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Ministry of Health of Kosova
Prime Minister's Advisory Office on Good Governance and Role of Law
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events 2006 - Respect for integrity, dignity and differences
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NGO Little People of Kosova enjoys consultative status with ECOSOC and has been accredited to participate in the work of the Ad Hoc Committee of U.N. as of the Seventh Session and Eighth Session to a drafting text the new Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Last event
in 2006
Pristina - October 30, 2006
MONTH OF OCTOBER, WHICH IS NATIONAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT AWARENESS MONTH; ACTIVITIES CONTINUE YEAR-ROUND
DISABILITY MENTORING DAYS - DMD
The partnership of NGOs in this DMD Volunteer Promoting Program is a good practice for preparing our conditions to implement the goals of the new Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Multiethnic Main Celebration of DMD was held on the 30th of October 2006 in Pristina.
In past three years, following the initiative of, and in cooperation with, the partner NGOs gathered under the multi-ethnic DMD Volunteer Promoting Program, as an integral part to International Campaign DMD (Disability Mentoring Days) originating from America and spreading into the countries across the world, the Office of the Prime Minister invited all relevant actors of the Kosovo society to participate in the finale of an annual happening of this Volunteer Program DMD, which was organizing round year four campaigns aiming to sensitive public opinion about dignity and integrity of persons with disabilities in Kosovo society, and also to endeavors to upgrade difficult situation of disabled women and children, and to promote professional abilities of this particular group of citizens.
Month of October 2006 was proclaimed as Disability Employment Awareness Month and Kosovas’ Voluntary Promotional Program of Disability Mentoring Days – DMD with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities Kosova wide. Kosovas’ Voluntary Promotional Program of DMD (Disability Mentoring Days) has made great progress to ensure that opportunities are accessible to everyone who is willing and able to work and to build on the progress of the fully integrate men and women with disabilities into all aspects of life without discrimination and keeps New Freedom Initiative and it has helped expand access to technology, training, and education for citizens with disabilities.
Seven years after the war, persons with disabilties feel discriminated, said Hiljmnijeta Apuk, Representative of NGO Little People of Kosova, on the occasion of main manifestation of the campaign October: Disability Employment Awareness Month which was organized on October 30, 2006 in Prishtina.
According to Apuk, 99 percent of the population with disabilities do not have access to employment system and this tells best how vulnerable are they as a group in the integration system.
“It cannot be said that were no motions in the integration of persons with disabilities in Kosovo, but we still are not with equal opportunities, we still have obstacles in the education system, employment, we have no access to business sphere and unfortunately as a population we are very poor”, added Hiljmijeta Apuk.
She says the New Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was adopted this August by the Ad Hoc Committee of United Nations as hope for improvement of position for persons with disabilities in Kosovo and worldwide.
LPK representative, Hilmnijeta Apuk which was also active part in the 8th session of the Committee for adoption of this UN Convention, says that lobbying for this Convention in Kosovo since it covers the key areas such as; access, personal mobility, health, education, employment, clothing, training and rehabilitation, participation in politics, equity and non-discrimination.
Habit Hajredini, Director of the Office for Good Governance in the Kosovo PM Office, said that institutions support civil society organizations which deal with the issue of persons disabilities.
He added that local institutions are also doing much in the legislative and awareness aspects in order for this category of society to be constituent part of the institutions.
To assist in providing additional access to employment opportunities, we have also implemented the "Ticket to Work" program and strengthened training and employment services.
The event was project implementation NGOs’ organizations Little People of Kosova (LPK), NGO Hendifer – Ferizaj, Inter-municipal association of blind people - Prishtina, Center for Education of Deaf-mute Nëna Terezë – Prizren, Blind Association – Peja and Center of Resources and School of Blind Persons – Peja, Association of cerebral paralyze- Mitrovica, Hendikos – Mitrovica, Hendikos.
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Activities during Month of October
Custom day of DMD ,
October 16, 2006
Month of October, which is proclaimed to be the month dedicated to DMD Volunteers, a Customs Day was organized for DMD and, in this occasion, 45 disabled persons were employed in all Customs Offices throughout Kosovo, followed by symbolic payment for that day’s work in the amount of 10 EUR. This gesture of including the Kosovo Customs in the DMD Campaign is an excellent example to be followed by other public institutions as well as the private sector.
October in Ferizaj
NGO “HENDIFER”
Leaders Mr. Xhevat Islami and Ms.Fazile Bungu of Hendifer NGO from Ferizaj managed to employ 112 disabled persons in their community with commendable support and understanding of that community’s local authorities, and local institutions and the private sector. This symbolic promotional employment was also organized in all other communities throughout Kosovo.
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