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The document reports on a human rights advocacy project undertaken in February 2018. It discusses the targeting of persons with disabilities, who face discrimination and lack of rights. The project involved meetings with a municipality's social welfare office and a persons with disability organization to discuss their needs. They agreed on a fundraiser called "Zumba for a Cause" to help the organization assist its members with medical and financial support. The organization's officers will be informed of the proposed advocacy project at their next monthly meeting.
The document reports on a human rights advocacy project undertaken in February 2018. It discusses the targeting of persons with disabilities, who face discrimination and lack of rights. The project involved meetings with a municipality's social welfare office and a persons with disability organization to discuss their needs. They agreed on a fundraiser called "Zumba for a Cause" to help the organization assist its members with medical and financial support. The organization's officers will be informed of the proposed advocacy project at their next monthly meeting.
The document reports on a human rights advocacy project undertaken in February 2018. It discusses the targeting of persons with disabilities, who face discrimination and lack of rights. The project involved meetings with a municipality's social welfare office and a persons with disability organization to discuss their needs. They agreed on a fundraiser called "Zumba for a Cause" to help the organization assist its members with medical and financial support. The organization's officers will be informed of the proposed advocacy project at their next monthly meeting.
such as right to live and exist, right to freedom, freedom from exploitation, equality before law, to have adequate standard of living, among others.
Human Rights plays an important role in everyone’s
life, but not everyone realizes it. It affects people, even if it doesn’t affect you.
People of today have gotten to the point where it
doesn’t matter what they say, that they think their comments and hate don’t affect other people. Humans are often tactless towards each other, but I personally believe we all were born with the innate of compassion and love. INTRODUCTION
One of the most important sectors of our society is
the “Persons With Disability” or simply known as “PWD”. These persons with disabilities face wide-ranging human rights abuses including isolation, discrimination, and lack of access to health, education and employment opportunities. These kinds of discrimination and barriers restrict them from participating in society on an equal basis with others every day. They are denied their rights to be included in the general school system, to be employed, to live independently in the community, to move freely, to participate in sport and cultural activities, to enjoy social protection, to access justice, to choose medical treatment and to enter freely into legal commitments such as buying and selling property. Everyday I hear comments being made by people like “pilay, bingot, bingi, pipi, banlag, lumpo” and such other discriminatory that are often hurtful to the feelings of others. Hence, what I’m trying to say is that people should stop being ignorant and neglectful of the fact that all humans are equal. We were born equal. Any person should always be treated with respect. Respect their own rights, and hopefully they’ll respect yours. Just like the saying, “treat others how you want to be treated”.
TARGET SECTOR AND PARTNER INSTITUTION
As
part
of
the
advocacy
project
in
my
Human
Rights
class,
I
have
chosen
the
“Persons
with
Disability”
organization
of
the
Municipality
of
San
Pascual,
Batangas
-‐
Aktibong
Samahan
ng
mga
Taong
May
Kapansanan
sa
Bayan
ng
San
Pascual.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Last
February
15,
2018,
I
went
to
the
Municipal
Social
Welfare
and
Development
(MSWD)
Office
of
the
municipality
and
talked
to
Mrs.
Rowena
Dalangin,
the
MSWD
Head
as
regards
this
advocacy
project.
Mrs.
Dalangin
then
addressed
the
present
condition
and
status
of
said
organization
–
that
it
is
facing
setbacks
and
difficulties
in
extending
numerous
help
to
each
and
every
member
as
regards
medical
assistance,
financial
assistance,
among
others.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
So
on
February
19,
2018,
I
had
a
meeting
with
the
PWD
–
ASTKBS
President,
Mr.
Darwin
Dimapasoc,
his
staff
Ms.
Lois
Cusi
and
some
other
members
of
the
organization.
We
had
almost
an
hour
or
two
of
brainstorming,
conceptualization
and
deliberation
so
as
to
come
up
with
a
concrete,
feasible
and
attainable
project
that
would
be
of
great
help
to
the
sector.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Since
the
organization
is
in
need
of
funds
in
order
to
extend
a
helping
hand
to
its
members,
we
finally
came
up
with
the
idea
of
pursuing
a
Fund
Raising
Project
entitled
:
“Zumba
for
a
Cause”
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Some
of
the
suggestions
and
proposals
given
in
said
meeting
are
the
following:
1. Tickets
will
be
distributed
for
a
reasonable
amount
2. Anyone
may
join
said
activity
3. The
proceeds
will
be
for
the
sole
benefit
of
the
PWD-‐ASTKBS
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
To
conclude,
the
PWD
–ASTKBS
President
stated
that
he
will
inform
the
organization’s
officers
in
their
next
monthly
meeting
scheduled
on
March
6,
2018,
regarding
this
proposed
advocacy
project.