maldives Autism Association. Watch two of your favourite movies ON THE BIG SCREEN AT OLYMPUS for just 30RF each Enjoy while you donate for the cause of Autism Tickets available at H.Alihuras (in front of Ameer Ahmed School) and also Ma. Eureka For enquiries call +960 7919033 Info taken from: Maldives Autism Association group on...
read moreI just pledged to Light It up Blue for Autism
I just pledged to Light It Up Blue for autism — and I think you should too! World Autism Awareness Day is coming up on Saturday, April 2, and it’s going to light up the world in blue! Light It Up Blue is an easy way to raise awareness about autism and be part of a worldwide movement to show your support for the autism community. Sign the pledge to raise autism awareness: http://action.autismspeaks.org/share-blue Participating in Light It Up Blue is simple — just sign the pledge to do things like wear blue clothing, feature the...
read moreSEN parents meets Minister of Education Madam Shifa Mohamed
I was called and got involved in this discussion by Imaadhudheen School Special Educational Needs or SEN class parents which led to getting an appointment with the Minister of Education to highlight the issues and concerns. I jotted down some points which I feel was important to address in such a meeting which included the seniors of the Ministry. Here’s the summary for all the parents who participated and requested it be available at Yafaau’s blog. Education for children with disAbilities very limited Education is not...
read moreMaldives International Healthcare Exhibition 2011
I just stumbled upon the website of the Maldives healthcare exhibition. I think it is a good initiative to explore the possibilities in expanding your options in healthcare. It is to be held on 17th to 19th March 2011. Here’s what their website say: “The major health problems and key issues faced by the Maldivian health sector is a result of the inherent structural problems faced by the country. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), geographical severity of the country, coupled with the scattered population, leads to...
read moreWe support Donation to Stop Violence Against Children
We support Donation to Stop Violence Against Children The Maldivian Students Association (UK) is collecting donations for children’s charities in Maldives. This initiative was inspired by the Facebook campaign to Stop Violence Against Children. They have set up a donation page as there were no links on Facebook to donate to Maldivian charities. There are three main children’s charities that these donations will go to. Care Society Kudakudhinge Hiyaa (Ministry of Gender & Family) ARC (Advocatin Rights for Children) If you...
read moreHappy Volunteers Day
Taking time to thank all those volunteers who is of great help. I dedicate this post to all of them. Read a great post about today at CARE Society’s blog (http://caresociety.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/on-volunteers-day/)
read moredisAbility day ideas for 2010
With my last post to find volunteers for disAbility day 2010, I’ve been getting questions about details of the events planned. As I highlighted earlier, we need volunteers for the main events which are; Rally or Walk from Social Center to Artificial beach Family day (Aailee Haveeru) at Artificial beach. However, there are couple of ideas in plan which will be confirmed in monday’s meeting at the Ministry(Gender dept.). Here’s some details; Friday Sermon(khuthubaa) by a Person with a disAbility(PwD). 3rd...
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