SHARE-SEE has launched a new training program ‘Advocacy for Mainstreaming Disability into Local Policy’ which began in May 2006 and which being implemented in Bosnia and Herzegovina, UN administered province of Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia until the end of 2007. The purpose of this SHARE SEE training program is to strengthen capacities of disability people organizations (DPO) and make them acknowledged partners of local authorities and other stakeholders in the development and monitoring of inclusive local policies and community disability action plans (CDAP).
The SHARE-SEE Training program has been designed for disability activists and advocates in order to provide them with a specific set of knowledge and skills needed for lobbying and developing CDAPs.
Through the training program, consisting of 4 modules, the participants are expected to:
• Increase knowledge about anti-discrimination legislation and measures for equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities;
• Understand the importance of mainstreaming disability into local policy;
• Gain knowledge on community disability action plans (CDAP) and the skills needed in order to initiate and participate in its development;
• Increase knowledge on advocacy in local community and strengthen advocacy related skills and capacities;
• Improve capacities for networking and building of local DPO coalitions;
• Gain confidence for participation in local decision making processes and raise efficiency of cooperation with local authorities.