ALSO organized a round table at Negah television, Mr. Hussain Ahmadi from ALSO participated in this program. The objective of the round table was to discuss about political rights of persons with disabilities. Based on the article 29th of Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CRPD government has been obligated to provide equal [...]
ALSO organized a one day for workshop for 30 (25 males and 5 females) staff Ministry of Education (MoE). The objective of this workshops are to raise the knowledge and awareness staff of MoE to include the need and rights of persons with disabilities in to polices and program of MoE based on article 19 [...]
ALSO organized a one day workshop titled “Inclusion of Persons with disabilities’ Rights in policy and programs of Civil Society Organizations” in Kandahar for 23 staff (male 19 female 4 of CSOs. The objective of this workshop was to increase the knowledge and understanding of CSOs’ members on the rights and inclusion of PWDs in [...]
A one day Disability Inclusion in Primary and Higher Education Workshop was held by Afghans Landmine Survivors’ Organization (ALSO) for 21 staff (13 women & 8 men) of Directorate of Ministry of Primary and Higher Education of Herat province on July 19 2017. The objective of the workshop was to build the capacity of educational [...]
Afghans Landmine Survivors' Organization (ALSO), conducted one day workshop on 25 April 2017 on “disability inclusion" for 19 staff of Directorate of Ministry of Primary and Higher Education in Balkh province with the financial support of Counterpart International. The objective of the workshop was to build the capacity of educational staff of ministries to promote [...]
Do not forget women with disabilities! Women form half of Afghan population. While the law and constitution granted women with equal rights, they are far from enjoying them on an equal basis. Women with disabilities are no exception. The last report showed that 2.7% of Afghan populations are persons with disabilities and 41% of the [...]
ALSO completed the Disability Mainstreaming in Policies and Programs of national and interntioanal civil society organization by financial and technical support of DFID and ACBAR. The objective of the project was to promote inclusion of persons with disabilities in the programs and policies of organizations through capacity building training and workshops in provinces of Kabul, [...]
Use by non-state armed groups (NSAGs) Use: Over the past year, non-state armed groups (NSAGs) have used antipersonnel landmines in 10 countries,[1]with continued large-scale use of victim-activated improvised mines (victim-activated IEDs) across Afghanistan. In the reporting period, there were also reports of NSAG use of antivehicle mines in Afghanistan. The use of victim-activated improvised mines [...]
Summary action points based on findings Develop, adopt, and implement a national disability plan that includes objectives that respond to the needs of survivors and recognizes its victim assistance obligations and commitments, together with a monitoring structure. Expand access to physical rehabilitation needs, particularly in provinces lacking services or where traveling to receive rehabilitation is [...]
South Asian Disability Forum (SADF) including eight countries of the south Asian Countries (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives, India, Maldives, and Bhutan) attended in a workshop in Islamabad-Pakistan to prepare strategic planning for empowerment of persons with disability, particularly for women with disability. Participants were representatives from Disability People Organization (DPO) Miss Amina Azimi [...]
