Leadership Training for Young Women with Disabilities at Surkhet, Karnali Province

Leadership Training for Young Women with Disabilities at Surkhet, Karnali Province

Date: 19^th April, 2022

Location: Surkhet

Introduction

Access Planet Organization held two days of training for young women with disabilities on leadership and legal literacy on March 22-23, 2022. Eleven women from the Karnali Province's Surkhet and Dailekh districts took part in the training of trainers. Aim of this workshop was to develop the movement of young women with disabilities in the community by empowering young women with disabilities at the grassroots level. Following the training, an advocacy committee was formed in each of the two districts to promote young women with disabilities in their respective communities.

The other phase of this particular project was to provide “One day leadership training to young women with disabilities of Surkhet district. Access Planet Organization held a one-day Leadership Training for Young Women with Disabilities in Surkhet, Karnali Province, on April 19, 2022 (6th Baishakh). The training was held with the cooperation of FRIDA, Young Feminist Fund, with the goal of empowering young women with disabilities and increasing local advocacy around women's and disability rights. This program was facilitated by members who had previously participated in the Training of Trainers.

In the training, participants were provided with sessions on leadership and legal literacy including:

• Team Building and Group Formation
• United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD)
• Sex, Gender and Gender Roles
• Public Speaking

Outcomes of the Program:

• 24 participants were sensitized about the rights and laws related to women with disabilities.
• The training of trainer participants got chances to enhance their skills on leadership, program organizing and training facilitation.
• The enhanced leadership of training of trainer and other participants has contributed in strengthening grassroots movement of young women with disabilities in Surkhet district.