By: Ana-Liza S. Macatangay
NAGA CITY, March 24 (PIA) --- In solidarity with the country’s observance of Women’s month, the city government of Naga and the Persons with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) here came up with a one-day Disability Orientation Seminar for physically challenged girls and women.
Dubbed “Make the Right Real for Women and Girls with Disability”, PDAO believes that this confab held yesterday, will highlight the privileges of PWDs as they embark on a more aggressive journey. This is also to ensure their full participation in all endeavors without discrimination.
PDAO Officer-in-Charge Christopher Molin stated that numerous women have already proven their worth as partners of the community in its quest for development. He added that there are many modern “Juanas” who have already validated that physical disability is not a hindrance in realizing one’s vision.
Molin in an interview said that they have invited notable speakers and heads of partner agencies to grace the occasion and fill their partakers with more information regarding their rights and privileges, specifically those stipulated under the law.
City Councilor Cecilia Veluz De Asis, Committee in Family, Women and Gender Development Chairperson , also the concurrent Naga City Bantay Familia, Inc. Chairperson also graced the program and shared her insights on the various endeavors that women have successfully immersed themselves in during the past years.
Policies on Human Rights and Gender Equality for Women and Girls with Disabilities, (WGWD), provisions stipulated under the Convention on the elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the current WGWD Situationer and salient points of the Incheon Strategy calling for Disability Inclusive Development was likewise discussed by HELP Learning Center Foundation, Inc. Program Officer Jose Antonio Delos Reyes.
The confab also adopted this year’s theme: “Juanang May Kapansanan, Kapasyahan mo ay mahalaga sa Bayan” as PDAO’s own battle cry emphasizing the critical role of women in nation building. The said orientation- seminar is also being envisioned as another tool that will propel women with disability into the next level of realizing their aspirations.
City Mayor John Bongat expressed his full support to the undertakings of PDAO stating that the city government will continue to pursue gender mainstreaming to ensure that all Naguenos will be given opportunities for growth and development.
Barely two weeks ago, Bongat received a recognition for the city acknowledging it as Gender and Development (GAD) Local Learning Hub. This was given by The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) as recognition of the city’s effort in providing multi-sectoral and community-based programs for women.
These programs specifically seek to address gender-based violence and enjoin women in strengthening enterprises and take an active role in alleviating poverty in their own community.
Bongat, also in response to the national government’s call to establish an office that will oversee the welfare and promote the rights of persons with disability, approved City Ordinance 2010-039 authored by City Councilor Nathan Sergio. The said ordinance created the persons with disability affairs office (PDAO) which is directed to ensure that programs and policies for the promotion of the welfare of the sector are being implemented. (LSMacatangay, PIAV/Camarines Sur)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/861427182065/naga-pdao-makes-the-right-real-for-women-with-disability#sthash.mo8dNqg0.dpuf
NAGA CITY, March 24 (PIA) --- In solidarity with the country’s observance of Women’s month, the city government of Naga and the Persons with Disability Affairs Office (PDAO) here came up with a one-day Disability Orientation Seminar for physically challenged girls and women.
Dubbed “Make the Right Real for Women and Girls with Disability”, PDAO believes that this confab held yesterday, will highlight the privileges of PWDs as they embark on a more aggressive journey. This is also to ensure their full participation in all endeavors without discrimination.
PDAO Officer-in-Charge Christopher Molin stated that numerous women have already proven their worth as partners of the community in its quest for development. He added that there are many modern “Juanas” who have already validated that physical disability is not a hindrance in realizing one’s vision.
Molin in an interview said that they have invited notable speakers and heads of partner agencies to grace the occasion and fill their partakers with more information regarding their rights and privileges, specifically those stipulated under the law.
City Councilor Cecilia Veluz De Asis, Committee in Family, Women and Gender Development Chairperson , also the concurrent Naga City Bantay Familia, Inc. Chairperson also graced the program and shared her insights on the various endeavors that women have successfully immersed themselves in during the past years.
Policies on Human Rights and Gender Equality for Women and Girls with Disabilities, (WGWD), provisions stipulated under the Convention on the elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), the current WGWD Situationer and salient points of the Incheon Strategy calling for Disability Inclusive Development was likewise discussed by HELP Learning Center Foundation, Inc. Program Officer Jose Antonio Delos Reyes.
The confab also adopted this year’s theme: “Juanang May Kapansanan, Kapasyahan mo ay mahalaga sa Bayan” as PDAO’s own battle cry emphasizing the critical role of women in nation building. The said orientation- seminar is also being envisioned as another tool that will propel women with disability into the next level of realizing their aspirations.
City Mayor John Bongat expressed his full support to the undertakings of PDAO stating that the city government will continue to pursue gender mainstreaming to ensure that all Naguenos will be given opportunities for growth and development.
Barely two weeks ago, Bongat received a recognition for the city acknowledging it as Gender and Development (GAD) Local Learning Hub. This was given by The Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) as recognition of the city’s effort in providing multi-sectoral and community-based programs for women.
These programs specifically seek to address gender-based violence and enjoin women in strengthening enterprises and take an active role in alleviating poverty in their own community.
Bongat, also in response to the national government’s call to establish an office that will oversee the welfare and promote the rights of persons with disability, approved City Ordinance 2010-039 authored by City Councilor Nathan Sergio. The said ordinance created the persons with disability affairs office (PDAO) which is directed to ensure that programs and policies for the promotion of the welfare of the sector are being implemented. (LSMacatangay, PIAV/Camarines Sur)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/861427182065/naga-pdao-makes-the-right-real-for-women-with-disability#sthash.mo8dNqg0.dpuf
No comments:
Post a Comment