Disability Inclusion Service Unit for Disaster Management in Central Java is officially launched
September 01, 2017
In
collaboration with Disaster Management Authority (DMA) in Central Java
Province, Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) initiated Disability Inclusion Service
Unit for Disaster Management, known as Unit LIDi PB. The service unit was
officially launched on August 9, 2017 in Surakarta, Central Java. In this occasion,
more than 350 persons participated, including representations of city/district
level DMA, Disabled People's Organisation ....
Following
the regional training on Age and Disability Capacity (ADCAP) Minimum Standard
and Sphere which was held in Kathmandu earlier this year,
Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) took initiatives to conduct a second training on
the topics. Took place in Manila on July 24 - 28, 20 people from various background
participated in the training. Representatives from government institutions,
Disabled People's Organisations (DPOs), .... -01.jpg "Gerakan Penanggulangan Bencana Inklusif dan Peluncuran Unit LIDi PB Jawa Tengah")
"Gerakan
Penanggulangan Bencana Inklusif dan Peluncuran Unit Layanan Inklusi Disabilitas
Penanggulangan Bencana Jawa Tengah"
Tanggal
: 8 - 9 Agustus 2017
Tempat
: Hotel Syariah Solo, Jl Adi Sucipto No.42, Sukoharjo, Solo
Peserta:
- Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional (Bappenas)
- Badan Nasional .... 
About the Course
This course is designed to bring together key skills to mainstream inclusion into organisations and the wider humanitarian sector. The course builds capacity through building training skills on Sphere and increasing current knowledge on Gender, Age and Disability and supports understanding of ADCAP Minimum Standards for Age and Disability Inclusion in Humanitarian Action. The Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) is an .... 
On 26 January 2017, ASB invited civil society organisations
(CSOs) and Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) from the Philippines to visit
Kebonagung Village in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. There were 18 participants
involved, including Head of Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office
(CDRRMO). During the visit, not only the participants witness the harmonious Javanese
community, they were also involved in a profound .... 
The capacity of persons
with disabilities has been inappropriately judged due to the lack of common understanding
on disability. Although the number of persons with disability is significantly
increasing with continuing road accidents, disasters or major illnesses, they
are still struggling to be considered in most development works including in
disaster risk reduction. Persons with disabilities were often left behind in
emergency .... 
CEBU CITY, THE
PHILIPPINES – Marked the celebration of the International Day for Disaster
Reduction, the Cebu Disability-inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Network
(CDiDRRN) launched a series of information caravan and roadshows in
hazard-prone municipalities in the province of Cebu.
The first leg of the road-show was held in the municipality of San
Remigio on October 13, 2016. The initiative was conducted in collaboration .... 
Our latest newsletter (in Bahasa) is now available.
Go to our 'Resources' page or click here to .... 
When the
Typhoon Haiyan devastated major parts of the Philippines in 2013,
Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB) Deutschland deployed its First Assistance
Samaritan Team (FAST) to deliver primary health care during the emergency
response phase. Skillful team members were directly deployed from Germany as
the Philippines Government opened doors for international assistances to
overcome the massive destructions caused by Super-Typhoon Haiyan. .... 
It has been
a common knowledge in disaster management that persons with disability are
counted as vulnerable element within a community. Without fairly considering
their capacity, persons with disability have often been stigmatised and
underestimated. By the birth of national regulations (Perka BNPB No. 14/2014
and Act No.8/2016 re Persons with Disability), Indonesian government is
developing commitments to shift the common perspective .... 