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Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 10:17 PM
Subject: Africa Regional Conference on MDGs and Disability
Dear AfriNEAD member
Please take note of the following information re: upcoming conference.
Kind regards--
AfriNEAD Office
Africa Regional Conference on MDGs and Disability
Regional Conference to be held on September 14th to 19th 2008, in Nairobi,
Kenya
AFRICA REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND DISABILITY
Pan Afric Hotel, Nairobi Kenya
14th to 19th September 2008.
Organizers:
ECUMENICAL DISABILITY ADVOCATES NETWORK (EDAN), SECRETARIAT OF THE AFRICAN
DECADE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (SADPD), AFRICAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
FOUNDATION (ACDF) AND THE UN MDG CAMPAIGN OFFICE FOR AFRICA
AIM: To enhance the capacity of leaders from disability and development
sectors on effective mainstreaming of disability in MDGs in African
countries and to provide knowledge, increase competence and strengthen
organizational advocacy strategies and networking skills.
We would like to announce and to invite participants to the above Conference
which will bring together leaders of the disability movement, professionals
and service providers together to interact in discussion on the MDG
campaign, implementation and the implication to persons with Disabilities.
The Conference is organized on the backdrop of the fact that 2007-2008 marks
the halfway point to 2015, the year set for the achievement of the MDGs and
the observation that the campaign and implementation work going on is yet to
recognize Disability as a sector that need specific attention.
2007-2008 also marks the coming into force of the UN Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). It has been widely
acknowledged that one of the shortcomings of the MDGs has been the exclusion
of persons with disabilities. Taking this into account, the UNCRPD was
drafted to ensure the inclusion of persons with disabilities into the
development agenda. In the light of this, there are consistent referrals to
the combating of conditions of poverty affecting persons with disabilities
and especially their situation in the context of developing countries. Over
80%% of the 650 million persons with disabilities live in the poorest parts
of the world. This means that over 20%% of the poorest people globally are
persons with disabilities.
For the MDGs to have real significance, they cannot ignore those living with
disabilities. As James Wolfensohn, the former president of the World Bank
has pointed out: "Unless disabled people are brought into the development
mainstream, it will be impossible to cut poverty in half by 2015 or to give
every girl and boy the chance to achieve a primary education by the same
date.
Although persons with disabilities have organized groups which are involved
in disability advocacy, awareness and lobbying on other pertinent issues of
concern to them, there has been very little interaction with the MDGs
campaign and many of them are not aware of it. They are not a consideration
in the regional strategies as currently spelt out and implemented. They have
continued to be left out of the Campaign relegating them further to
marginalization. They therefore cannot engage their governments in this
regard. It is necessary that they get involved.
This reality has brought about the need for the Secretariat of African
Decade of Persons with Disability (SADPD), Ecumenical disability advocates
network EDAN, African Community Development Foundation (ACDF) and UN
Millennium Campaign office to partner in a project to facilitate an
engagement to bring about the disability factor in all aspects of the MDG
Work. This project has among other things the purpose to set in motion
capacity building as well as inclusion and participation of persons with
disabilities and their organizations in the mainstream campaign activities.
The ultimate purpose is to facilitate a process to build a strong disabled
person's organisation DPOs to ensure that the voice of disabled persons will
be heard and taken into account in all sectors of national MDG development.
The continental conference was originally expected to bring together a
limited number of disability leaders from all over Africa associated with
the work of the Secretariat of the African Decade for Persons with
Disabilities and the Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network. The number was
limited due to resources but we have received recommendations that the
conference should be opened up for a wider participation. This announcement
is therefore an invitation to persons with disabilities, DPO's, Service
providers and professionals especially those involved in development and
issues of MDGs in various Regional Network to this conference. It is also
an appeal to individuals and all regional organizations to sponsor those in
their networks who can ably take the information back to their countries.
Anticipated expenses within Kenya including airport transfers, Conference
facilities, accommodation and full board for five days per person is 1,000
US Dollars. This figure does not include the air fare from the port of
departure to Nairobi.
The organizing Committee has very limited scholarships to go to a few
leaders in the Disability movement as this will facilitate key leadership
meetings that will take place alongside and after the MDG Conference. Those
in this category are requested to make their applications which will be
considered on need basis and early application.
The Conference is as indicated above planned to take place at the Pan Afric
Hotel Nairobi, Kenya between 14th and 19th September 2008. The first three
business days programme beginning in the morning of Monday, 15th September
will be devoted to knowledge dissemination, interactive discussions through
workshops and development of advocacy strategies for inclusion in the MDG
campaigns and implementation. The last two days will be devoted to the work
of the Decade for persons with Disabilities and its relationship to
development in the Region. A programme and other information materials will
be sent later but those interested are requested to fill in the attached
registration form and send it back to facilitate further planning.
Participants who are not in the Decade network and would like to experience
a little of the Kenya tourism including group organized game drive may take
this option provided there will be enough of them to make a group and that
they will have informed us in good time. These arrangements are not part of
the conference and their expenses are not included in the figures given for
acommodation and board during the conference. Those interested may request
for separate information in that connection.
AFRICA REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND DISABILITY
Pan Afric Hotel, Nairobi Kenya
14th to 19th September 2008.
Organizers:
ECUMENICAL DISABILITY ADVOCATES NETWORK (EDAN), SECRETARIAT OF THE AFRICAN
DECADE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (SADPD), AFRICAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
FOUNDATION (ACDF) AND THE UN MDG CAMPAIGN OFFICE FOR AFRICA
AIM: To enhance the capacity of leaders from disability and development
sectors on effective mainstreaming of disability in MDGs in African
countries and to provide knowledge, increase competence and strengthen
organizational advocacy strategies and networking skills.
REGISTRATION FORM
Please type or write clearly in English. Complete registration form may be
sent by e-mail or printed and sent by fax. Deadline: August 11th 2008
Surname(s)(as in
passport).....................................................................................
First name(s) (as in
passport)..................................................................................
Address
..........................................................................................................
Postal Code .......................................... Town
.................................................
Country
........................................................................................................
Home telephone.................................. Office telephone
....................................
(Country code/area code/number) (Country code/area code/number)
Fax .................................................... E-mail
................................................
(Please provide at least one fax number or one e-mail address for quick
communication)
Gender [.....] Male [.....] Female
Date of birth (day/month/year)
.............................................................................
Your Disability
................................................................................................
Profession or occupation
..................................................................................
Organization
..................................................................................................
Position in the organisation
..............................................................................
Nationality (country issuing your passport) .................. Passport
number ........................
Date and place of issue of the passport .................. Passport valid
until ....................
(day/month/year) (day/month/year)
Sponsoring
organization....................................................................................
Special
need....................................................................................................
Give details of your travel Itinerary:
The Conference Planning Committee will organize accommodation and board and
meet the airfare expenses from the port of departure to Nairobi for those it
will sponsor. Any other personal expenses, including passport costs, local
travel related expenses such as vaccinations, luggage insurance or
telecommunication costs are the participants own responsibility.
The planning Committee will organize hotel accommodation and airport pick up
on request for the self sponsored participants.
Place............................Date...............................
Signature ..............................
Send your registration to: Samuel Kabue
Executive Secretary
Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network (EDAN)
P.O. Box 22
00200 Nairobi
KENYA
Tel: +254-20-4445837
Fax: +254-20-4445835
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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