Introduction

"Centre for Disability in Development" (CDD) was established by the implementation of "Eden Centre for Disabled children" and the supporting of other non-government organizations at fourth March 2008.

Goals

1. Enabling partners
2. Enabling communities
3. Enabling individuals

Objectives

1. To raise awareness of disability issue amongst development projects.
2. To facilitate disability awareness raising to partner.
3. To raise awareness of disability issue in the community.
4. To facilitate disability need assessment and interventions to communities.
5. To empower people disadvantaged by disability, poverty, leprosy to participate in
   community life.
6. To improve the quality of life, mobility, educational achievement for children with
   disability. 

Activities

Planned Core Trainings

• Community Based Rehabilitation Training (CBR)
• Disability Equality Training (DET)
  Disability Awareness Training (DAT)
  Disability and Development Training (DDT) These trainings may take two weeks, organize about 25 participants per course.

Other Trainings

• Volunteer Training
• Care giver Training
• Other disabled related Trainings such as Management, Inclusive Education (IE), Independent living (IL). These trainings may take about three days to five days according to the needs.
• Centre for disability in Development is implementing other activities for the development of the communities by empowering and facilitating disabled people to include in the society. At the same time, a new approach to understanding of Disability (social model) will be introduced. It is envisaged that this dissemination will lead to the improvement of quality of life of people with disability.

C.D.D Training Calendar

 Contact Person
 Zin Min Htet (Training Co-ordinator)
 Tel : 620274, 620275 - ext (181)