on 24 June 2022 Disability inclusion advocacy campaign is held in Mogadishu CRPD training workshop for the PODs and members of their family is held by SDN Somali Disability Network which operates in Somali for the disabled people advocacy and development programs. The workshop was held in Dharkenley district Banadir region for the DDO Dahay Disability organization centre.
The workshop is participated 20 persons from PWDs, members of the disabled people families and non disabled people in the villages mostly from schools and public market in the area. The training was part of SDN annually plan for the disability inclusion program. The workshop has been fascinated member from the SDN and team hired for the facilitation and coordination of the activity.
The chairperson of the SDN Mr. Abdullahi Hussein Osman opened the session and made part of the lecture for the participants. He emphasized the participant this is an international law domesticated in Somalia, that can every PWDs seek his or rights in the public and private. With the articles of the CRPD knowledge can put you empowered and active in the community. The CRPD give overall appreciation and specific attention each segment of the disability.
In learning tour the neighbouring countries two year ago , collective from the CSOs. DPOs and government paid visit to Ugandha where saw how people with disability actively particpatin the special, development and policy. They managed to participate national commissions, the parliament and the cabinet. They made lobby for their national rights. But you may do this with laws and knowledge you have with CRPD.
In the CRPD Article 5 free from discriminations, art 6,7 women and children should full rights in the society, article 8,9,10 awareness, accessibility and right life. Art 11,12, and 13 protection of risk, access humanitarian aid, access to justice. article 14 to 23 freedom expression. Liberty and independent life. Art 24 to 30 access basic life the education, health, employment, recreation, public and cultural role. Art 31 to 39 statistic, implementation convention, reporting, establishment committee and monitoring. All 50 articles of the convention are important for the protection PWDs and DPOs. But these articles are key that work best for the improvement of the social, human rights, participation of social, cluster and policy. As well as reporting and implementations.
All these an advantage for the PWDs and DPOs. Without information and knowledge of CRPD and disability act can make subjective to voiceless suffering human right violations. We made this training workshop the empowerment of the community to be activist working in the villages. Special some of you can be CRPD ambassador who can make outreach and protection in their villages and places of work.
SDN stand the advocacy for the disabled people and member of their families attain their fundamental rights in the families, society and government. We care anyone who make contributions for cases that happen in remote villages and in the nearby area. We book the case and seek justice to the victims
Shekh Omar Abdi the chairperson of the SDN assembly, the chairperson of national disability council, and the head of the Dayah Disability organization made effort to organize such this workshop that make changes for the people in the area. We want lessons that make us powerful to protect our rights rather than resource that can make changes for day to day living condition.
