Encouraging the effective participation of people with disabilities in CBDRR

Ari KurniawanCIQAL (Center for Improving Qualified Activity in Life of People with Disability)

• 20% of the world's poorest people are disabled (WB)• National and international laws and conventions

recognize the equal rights of persons with disabilities in disasters

• Disaster management rarely meets the needs and rights of persons with disabilities

• Disability magnifies vulnerability in the community• People with disabilities have rights and capacities for

DRR!

Name of Organization : CIQAL (Center for Improving Qualified Activity in Life of People with Disability)

Organization Address : Brajan RT 05 RW XIV, Tamantirto, Kasihan, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Organization Email : ciqal2003@yahoo.comOrganization Telephone :62 - 0274 - 7483185Fax Number : 0274 - 798573

CIQAL - Profile

• Be a center of information, communication, consultation, and advocacy for the welfare of persons with disabilities.

• Carry out study, training and development programs to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities.

• Improve and develop self-confidence and ability of persons with disabilities to empower them.

• To build a network of partners supporting the sustainability of the organization's work.

• Develop awareness and increase community participation in the implementation of welfare of persons with disabilities

Mission

• Ciqal first got involved in DRM work in2007, following the earthquake Yogyakarta

• Realized that people with disabilities are overlooked in emergency response and DRR.

• Found evidence that persons with disabilities can save themselves and help their families.

• Supported various agencies, in collaboration with Handicap International emergency response unit

• Cooperation with Handicap International : data collection, provision of basic needs items, medical services, provision of mobility aids, physiotherapy, livelihood

Ciqal work in DRRWork in DRR

• In collaboration with HI, “ Mainstreaming Disability in Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction” project – 2011

• Attend Training of Trainers “Mainstreaming Disability in Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction Disability” organized by HI

• Trainer DIPECHO partners (Care, CordAid, Netherlands Red Cross and Wetlands) on disability-inclusive DRR and provide mentoring and monitoring

Work under DIPECHO 7

• Provide training on Inclusive DRR for Local Resource Organizations (PMPB, CIS Timor, FKKADK, TAGANA), partners of HI who carry out DRR project in communities and schools

• Provide training on Inclusive DRR for Local organizations involved in advocacy and local government agencies

• Ensure mentoring and monitoring for partners, at community level and in schools

Work under DIPECHO 8

• Commit to be disability inclusive:– Include disability-related indicators, – Involve disability actors, DPOs,

• Establish a base of information on disability in the community:– Identify and assess needs persons with

disabilities, – Assess environment barriers,– Identify services and access modalities.

Principles for inclusion

• Reduce barriers to inclusion in activities:– Increase access to venues used for DRR,– Communicate effectively and ensure

information- sharing with persons with disabilities.

• Tackle attitudinal barriers:– Raise awareness in the community– Provide training for staff, volunteers and

community members– Organize home visits– Ensure effective participation rather than

attendance

Principles for inclusion

• Active engagement of persons with disabilities also benefits others (old people, pregnant women)

• Persons with disabilities involvement in activities in villages opens opportunity for evidence-based advocacy for inclusive DRR policy (identification of champions)

• Adapt mentoring to the structure/working culture of partners• Participation of people with disabilities in village DRR team

stimulates them to engage in work outside DRR issues• Opens up community to the larger participation of persons with

disabilities in society• People start to see the capacities of persons with disabilities,

including in supporting other vulnerable community members

Good practices

• Over-protective attitudes of families hamper the participation of persons with disabilities in society.

• Families are not aware about disability issues.• Ensure trainings and workshops are systematically accessible

to persons with disabilities• Slow integration of concepts by trained partners• Acceptance of guidance/monitoring in working with partners• Livelihood resilience not sufficiently considered in the project

Challenges

• Effective change of attitude takes time at individual, community, and partner organizations level. Ideally, awareness-raising on disability should start before the start of activities (considering the 18 month duration).

• Such projects should ideally be combined with other interventions supporting persons with disabilities (inclusive education, livelihood etc.)

• Livelihood resilience and accessibility as priorities for persons with disabilities in remote rural areas

Recommendations

Socialization Food For Work program,Persons with disabilities as a village disaster preparedness team members are

actively involved in activities at village meetings.

In practice

Accessibility map in an inclusive school

In practice

Discussion of contingency plan measures in sign language (Indonesia)

In practice

In practice

Accessibility mapping in Inclusive DRR training

Evaluation of the mock drill. How inclusive are we? (Indonesia)

In practice