SEMINAR « Inclusive Employment » Vientiane, 7 – 11 October 2013 Who I am ?Who I am ? Brief presentation. My name is Catherine Vasseur and I am French. I am a former teacher for teenagers excluded from the education system. I started to work abroad 23 years ago but with long come-backs in my native country. I start the 8 th year of work with HI and I am in the position of Country Director for the 10 last years, after having been in very small INGO as Project Manager, Technical advisor, Projects Coordinator, etc… When I don’t work, I like Sudoko and watching films, tchating with my friends and discover/learn about new topics, region, people so curious I am. I am an expert / specialist in …..I am an expert / specialist in ….. Local development and capacity building Sociology including mathematics applied to social sciences Education towards young adults / pedagogy My picture

To which question would you like this seminar to answer? –What support to PWD with visual, speech or stronger impairment as mainly our beneficiaries have mobility impairment? –Self employment within support group organizations (to clarify the idea of IGA for DPO or others CSO) SEMINAR « Inclusive Employment » Vientiane, 7 – 11 October 2013

What are the main challenges / stakes for the future in inclusive employment project ? –Building partnership Versus doing everything ourselves as HI team –Advocating through showing good example as an employer : 5%- 10% of our HI team are with impairment –Sharing tools, experiences and competencies between project in different program –Define the job desk per domain to be developed in inclusive employment project (livelihoods, social support, inclusion/mainstreaming, advocacy) SEMINAR « Inclusive Employment » Vientiane, 7 – 11 October 2013