{"id":331,"date":"2017-06-05T16:25:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T20:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/?p=331"},"modified":"2018-04-15T19:41:25","modified_gmt":"2018-04-15T23:41:25","slug":"recent-activities-in-spring-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/2017\/recent-activities-in-spring-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Activities in Spring 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>illiterate<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>This past March and April, the TDKRA research team worked in collaboration with our local partners in Hanoi, Thua Thien Hue, and Can Tho City, and\u00a0organized three information sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Our <strong>objectives<\/strong> for these sessions were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To disseminate information regarding the TDKRA project to local communities (i.e: DPOs, parents of children with disabilities, women with disabilities\u2019 club, schools etc.);<\/li>\n<li>To gain\u00a0access to\u00a0prospective participants (primarily women and girls with disabilities) who expressed their interest for this project;<\/li>\n<li>To develop a working relationship among project team members, local authorities (i.e: Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (DOLISA), Department of Education and Training (DOET), and the People\u2019s Committee), and local organisations (i.e: Agent Orange Association).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first\u00a0information session took place on March 2nd, 2017 in Bac Tu Liem People\u2019s\u00a0Committee headquarters. The second session was held\u00a0on March 28th, 2017\u00a0in A Luoi. The final information session was held on April 11th,\u00a02017\u00a0in Can Tho&#8217;s DPO office. Participants of these sessions included girls and women with disabilities, community members, local government officials, school representatives, parents of children with disabilities and DPOs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-334 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/cantho.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/cantho.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/cantho-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/cantho-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/cantho-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/cantho-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/cantho-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Information session held in Can Tho, April 11, 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Outcomes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through these\u00a0information sessions, which served as this project&#8217;s preliminary fieldwork,\u00a0the\u00a0research team was able to learn about a\u00a0number of key concerns\u00a0with relation to the community\u2019s needs, as well as the needs of women and girls with disabilities. There\u00a0was also a\u00a0significant level of engagement from local communities, schools, and a number of organizations\u00a0which was\u00a0achieved through dialogue, which allowed for concerns to be expressed and information to be exchanged.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-335 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/bactuliem.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/bactuliem.jpg 1176w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/bactuliem-160x100.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/bactuliem-240x149.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/bactuliem-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/bactuliem-400x249.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/bactuliem-360x224.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Mrs. Vuong Thi Luong is sharing her story in Bac Tu Liem&#8217;s information session.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our <strong>observations <\/strong>from these information sessions are the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>The willingness of participants to be involved in the TDKRA project<\/strong>: <\/em>Although the women and girls with disabilities had faced significant barriers to social participation, they also expressed enthusiasm in participating in the TDKRA project. For instance, a disabled woman in the Bac Tu Liem\u00a0district identified as \u201cilliterate\u201d\u00a0and had disclosed that she had dealt with bullies and experienced prejudice from the community where she lived in. Other girls and women with disabilities who had never before\u00a0participated in any training or workshop\u00a0were also eager to share their stories and take part in our training workshops.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Diverse range of educational experiences<\/strong>: <\/em>The girls and women with disabilities in the\u00a0three communities had\u00a0expressed a wide range of experiences with education. In Bac\u00a0Tu Liem, a school official raised concerns regarding how schools could support people with disabilities and raise the community\u2019s awareness of the rights of children with disabilities so that they can participate within their own communities. In contrast, access to education for girls and women was very limited in A Luoi. The major concerns were, however, aimed to make education accessible to the girls and women with disabilities, and discussed how their rights to education were protected. In Can Tho, a school representative expressed his concerns\u00a0regarding discrimination against children with disabilities in\u00a0education as well as the safety of children taking part in the <em>TDKRA\u00a0<\/em>project. Furthermore, the lack of support from teachers and members of school board and authorities was also discussed.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Participants\u2019 Interest in the TDKRA project<\/strong>: <\/em>Several participants had expressed their interest in being involved with\u00a0the project in order to satisfy their educational needs. The participants were very excited about the use of drawing and\u00a0photovoice through research activities, with the reason being\u00a0that they never had a chance to go to school or had an opportunity to learn how to read or write prior to their education.\u00a0One 20 year-old girl asked if she could participate in the training with her intellectual disability. This shows a sense of enthusiasm from participants who expressed their needs for education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-337 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/aluoi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"539\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/aluoi.jpg 640w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/aluoi-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/aluoi-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/aluoi-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/tkaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/aluoi-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>With the assistance of an interpreter, a 20 year-old- girl in A Luoi is expressing interest in participating in the project.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>The impact of the MRGD project on women with disabilities<\/em><\/strong>: We also\u00a0observed that\u00a0the MRGD project has had a positive impact on the lives of women with disabilities who had participated as trainees. One woman who previously\u00a0participated in the pilot project shared how the training changed her life. Specifically, she talked about being able to overcome the obstacles of discrimination and prejudices against women with disabilities in her community.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Inquiries of women with disabilities with the potential of this project transforming their lives<\/em>:<\/strong> Although this\u00a0was not the project&#8217;s objective, we found that we\u00a0were able to engage with the concerns raised by\u00a0women with disabilities in relation to poverty and development issues.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Developing a working relationship with local authorities<\/em><\/strong>: The information sessions were a chance for the\u00a0<em>TDKRA<\/em> team\u00a0to build relationships with not only DPOs, but also with local authorities and government officers from DOLISA (Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs), DOET (Department of Education and Training) and Agent Orange Victims Associations. They participated in the meetings, had speeches, shared their positive thoughts on the project and expected to have more trainings in the future.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Developing a working relationship with local communities<\/em><\/strong>: The information sessions were warmly welcomed by parents of children with disabilities, women with disabilities&#8217; clubs and local schools. Parents expressed their willingness to let their children participate in the training, however they also expected to have some soft skills for their girls. Women with disabilities\u2019\u00a0clubs showed their sympathy and strong cooperation in the sessions by disseminating and circulating the information among their teams. They also encouraged their members to take part in the training to empower their capacities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>illiterate This past March and April, the TDKRA research team worked in collaboration with our local partners in Hanoi, Thua Thien Hue, and Can Tho City, and\u00a0organized three information sessions. 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