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Nawabshah Disability Forum (NDF) was established in 2002 by group of young persons with disabilities to advocate the rights, safe & dignified access of persons with disabilities towards the basic human needs i.e Food, Shelter, Health, Education & Empowerment, NDF adhering twin track approach, decided its operations in two major components.
1. Service Delivery
2. Advocacy
Service delivery refers to inclusion of people with disabilities in mainstream activities.
Advocacy refers to advocate the rights of people with disabilities at District, National and international level. |
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To Advocate the rights of most vulnerable group , i.e persons with disabilities, aging people, children and women to ensure
their safe & dignified access towards the basic needs i.e Food, Shelter, Health, Education & Empowerment
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Empowerment of people with disabilities through awareness, access to health, education, livelihood & recreational
services.
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1. Persons with disabilities have improved self growth through awareness, development of leadership and communication skills.
2. Capacity development of persons with disabilities through skill development courses, i.e IT, English Language coaching, tailoring, knitting, etc.
3. Youth with disabilities get opportunity to be inducted in sports and recreational activities.
4. Advocate and monitor the service providers for the rights of people with disabilities i.e 2% job quota, social security & accessible health services.
5. Provision of inclusive and accessible education of children with disabilities & children with out disabilities.
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1. Commitment
2. Unity
3. Loyalty
4. Integrity
5. Equity
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1.Advocacy on disability rights
2.Development of educational & vocational skills among persons with disabilities
3.Ensuring jobs at government & private sector against reserved 2% job quota for persons with disabilities.
4.Provision of mobility Aids i.e. Wheel Chairs, Churches, White canes, Hearing aids and others.
5.Provision of Training opportunities at local, national & international level for the capacity building of persons with disabilities.
6.Provision of financial assistance to needy persons with disabilities & poor communities.
7.Provision of educational Scholarship under Al-Amina Educational Scholarship for girl students with disabilities.
8.Empowerment of Women.
9.Voice for child rights
10.Emergency response |
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120 persons with disabilities from Nawabshah were elected as
member of NDF.
* 80 people with disabilities improved their self confidence and
leadership skills through sessions on DET.
* 35 people with disabilities accomplished vocational & IT
skills through short courses.
* 15 people with disabilities participated in wheel chair cricket
tournaments.
* 09 people with disabilities participated in wheel chair/
try-cycle race competitions at local, provincial and national
level.
* 34 people with disabilities were facilitated for government
employment against 2% quota.
* 30 people with disabilities were facilitated for getting wheel
chairs from PBM.
* 19 people with disabilities were facilitated receiving financial
support from Benazir Income Support Programme.
* 37 people with disabilities were facilitated for admission in
special and mainstream schools.
* NDF with the collaboration of local government, APCD & CBM
worked in flood hit areas of Sindh, for the supply of food, tents,
wheel chairs, mobile sets, white cane and other stuff were
distributed among displaced people with disabilities in 2010. |
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is an associate member of APCD, JICA, DPI, PDPO, SDF, DSI,
participated in make the right real campaign and other several
programmes.
Advocacy &
Awaremess:
1. NDF is regularly organizing rallies, walks, Seminars, workshops on national & international days to make right
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Accomplishment:
1. NDF was given co-chairmanship in Protection Cluster in Shaheed
Benazir Abad by UNHCR during Flood Response 2011.
2. The founder of NDF Mr. Abid Lashari was awarded shield on best
performance in recognition of his services for the empowerment of
people with disabilities in flood hit areas by Rakz Communication
Karachi in 2010.
3. The leader of the year award was given by KSRPD (RI) Korea
during international leadership training in Seoul 2010.
4. APCD awarded empowerment Award from Pakistan during CBID
international training Bangkok 2011.
5. REHAB Dubai conference award 2008 & 2010 awarded in best
performance in the conference.
6. Attended 2nd CBR Congress Manila as WHO delegate in 29th
November 2011.
7. NDF led 15 persons delegation in International Abilympics 2011
in Seoul, South Korea in 25th Sep.2011
8. Consultancy on disability in CHIP Pakistan. |
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