Sharing vision - Bringing Empowerment
To the development and improvement of policies to support people with disabilities in health and care; To enhance career opportunities for people with disabilities as well as raise awareness about disability in the target provinces.
To enhance access to care services and promote the inclusion for persons with disabilities in three provinces of Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue and Quang Nam
The aim of the project is to provide the interventions needed to empower children, including children with disabilities, of all gender identities for children to participate meaningfully in decision-making processes and to be protected from all forms of violence.
Departments of Health and the Departments of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (DOLISA) and District Health Centers (DHC) and the Divisions of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, and the Commune Health Centers and the Commune People's Committees at each level.
The “We can!” project is proposed at 02 districts of 02 provinces where ChildFund Vietnam is having a long term commitment. They are Na Ri and Tra Linh districts of Bac Can and Cao Bang provinces, where apart from their geographical and socio-economic difficulties, issues around disability are still prevalent, especially among families living in poverty.
General objective: All persons with disabilities in Vietnam regardless of their disability, personal status, or financial capacity benefit from universal coverage by State health insurance including assistive devices
In response to the International Sign Language day – the September 23th annually, following the resolution A/RES/72/161 of the United Nations and the International Week of Deaf People from September 18th to 24th of 2023, the theme is “A World Where Deaf People Everywhere Can Sign Anywhere”
In August - September 2023, Action to the Community Development Institute (ACDC) in collaboration with the Quang Ngai Association of People with Disabilities organized "Survey Needs of People with Disabilities about social services".
In the morning of August 9, 2023, in coordination with the Centre of Culture, Information and Sports, the Son Tay Children’s House, Son Tay Association for Promoting Education, the Action to the community Development Institute (ACDC) had organized the Drawing event “Our voices” in Hanoi.
Legal counseling is a long-term and regular activity of ACDC. On August 9th, ACDC collaborated with counterparts to organize legal counseling for persons with disabilities in Dakrong district, Quang Tri province. The activity had the consensus and cooperation of OPDs at the province and district levels, the Department and Division of Labors, Invalids and Social Affairs, and the Legal Aid Center.
On Jule 14th, 2023, ACDC Institute, in collabration with the Project Management Unit "Raising Voices, Creating Opportunities-II" project in Quang Nam province and Quang Nam Association of People with Disabilities to oganize Free legal counseling for persons with disabilities in Dai Loc district.
“In the past I felt very sad owing to lack of communication and isolated among friends, families because of my limitation in language. Now, I actively share my obtained knowledge to friends and families to let them understand how to express opinions, and my parents to know better about the children’s right and be more respect to my opinions”.
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