Independent Living Movement and Developing Countries

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Country Report on IL Movement of Myanmar
Nay Lin Soe Founder/ Program Director Myanmar
Independent Living Initiative Email
nay.lin.star_at_gmail.com
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Country Profile
Myanmar
India Ocean

• 677,000 Square kilometers
• Largest country in mainland South-east Asia
  region
• Country population 60 millions
• Persons with Disabilities 2.3 (1.3 million)
• Women with disability 45 Men with disability
  55

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Disability Information in Myanmar

• 53 of Children with disability cant access
  primary education
• 85 of Persons with disability do not have job
• Focal ministry on disability Ministry of social
  welfare

• 8-National DPOs and about 35-SHGs of PwDs
• 12-Special schools for PwDs
• 4-INGOs and 2-LNGOs working on disability issue

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Disabled People Movement in Myanmar
Concept

• Equal right
• Social
• Medical

• Social
• Medical
• Charity

• Charity
• Medical

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IL Movement in Myanmar
2005-10

• PwDs from Myanmar got chance to learn IL concept
  and its movement in Japan, Korea and Thailand.
• 3-Myanmars with disability (Nay Lin Soe, Aung Ko
  Myint and May Khant Chit Khin) established
  Myanmar Independent Living Initiative, MILI
  together with peer colleagues.
• It is the first organization who works for IL
  movement in Myanmar.

2011
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Vision

• To build an inclusive and right-based
  barrier-free society where persons with
  disabilities can live independently with their
  full potential as others
• To empower and support persons with disabilities
  for their independent living
• To advocate and promote the inclusion and rights
  of persons with disabilities
• We are Agents of Change

Mission
Motto
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Current Activities Movements

• Advocate to government and other stakeholders
• Develop the capacity of PwDs and their DPOs
• Establish IL-Groups to start IL-Movements
• Work to ensure disability law
• Disability Inclusive Agriculture
• Others

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1) Advocacy to Government
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Advocacy to Government Ministries
Make the Right Real Event in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
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Advocacy to Union Parliament Members
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Disability Inclusive Election Workshop
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2) Advocacy to Religious Sector
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Advocacy to Religious Leaders
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3) Advocacy to Business Sector
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Advocacy to Shopping Malls and Restaurants
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4) Advocacy to NGOs
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Advocacy to Non-Government Organizations
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5) Advocacy to Media
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Advocacy to Media Personnel
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Disability Advocacy Events Movements
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Establish IL-Groups of PWDs
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Barrier-free Campaign of PWDs
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Capacity Development of PWDs and DPOs
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Regular National Leadership Training Program for
Youths with Disability
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Leadership Workshop DPOs Leaders
Meeting on the Rights of PWDs
Training on Disability Rights
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Actively Involve in Drafting new Disability Law
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Others
Provide assistive devices
Participate in National IDD Ceremony
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Disability Inclusive Agriculture and Fishery
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Publication and DVD Documentary on Disability
Rights
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Thank You Very Much