Activities
Thursday, 11 June 2015
Studying is the rights of all people
Ms. Ai Thanh was talking with teachers and students at Dinh Thien Ly secondary school and high school Under the bright sunlight, a little girl in a wheelchair raised her strong voice, “Education is the rights of everyone. Nothing is impossible if we are determined. I have made an effort to prove that people with disabilities do not only sell tickets but also do everything that a person without...
Thursday, 07 May 2015
Launching a new study model: Service Learning
On April 9, Hoa Sen University officially introduced and launched a new study model in Vietnam - Service Learning. On the launching day, there had two main activities, including the “Service learning” workshop and the Community Fair. Being a partner of Hoa Sen University, Disability Research and Capacity Development (DRD) was invited to join the event. This event took place at 8 Nguyen...
Wednesday, 06 May 2015
Climate change and youth with disabilities
On Sunday morning April 5, 2015, the workshop “Training on Climate Change (CC) for youth with disabilities” was organized at the Disability Research and Capacity Development Center (DRD). Thirty people with disabilities (PWD) took part in this meeting organized by the youth disabled group Dot Pha under the support of the fund “Initiative for children and teenagers and climate change”...
Tuesday, 03 March 2015
Workshop and Training on International Convention of People with disabilities’ Rights
The workshop was organized by DRD in cooperation with International Labour Organization on 7 & 8 February 2015. The purpose of workshop was provide people with disabilities specific information about the convention so that they could apply it in their real lives. On 28 November 2014, the convention was approved by Vietnamese Government at the 8th meeting of the thirteenth National Assembly of...
Monday, 02 March 2015
Continueinb the success of Merry Christmas in 2013, in the afternoon of December 21st 2014, disabled youth team (Breakthrough), supported by DRD and Disabled Women Club and FIAT Volunteer group, organized Merry Christmas 2nd time , 2014 at Nam Hung Home, 53/8 Thong Nhat 2 Street, Tan Thoi Nhi, Hoc Mon. The purpose of this program was for sharing and exchanging with orphan children. The program wanted...
Monday, 22 December 2014
Award ceremony of the short film contest “Breaking barriers”
In the morning of December 21st, at the Hoa Sen University Hall 204 (8 Nguyen Van Trang, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City), the Disability Research and Capacity Development Center (DRD) held the award ceremony of the short film contest "Breaking barriers " (BB). Souvenir picture The participants were representatives of the Human Care Association, the HCMC Office of Construction, the HCMC Traffic Cooperative...
Thursday, 04 December 2014
“One World for All” at the British Council of HCMC
This afternoon of December 3, on the occasion of the International Day of People with disabilities, the Disability Research and Capacity Development Center (DRD) collaborated with the British Council in Vietnam to propose activities as part of the program “One World for All” at the British Council of HCMC (25 Le Duan, District 1). 40 staffs and teachers of the center tried to take the place...
Friday, 28 November 2014
The Delegation of DRD attended APDF 2014
Ms Luu Thi Anh Loan, standing Director of Disability Research and Capacity Development (DRD) leads the Delegation of DRD to attend Conference Asia –Pacific Disability Forum (APDF), taking place from 26-28/11 at Melia Hotel in Hanoi. Tthis time, there are 200 international disabled delegates in some of 500 disabled delegates, coming from 42 countries in the region The delegates at the Conference APDF...
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
Assessment of the project "Capacity Building for Youth with Disabilities"
On November 21, 2014, at the Ramana Hotel (323 Le Van Si, District 3, HCMC), the Disability Research and Capacity Development Center (DRD) (91/8E Hòa Hưng, P.12, Q.10, TPHCM) held an assessment meeting on the Capacity building project for youth with disabilities and the Activities to assist people with disabilities (PWD) in 2014. More than 120 young people with disabilities, relatives, concerned ...