CENTRE FOR SERVICES AND INFORMATION ON DISABILITY

A Centre for Services, Research and Information Exchange

CONTACT ADDRESS:House # 676, Road # 13, Baitul Aman Housing Society, Adabor, Dhaka - 1207

Tel: 88-02-9129727, Fax: 88-02-8125669

E-mail: csid@bdmail.net, Url: www.csid-bd.com and www.didnetbd.info

Introduction:• CSID is a registered Non-profit voluntary

organisation established in December 1997. • It is registered with the NGO Affaires Bureau of

Government of Bangladesh and also registered with the Department of Social Service.

• CSID is the member of National Forum of Organizations Working with the Disabled (NFOWD); Member Asia-Pacific Centre for Disability Development (APCD), Asia-Pacific Disability Forum (APDF) and Rehabilitation International (RI).

• Executive Director of CSID is the Country Representative of International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI)

• VisionCSID envisions an inclusive society where People with Disabilities are living with equal rights, opportunities, access and dignity in comparison to other citizens of the country.

• Mission Reducing discrimination in families and community, creating a Physical and Socio-economic barrier free environment, Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and mainstreaming them through promoting their rights and opportunities irrespective of types, age and gender.

Values :

• Disability is a general development issues.

• Equity of opportunities and dignity including Gender and diversity.

• Children and Women first.

• Freedom of expressing opinion and enjoying rights.

• Accountability and transparency.

Program Dimension: Study/Research on Disability and Development issues.

Information & Resource networking concerning Disability and Development.

Community-Based support services to Persons with Disabilities.

Promotion of Inclusive Education.

Promotion of Livelihood opportunities for Persons with Disabilities

Policy Advocacy including promotion of Self- advocacy by Persons wit Disabilities.

Programme Approach/Strategy:

• Participatory and Inclusive.

• Community based with Rights approach.

• Capacity building.

• Advocacy and sensitisation.

• Flexibility.

STRUCTURE OF THE ORGANISATION

GENERAL COUNCIL (21 members)

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE(7 members)

The General Council is the supreme policy level decision making body. The Executive Committee (EC) is elected by General council members every 3 years interval and EC is accountable to General Council.

Ongoing Activities:

1. ACCESS: Improving Quality of Life of Persons with disabilities by Creating Access to Information-Communication, Education and Employment in Bangladesh

CSID is operating an Internet based Accessible Disability Information Network including an accessible Website and a Disability Resource centre,which is physically accessible and diverse information materials includingaudio- visual and Braille format are available in the resource centre.

Resource Centre

• Enrolled over 5000 subscribers all over the world.

• Disseminated 1404 information.

• Website is fully accessible to Persons with Visual Impairment.

• The resource centre collected and registered 4020 different types of disability related printed Books, documents, materials; 120 Audio, 140 VIDEO and 50 Braille documents.

Achievement as yet:

MoU sign with CCOAB

MoU sign with BCC

Accessible E-centres of Bangladesh Computer Council

Project given orientation on to BCC representatives.

Computer training at BCC & Certificate distribution ceremony

Blind persons using mainstream Cyber cafe

Computer Training Garments Training

Cyber cafe related orientation for 70 persons with disabilities

Orientation to 50 Cyber Cafes representatives

Project participated in various Mainstream ICT fair and Conference

Digital fair 2012

E Asia Conference 2011

Awareness programme

Roundtable Job fair

UP meeting School

meeting

MoU with Creative IT

MoU with My Outsourcing Ltd.

Project facilitate to employ 21 persons with disabilities into the various sectors

Litu a VI employed in BGMEA Shahida a VI employed as teacher in a Government High school

Sriti a Hearing & Speech girl employed in a computer firm

Rayhan working in a Cyber Cafe

Ongoing Activities:

2. Implementing “Community-Based Rehabilitation Project for Persons with Disabilities” in Barisal district.

The broad objective is: People with visual impairment enjoy the same

rights, opportunities, responsibilities and privileges as the sighted

people.

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Cataract operation

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Vocational Skill Training

4020 cataract operation ADL Training to 342 VIs

Meeting with Hospital Authority

Enrolled 104 children into mainstream schoolsSchool Meeting

Teachers training

Adapted School Assistive device

Group meeting ICT Training

Government officials Cultural group performing

Capability Building workshop of CBMC

Meeting with Upazila Health Officer (UHO) Meeting with Field staff of Social Service Department

VI persons participated in National sports

Ongoing Activities:

3. Implementing “Economic Empowerment and Social Inclusion for Child and Youth Labourer with Disabilities”

in Dhaka City.

The broad objective of the project is to reduce child labour among CWDs and

promote an inclusive environment where Children with Disabilities will live

in the society with equal rights, opportunities and dignity.

Some photographs of activities:

Drama for awareness raising in school

Group therapy and orientation to care givers

Art & Photography Exhibition by children

Art & Photography Exhibition by children

Disabled child in mainstream school

Ongoing Activities:

4. Removing Cultural Barriers and Promoting Rights of Children and youth with Disabilities.

The broad objective is to promote an inclusive society where children

with disabilities participate in every sphere of life free from cultural barriers.

Ongoing Activities:

5. Implementing “Promoting Rights and Dignity of Children with disabilities” project in Sylhet City

Broad objective is: To ensure Equal Rights and opportunities of

Children with Disabilities in Sylhet City”.

School awareness meeting

School Sensitisation meeting

Support for corrective surgery and assistive devices

Income generating activities withdrawing from begging on the street

Workshop with Religious leaders

 

 Self-help group performing Drama for awareness

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National Disability Day

Rally 

6. Support Disabled Beggars in Dhaka City.

Broad objective is: Engaging 15 Street beggars with disabilities in

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Ongoing Activities

7. “Access to Livelihood for Persons with Disabilities” Project.

The overall objective of the project is to create enabling environment, skill development and job placement of persons with disabilities.

Meeting with Govt. high officials

Preliminary meeting & selection Computer training

Achievements of CSIDCSID provided/facilitated training for 866 Persons With

Disabilities

Sl. Title of training Total

01. Advanced Training e.g., Computer, IT, any other Sector

377

02. Hospitality/Tourism/Garments

92

03. Others, if any trade than above Karchupi

37

04. Retail /marketing /Banking Sector Training

111

05. Office Management 10

06. Entrepreneurship Development Training

239

TOTAL: 866

Project facilitated to 247 persons with disabilities initiating self employment

Self Employment

Wage Employment

Project facilitated to employ 429 persons with disabilities in different organizations

Computer outsourcing training at CSID

Beautician training Entrepreneurship development training

MOU signing ceremony with BGMEA

Some employed Persons with Disabilities

Self employed person with hearing impaired Self employed persons with disabilities

Fruits ShopHand Embroidery

Ongoing Activities:8. Investment in Children .Broad objective is:. To influence government through constructive

criticism and suggestion for allocating adequate resource in the national budget for children with particular focus on poor and vulnerable children

Roundtable at Prothom Alo Workshop on Making National Budget Work for the Children

Launching Ceremony on “Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights”

Pre budget analysis conference Post budget analysis conference

National Capacity Building workshop on Investment in Children

9. Strengthening the Organisations of Urban poor Home-Based Workers for greater visibility and participation in City Governance.

Major Activities:• Identification and situation analysis through base-

line.• Formation of Groups of Home-based workers

and capacity building.• Sensitisation and advocacy for ensuring decent

work environment.• Increase accountability of relevant authorities to

ensure civic amenities and other facilities for

Home-Based Workers.

Title of Researches In partnership with

1. “Visualising Invisible” A Baseline Study on Situation of Home-Based Workers HomeNet South Asia - 2013

2. Conducted study on “ National Budget Tracking in Child related Ministries” Save the Children – 2012

3. “Tales of Darkness” A Baseline Study on Situation of Child Labour and Potential to be Child Labour among Children with Disabilities.

Save the Children – 2009

4. Preparing a Directory On “Training Opportunities, Programmes and Resource Persons Contact List in Education Equity”.

RDRS Bangladesh – 2007

5. Conducted study on “National Database on various Government Policies, Strategies, Laws, Programmes and Services With regards to Education of Children with Disabilities from Equity point of view”.

RDRS Bangladesh - 2006

6. Participated in a World Bank Study "Disability Mapping in Bangladesh" as partner.

World Bank – 2004

7. “Together In Education”- Promoting Education of Children with Disabilities through BRAC Non-formal Education Approach

B R A C - 2004

8. Study on “The Situation and Prospect of the use of Computer for Persons with Visual Impairment”

Peace Corps- Fredskorpset, Norway - 2003

9. Study on “Good Practice on Inclusive Education in Bangladesh” UNICEF Regional Office South Asia- 2003

10. Study on “Educating Children in difficult circumstances- Children with Disabilities”

Department of Primary and Mass Education, Government of Bangladesh under ESTEEM project- 2002

11. Study on “Situation Analysis of Women and Adolescent Girls with Disabilities of

Bangladesh”

Grameen Trust of Grameen Bank - 2002

12. Research on “Existing situation and opportunities of Employment of Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh”

ActionAid Bangladesh - 2002

13. Study on “Possibilities of integrating Street Children with Disabilities in to mainstream development services”

Save the Children Sweden -2000

14. Study on “Situation Analysis and need assessment of Street Children with Disabilities of Dhaka City”

Save the Children Sweden- 1999

15. Study on “Situation of Persons with Disability at the time of Natural Disaster”. ActionAid Bangladesh- 1999

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