Completed training on public advocacy in Pokhara

Federation of Parents of Intellectual Disabilities Nepal since its inception has been developing the capacity to advocate and advocate for the rights and issues of people with intellectual disabilities as well as through its member organizations and networks to advocate and advocate at the local level. Under the same, training related to public advocacy has been completed in Pokhara on 28th and 29th of July 2080 with the support of Labor Inclusion Denmark and Federation of Parents of Intellectual Disabilities Nepal. A total of 31 people including 14 men and 17 women from the member organizations of Kaski, Myagdi, Lamjung and Chitwan participated in the training. 

Organized with the aim of developing the capacity of member organizations for advocacy and lobbying at the local level, the training was facilitated through methods such as games, entertainment, group work, brainstorming, role-playing, etc. by the facilitator Nirmal Bhandari on issues such as public advocacy definition, problem identification, public advocacy methods and advocacy strategies. was done On the last day of the training, the participants identified the issue on behalf of their organization and developed methods and strategies to advocate for it in बारे. The participants of the training expressed their commitment to advocate and advocate on the issue of disability and intellectual disability at the local level in the coming days.