| Saowalak RDO AP, E-news for Week ending 17 April 2009 Welcome to Disabled Peoples International's (DPI's) E-news. Please continue to send your activities, conference information, and publications news to Dr. Cassandra Phillips at info@dpi.org. This week the primary focus is on women with disabilities. New Resource on HIV/AIDS During the past decade international organizations, civil society groups and governments worldwide have intensified their efforts to describe the intersections between HIV and violence against women (VAW). Due to methodological limitations, information is limited regarding the ways in which both areas interconnect in their causes, outcomes and social responses. Having said this, however, evidence is sufficient to justify an integrated approach to HIV and VAW in both policy and practice in different countries. As a contribution to this work, Development Connections (DVCN) and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) have collaborated to produce A Manual for Integrating the Programmes and Services of HIV and Violence Against Women. It can be downloaded free of charge in English at http://www.dvcn.org/Documents/ManualHIVVAWEN.pdf Available in Spanish at http://www.dvcn.org/Documents/ManualVIHVCMSP.pdf Also available for free download is the Multiple Faces of the Intersections Between HIV and VAW published by DVCN, UNIFEM, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and others. For the English, go to http://www.dvcn.org/Documents/HIVVAW4.pdf For the same material in Spanish, go to http://www.dvcn.org/Documents/VIHVCMES09.pdf Call for Proposals: UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women The United Nations Trust Fund in Support of Actions to Eliminate Violence against Women ("The UN Trust Fund") is a leading global multi-lateral mechanism supporting national efforts to end one of the most widespread human rights violations in the world. Established in 1996, the UN Trust Fund (which is administered by UNIFEM) has contributed to breaking the once nearly universal silence on violence against women through grants to · Increase awareness · Advocate for passage and implementation of laws grounded in human rights standards · Promote access to services · Develop sustainable capacities for continued progress The UN Trust Fund is now soliciting proposals for its 14th grant cycle (2009). For information, go to http://cambodiajobs.blogspot.com/2009/04/call-for-proposals-un-trust-fund-to-end.html Women with Disabilities in Pakistan Congratulations to Pakistan Disabled Peoples Organization (PDPO) DPI-Pakistan on your National Forum Leading Women with Disabilities held 3 April 2009 in Islamabad. For more information on women's activities, contact Abia Akram via email at abia.m.ilc@gmail.com A Book about Life in the Middle East An unassuming Australian woman, Jean Calder has led an extraordinary life, bringing hope and joy to people living in some of the most dangerous areas of the Middle East. Jean's work with young children with disabilities took her into Palestinian refugee camps where she worked tirelessly under extreme conditions. In 1982 when a civil war broke out and most foreigners fled Lebanon, Jean stayed and cared for children with disabilities under a bombed-out hospital staircase. Jean now lives and works in the Gaza Strip, where she has built up an internationally admired rehabilitation program which is making a profound difference to many people's lives, especially young children with disabilities. Her book titled Where the Road Leads documents some of these struggles. It is available at http://www.seekbooks.com.au/book/Where-the-Road-Leads/isbn/9780733620379.htm Institute Opportunity CREA's third Sexuality, Gender and Rights Institute will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, 12-20 June 2009. CREA is a women's human rights organization that empowers women to articulate, demand and access their human rights by enhancing women's leadership and building networks at the local, regional and international levels. For more information, go to http://web.creaworld.org/ Film Submissions Wanted Picture this . . . film festival is now accepting entries for its 9th Annual Film Festival.. Picture this...film festival is Canada's first, biggest and best international disability film festival that celebrates films by and/or about people with disabilities from around the world. The Festival · Creates a venue for people with disabilities to tell their stories. · Educates the broader community about the lives of people with disabilities and the contributions of disabled citizens. For more information about your submission or categories for submission, please email <director@ptff.org> Artists with Disabilities Take Note! VSA arts is seeking visual artists who are interested in participating in the VSA arts International Festival to be held in 2010. Revealing Culture will be the most comprehensive survey of international artists with disabilities brought to the United States. Applicants from a wide range of artistic practices are encouraged to apply. Disability is a requirement for eligibility, but will not be disclosed during the jury process. Artists will be selected on the aesthetic merits of their work. Deadline is 30 April 2009. For information in English, go to http://www.vsarts.org/PreBuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/Calls/culture/ For information in French, go to http://www.vsarts.org/PreBuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/Calls/culture/french/index.html For information in Spanish, go to http://www.vsarts.org/PreBuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/Calls/culture/spanish/index.html Call for Applications to Digital Story Workshop The Secretariat of the African Decade for Persons with Disabilities (SADPD) in partnership with APC-Africa-Women and Women'sNet, invites you to submit an application to participate in a digital storytelling workshop. Applications are open to people living and working in Africa who would like to empower others and affect change by documenting their journey and telling their story. Deadline is 3 May 2009. To read a sample and for more information, go to http://www.silencespeaks.org/contactus.html Regional Training Opportunities Handicap International (HI), the Arab Organization of Disabled People (AODP), the European Disability Forum (EDF), and many other partners are launching several initiatives in the Middle East supporting disability activists and service providers. These initiatives will support stakeholders to advocate for the development and implementation of policies that ensure greater access of persons with disabilities to social services. One of the main activities for this year is the training of 25 trainers/experts composed of persons with disabilities, service providers and public authorities. The core of the training should allow participants to develop "the global picture" in which policies affecting persons with disabilities are defined and developed. For more information on this initiative, please email <regionaltraining@hi-me.org > Job Opportunity with Handicap International Handicap International (HI) is an international NGO with eight international offices that collectively support programs for people living in disabling situations in some 60 post-conflict or low income countries. The U.S. office, incorporated in 2006, now seeks to hire a Communications Officer. For more information in English, go to http://www.handicap-international..us/in-the-us/in-brief/?dechi_actus%5Bid%5D=47&cHash=f4d7b26b62
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