Rights based approach for organisations working for vision impaired persons
The Asian Blind Union organized a workshop on “Right based approach of organisations” in August 2015 at Hotel: Courtyard by Marriott Riyadh Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
There were vision impaired participants from South Asia, Central Asia, Middle East and the Executive Committee Members of the Asian Blind Union.
The following areas were taken into consideration.
Expectation sharing.
Criteria of representative organisations representing vision impaired persons.
Roles and mandates of organisations working for vision impaired persons.
Organisations priorities and human rights.
Human rights principles.
Organisations process and human rights principles.
Distinction between charities based, needs based and right based models.
Language of rights based organisations.
Organisational assessment.
Human rights based approach to development.
Civil society and rights based organisations.
Paradigm and history of rights.
Frame work tool and instruments to Millennium Development Goal.
Application of rights based organisations.
Challenges and constraints.
Executive Committee Member of the Asian Blind Union, Ms. ManiqueGunaratne participated at this really informative and fruitful workshop.
Picture descriptions:
1 The organisers took the delegates to a barbecue dinner at an Arabic restaurant. Everyone enjoying the dinner.
2 It was really fun when all the ladies wore the traditional Abaya dress. It was compulsory to wear the Abaya for women when going outside of the hotel.
3 First day all the delegates enjoyed a traditional Arabic dinner at a traditional Cottage Hotel. It was their tradition to have the ladies in one room and men in another room. The delegates enjoyed the dinner sitting on the ground. Traditional Arabic coffee, dates, traditional Arabic food was served.
4 Enjoying the lectures at the workshop.
5 Listening to a fruitful presentation.
By:
ManiqueGunaratne
National Campaigner for Rights of Women with Disabilities – Raising Our Voices for Us
