AUDC will launch 24 months project in Chittagong City Corporation area with a goal to establish disabled people leaded by Person with Disabilities (PWD’s). As social entrepreneur they will change the negative view of community towards them and create their rights concern following CRPD. To achieve this goal AUDC will create 2 groups of 10 Disabled people with their 1 helping hand peer. This group will work on the aspect of CRPD for rights.
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What locality or neighborhood will your project focus on?
Chittagong
Describe the specific community with whom you will be working.
On the basis of the previous program intervention with PWD’s AUDC has identified some needs related to PWDs: they constitute a vulnerable group which turns them isolated from the society, there is no united voice to claim their rights. As an organization of, with and run by the PWD’s, AUDC believes if proposed project is implemented it will accelerate the present activities for PWD's and we would work with 100 PWD's on this issue.
What kinds of news, stories and other content will be created?
AUDC will raise awareness by arranging training, memorandum giving, press release, rally, human chain, signature campaign, publication show, day observation, discussion, demonstration, photography case study and open sharing meeting after the end of the project for evaluation, Documentary Show etc. By all these activities Electronic and Print Media are sensitized about Person with Disabilities Issue and will be responsible for their development.
What technologies and digital tools do you plan to use in the trainings?
Describe the connections that you or your organization have already established that will contribute to the success of the project.
We are not interested in partnership of this project.
How many participants do you think will be involved in your project?
100 Participants will be trained and target of beneficiaries are about 500 person with Disabilities.
Besides the microgrant funding, what other resources and support are you seeking for your project to ensure its success?
Some Local Organizations and Donors can raise voices to ensure its success.
Contact name
Shafia Begum
Organization
Alliance of Urban DPO's in Chittagong (AUDC)