Consultation Workshop of Women with Disabilities Multan
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National Forum of Women with Disabilities| March 2013|Email: nfwwd.pk@gmail.com
CONSULTATION WORKSHOP WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES IN DEVELOPMENT
3 March, 2013
Multan
National Forum of Women with Disabilities| March 2013|Email: nfwwd.pk@gmail.com
INTRODUCTION
Women with disabilities are disadvantaged in several key areas when compared with other women,
men with disabilities, and the society as a whole. These women face a triple handicap and discrimination
due to their disability, gender and developing world status.
Considering the estimation of 2010 within the global population ‘more than a billion people are living
with some form of disability, or about 15% of the world’s population’(WHO, WB 2011:7). Women
outnumber men, as in the developing countries, women constitute up to three quarters of all persons
with disabilities. Between 65% and 70% of these women with disabilities live in rural areas. The
prevalence of disability in Pakistan is about 2.49 % (according to the 1998 National Population Census
report). Approximately 3.2 million persons with disabilities (2.49 per cent of the population), 1.37
million of which are females.
The efforts of the public sector and UN/International Organizations have brought about a thematic
change in enhancing the awareness among the People with Disabilities (PWDs) in Pakistan. The NGOs
have also played an effective role in motivating the private sector and in creating awareness and
sense of responsibility at the policy levels. Although Pakistan government is a signatory to UNCRPD,
Women with disabilities are disadvantaged. The systematic exclusion of persons with disabilities overall,
and specifically women with disabilities, from the rest of the society is the key factor behind the growing
campaigns for the networking and raising joint voices of women with disabilities world-wide.
To ensure full and equal inclusion and participation of women with disabilities in the development
process, dynamic and effective strategies for the promotion and empowerment of women with
disabilities all over the country and will be adopted international forum through developing a
cooperation mechanism.
On 3 March 2013, coordination meeting of women with disabilities organized which was attended by
10-15 women with disabilities, observed by CBID Network, STEP and SSP.
National Forum of Women with Disabilities| March 2013|Email: nfwwd.pk@gmail.com
OBJECTIVES OF THE MEETING:
1. Networking and Collaboration: To promote the cooperation on women with disability related
concerns through strengthening and facilitating Disabled People’s Organizations (DPOs) in
Multan to link them further on the whole province and national level.
2. Role of Disabled People Organization to promote the rights of women with disabilities: To
achieve the mainstreamed implementation of the UNCRPD (UN Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities).
3. Punjab Chapter: To offer expert advice, research, technical cooperation and operational
assistance to States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and other
stakeholders, in order to regional capacities and national cooperation on the concerns of
women with disabilities.
4. Role of Women with Disabilities: To empower, facilitate and engage women with disabilities
from very grass-roots level.
PROGRAM SUMMARY:
Welcome Note Ms. Zahida Hameed SSP
Consultation Workshop
Introduction of the Forum and
objectives of the meeting
Ms. Abia Akram
Group Discussions
Women with Disabilities Peer Counseling Session
Conclusions
Comments by Observers
CBID Network Dr. Shahnawaz Munami Mr. Mian Asim Zafar
STEP Mr. Atif Sheikh
National Forum of Women with Disabilities| March 2013|Email: nfwwd.pk@gmail.com
POINTS DISCUSSED
In response to the meeting of National Forum of Women with Disabilities held in Multan on 19
November 2011, http://www.docstoc.com/docs/104491550/Report-of-women-with-disabilities-2011 a
group of women with disabilities was identified. These women started networking and collaborations in
their own capacities. They further established some vocational centers of women with disabilities in
Multan.
During discussions these women themselves identified the areas where the need is to work and what
were the challenges they face to reach on this stage.
Few of them get married and living a very successful lives, but at the same time they shared the
challenges for those women with disabilities who are living in far flung areas of Punjab and its hard
heard their voices without proper mechanism of collaboration
OUTCOME:
The Disabled People’s Organizations will conduct specific outreach efforts to include women with
disabilities.
The Punjab Chapter of NFWWDs will be established under the leadership of Ms Zahida Hameed and her
team.
They will contact to DPOs of all Punjab Province to collaborate and support the initiatives of NFWWDs in
Punjab
WAY FORWARD:
It was the first brainstorming session, need to plan in detail.
WWDs need platform to represent and share their experiences
Forum will review ten cases in each meeting for follow up from women with disabilities
Will plan to raise funds to organize meetings, seminars trainings and future activities on
international level
National Forum of Women with Disabilities| March 2013|Email: nfwwd.pk@gmail.com
National Forum of Women with Disabilities| March 2013|Email: nfwwd.pk@gmail.com
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