Transcript JOUNEES DRT 2010

Component 2:
Support DPOs to…
Promote actions to
change attitudes,
practices and policies
DRT Seminar, Madagascar
31st October-4th November 2011
Ute Zurmühl, Technical Advisor on « Support to Civil Society »
Purpose and major components
► This component looks at how HI can support DPOs to engage in
concrete actions to promote changes for people with disabilities.
► Purpose: Stakeholders (target and levels may vary from one project
to another) better understand people with disabilities, their
rights, abilities and situation and modify their practices to
become more inclusive
► The Policy Paper divides this component into 4 parts:
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Developing strategic interventions (planning)
Working modalities
Examples of actions
Measuring advocacy
Types of actions (examples)
► Awareness-raising campaigns/ activities using different mediums
► Support to stakeholders to make their practices inclusive of and
accessible to people with disabilities
► Training targeted stakeholders on their responsibilities towards
implementing the human rights of people with disabilities
► Participation in existing decision-making forums (e.g. to build local
development plans)
► Forums to inform authorities about existing discriminations and
violations of rights
► Taking part in working sessions to influence the development of key
strategic documents (PRSP, UNDAF…)
Guiding questions
► Groups:
1. Regional level advocacy
2. National level advocacy
3. Local level advocacy
4. Difficult environments
► Questions for groups 1, 2, 3:
• What are key factors to conduct successful advocacy?
• What tools do we have?
• What tools do we need?
► Questions for groups 4:
• What positioning needs to be adopted? (posture of HI and
posture of DPOs)
• What are specific techniques/ approaches/ tools for these
contexts?