Disability initiatives launched as jobs quota not met

7 July 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Aid and development / Civil society / Development policy and administration / Disabled persons / Education and training / Education policy and administration / Government / Labor / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports / Ministry of Interior / Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation / Social development / United Nations
Cambodian Disabled People’s Organization / Hun Sen / Koh Pich Island / Ministry of Education / Ministry of Interior / Ministry of Social Affairs / National Disability Strategic Plan / NDSP / Ngin Saorath / United Nations

For Cambodians with disabilities, the launch of two major initiatives in the past two days designed to improve their lives has brought some optimism about the future—tempered by a note of caution. At Koh Pich island on Thursday, in front of a crowd of more than 2,000 people, including many with disabilities, Prime Minister Hun Sen unveiled a five-year National Disability Strategic Plan (NDSP) consisting of 10 goals to promote the rights of disabled persons. These included poverty reduction, the elimination of discrimination, improved access to education, participation in politics and equitable healthcare. The promulgation of the NDSP was followed by the launch on Friday of a program—funded by the Australian government in conjunction with the U.N.—that will see $13.1 million poured into the disability sector over the next five years. …

 Holly Robertson
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