FEDERATION OF DISABILITIES ORGANISATIONS IN MALAWI (FEDOMA) Communities of Practice in Disability Advocacy for Mainstreaming (COPDAM) MAINSTREAMING IN MALAWI 6th OCTOBER 2014 Presentation by: Perpetual Yotamu Mtamula

Presentation Outline Introduction History Key Partners 2014 Progress Purpose of Taskforce Composition of Taskforce Focus Areas Outstanding Activities

Introduction Aims Facilitation of mainstreaming of disability in plans and programmes of government. Creation of institutional arrangements for promoting disability as an integral component of government’s development agenda;

Introduction Aims Development and monitoring of a National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy (NDMS); Capacity building of FEDOMA in disability mainstreaming & creation of awareness on rights based approaches to disability and development.

History 1. Road map developed in Establishment of Govt focal points Appointment of a Technical Advisor at Ministry Drafting of NDMP Capacity Building of Focal points National Taskforce 2013

Key Partners FEDOMA NAD CBM DDEA MACOHA

Mainstreaming 2014 Progress -“Finalisation” of the National Disability Mainstreaming Strategy -Establishment of a National Coordinating Committee on Disability Issues (NACCODI) -Mobilisation of resources for finalisation of NDMS as well as for capacity building -Dialogue on Ambassadorial Award

4. NDMP Task Force Purpose Development of a Mainstreaming Action Plan/Strategy. Monitoring & Evaluation of the Mainstreaming Strategy.

NDMP task force Composition 2 Government Officers 2 Malawi Council of the Handicap Officers 4 FEDOMA representatives 2 NGO rep & Faculty of Law rep 1 Technical Advisor 1 Malawi Human Rights Commision Officer

5. Focus Areas of the NDMP Health Education Social Empowerment Crosscutting

2014 Outstanding Activities Ambassadorial Award Finalisation of the NDMP by end November 2014 Continued engagement with Ministries Dissemination/Stakeholders Workshop

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