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The Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD), Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, located in Bangkok, Thailand, is a legacy of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (1993 - 2002). Its objective is to promote the empowerment of persons with disabilities and a barrier-free society in developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
APCD was jointly established with the collaboration of the Government of Japan and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand on 1 August, 2002. APCD is also working in close cooperation with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), other United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations whose work is related to persons with disabilities.
APCD considers Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR) as one of the greatest priorities in human resource development in the Asia-Pacific region. In fact, in the least-developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region, CBR is regarded as an alternative method to provide low-cost rehabilitation for persons with disabilities. Thus far, many existing CBR programs have been so far successful in meeting the basic needs of persons with disabilities, especially in regards to medical rehabilitation.
Although many CBR programs have been effective in enhancing the quantity and quality of rehabilitation, the goals of CBR such as the capacity-building of communities and the empowerment of persons with disabilities are still challenging. In order to meet the goals, methods to facilitate the participation of community members, especially persons with disabilities, in the CBR programs need to be strengthened as well as the resource mobilization/development. This would ensure the community's ownership of their CBR program and the sustainability of empowering persons with disabilities in their community.
This time, a course entitled "Training to Strengthen CBR through a Participatory Comprehensive Approach" will be conducted in order to strengthen existing/planned CBR programs in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Viet Nam and Thailand.
| Course Title | Training to Strengthen Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR) through a Participatory Comprehensive Approach |
| Duration | October 11 - November 3, 2005 |
| Deadline for Application | September 9, 2005 * Application forms must be submitted to the Royal Thai Embassy/Consulate in each invited country. |
| Countries Invited & Participants | Maximum of 4 participants from each of the following countries: Cambodia , Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam *See the REQUIREMENT OF APPLICATION on page 4. |
| Language | English |
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* The above 1) and 2) are expected to apply as a team from each country. |
| Course Objectives | To strengthen an existing/planned CBR program in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Viet Nam and Thailand by training the above target group to:
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| Training Venue | Asia-Pacific Development Centeron Disability 255, Rajvithi Road, Rajthevi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand Tel: 66-2-3547505 ; Fax: 66-2-3547507 E-mail : training@apcdproject.org |
| Accommodation | Same as above |
| Expenses & Allowances | The following expenses for each selected participant will be borne by the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD):
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The following lectures/discussion/exercises/group work include:
For further information please contact:
Asia- Pacific Development Center on DisabilityAn applicant should:
Be one of the following:
*For an applicant who needs to have an accompanying personal assistant or a sign language interpreter for the training, s/he needs to inform APCD of the details through his/her APPENDIX OF NOMINATION FORM (Article: Disabilities). Necessary expenditures (e.g., travel expenses, etc.) for the selected participant's personal assistant or a sign language interpreter can be borne by APCD, after APCD confirms the need.
Apply as a team of the above 1.1 and 1.2 persons from the same CBR program or the same geographic area where CBR is planned/implemented
| Invited Countries | Recommended Organizations to Apply to the Training Course |
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| Cambodia |
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| Lao PDR |
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| Myanmar |
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| Viet Nam |
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* The above Recommended Organizations are the APCD's Associate Organizations that APCD appraises their performance and/or the ones APCD Mission identified as relevant through field visits to their CBR Programs.
Have basic knowledge/skills of the English language
* If the Training applicants are NOT fluent in English, the APCD's Government/semi-autonomous focal point must discuss this issue with APCD in advance through an e-mail/fax/telephone call concerning a possible arrangement for a language interpreter.
* Blind persons understanding English Braille as well as deaf persons able to use international sign language are preferable.
Each applicant needs to fill out three (3) sets of the Fellowship Application Form, stipulated by the Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA), the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand, and three (3) sets of Appendix, provided by APCD. The completed documents should be submitted to a Government agency responsible for Official Development Assistance (ODA) or one of APCD's Government/semi-autonomous focal points in your respective country.
The APCD's Government/semi-autonomous focal points are as follows:
Each applicant must fax or e-mail one (1) copy of the completed Fellowship Application Form and its Appendix in advance directly to:
Director, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability,Please note that the copy sent directly to APCD in advance is for informal information only. APCD will consider application forms which have come through the official channel (from the Royal Thai Embassy to APCD via TICA).
Governments of invited countries, who have received three (3) completed Fellowship Application Forms and Appendixes from each applicant, should submit all of the documents by the due date to the Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate in their respective countries, who will then be responsible for forwarding those documents to TICA in Bangkok, Thailand.
The due date for submitting the application documents to the Embassy/Consulate is September 9, 2005.
After the training participants have been selected by APCD, TICA will notify the invited Governments of the selection results no later than two (2) weeks before the commencement of the course. Each Government will be responsible to inform their nominated candidates about the selection results.
Notification of the selection results will be approximately by 30 September, 2005
Participants who have successfully completed the course will be awarded a certificate issued by the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability.
Prior to arrival in Thailand, all participants MUST first obtain a NON-IMMIGRANT VISA from the Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate in their respective countries. Please be aware that your passport must be valid for at least 6 more months to apply for a visa.
Upon arrival, the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) will provide airport reception and transferal to the accommodation for the participants.
Participants:
The Royal Thai Government, the Government of Japan, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and/or the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability(APCD) shall have no liability whatsoever for the participant or his/her personal representatives for injury, illness or death suffered or contracted by the participant arising out of or in the course of his/her participation in the program/course; nor shall The Royal Thai Government, the Government of Japan, JICA and/or APCD have any liability whatsoever towards third parties for compensation for any loss of property, injury, illness or death of such third parties caused by the nominee during the course of his/her participation in the program/course.
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