Organization Profile
Myanmar Duskin Independent Living Initiative (MyanmarDuskin-ILI)
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1. Organization name

MyanmarDuskin Independent Living Initiative (MyanmarDuskin-ILI)

2. Type of organization

Organization of persons with disabilities

3. Target beneficiaries

People with disabilities (Priority to women, children and persons with severe disabilities)

  • Persons with physical, visual and/or hearing impairment
  • Persons with intellectual disability
  • Persons with leprosy
  • Persons with HIV/AIDS
  • Persons with long-tern disease
  • Persons with epilepsy
  • Poor elderly persons

4. Motto

We are agents of change

5. Vision

To build an inclusive and right-based barrier-free society where persons with disabilities can live independently with their full potential as others

6. Mission

  1. To empower and support persons with disabilities for their independent living
  2. To advocate and promote the inclusion and rights of persons with disabilities

7. Background

Three Myanmar with disabilities <Nay Lin Soe, Aung Ko Myint and May Khant Chit Khin> who have completed their one year training program named DUSKIN Leadership Training in Japan; a Program for persons with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific Region, founded a NGO of persons with disabilities in Yangon on May 8th 2011 to initiate and start the independent living movement of persons with disabilities in Myanmar.

8. Planned Activities and Functions

  1. Advocacy & Capacity Development <Twin-track>
    • 1.1 Disability Equality Training, Disability Rights Training to;
      • <Government sectors> Ministry of Social Welfare, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Information, Cities-Development Committees etc.
      • <Non-Profit sectors> UN organizations, International NGOs, Local NGOs etc.
      • <Religious sector> Faith-based organizations, Monasteries, Churches etc.
      • <Business sectors> Companies, Hotels, Motels, Restaurants etc.
      • <Professional sector> Architects, Engineers, Doctors, Designers etc.
      • <Media sector> Editors, Writers, Journalists, Reporters etc.
    • 1.2 National Level Competitions - Essay, Poem, Cartoon, Paint and Speech on disability
    • 1.3 Capacity Development of Disabled people’s organizations, Self-help groups, Parent groups
      <Training/Workshop/Seminar/Conference/Study program/Visits/etc.>
  2. Independent Living Centers
    • 2.1 National level <Head>
    • 2.2 Regional and State level <Sub-centers>
    • 2.3 Township level <Sub-centers>
  3. Programs, Projects and Actions for Independent Living and Equal Rights of PWDs in the community

9. Organizational Structure

10. Contact Information

Contact Persons:

  1. Nay Lin Soe (Mr) / Program Director
  2. Aung Ko Myint ( Mr) / Operation Director
  3. May Khant Chit Khin (Ms) / Projects' Coordinator-1

Nay Lin Soe 3-Founders and Staffs

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