disability work mapping wvj supported adps 2014

Disability Mapping

among World Vision Japan

Supported Programs in Asia, Pacific,

Africa and Latin America 2014

MINORU HIRAMOTO, Regional Program Coordinator – East Asia, Integrated Programs Unit,

Program / Operation Department, World Vision Japan

Disability Mapping among World Vision Japan Supported Programs in Asia, Pacific, Africa and Latin America 2014 1

Disability Mapping among World Vision Japan Supported Programs in Asia, Pacific,

Africa and Latin America 2014

Contents

Executive Summary … 2

1. Disability Mapping and disability in project/program … 5

2. Prevalence and nature of disabilities in the Program areas … 6

3. World Vision’s engagement in disability related work … 11

4. Involvement of people with disabilities in World Vision program activities … 14

5. Partnerships in disability related work … 16

6. World Vision staff ’s capacities with regards to disability issues … 18

7. Recommendations from the respondents … 23

8. Reflection on the survey result … 26

Annex: Disability Mapping questionnaire … 28

List of acronyms

ADP Area Development Program

CBO Community Based Organization

CWD Child with Disabilities

CRPD Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

DPO Disabled People’s Organization

FY Fiscal Year

NGO Non-Governmental Organization

PWD Person with Disabilities

WV World Vision

WVF World Vision Finland

WVJ World Vision Japan

SAPO South-Asia and Pacific Regional Office

EASO East Asia Regional Office

EARO East Africa Regional Office

SARO South Africa Regional Office

LCRO Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office


Executive Summary

World Vision's (WV) ministry goal is to seek the sustained well-being of children within their families

and communities, especially the most vulnerable. Often children with disabilities are amongst the

most vulnerable people in the communities where World Vision works. In 2004, World Vision’s

Triennial Council Resolution recognized disability as a cross-cutting issue and recommended that

World Vision ‘integrates disability awareness into existing policies’.

World Vision Japan (WVJ) has taken up disability as one of strategic focus area for various

projects/programs. In order to identify gaps, strengths, and challenges of programs in terms of

disabilities related work, a Disability Mapping among WVJ supported Area Development Programs

(ADP) and projects were held. Based on “Disability Mapping among WV Finland Supported Programs

in Africa, Asia and Latin America 2011” prepared by Miikka Niskanen, WV Finland (WVF), WVJ

developed the questionnaire and disseminated to all ADPs supported by WVJ. WV Program staff was

requested to fill in a questionnaire regarding following contents:

- Prevalence and nature of disabilities in the program areas

- Program’s engagement in disability related work

- Involvement of people with disabilities in World Vision program activities

- Partnerships in disability related work

- Staff ’s capacities with regards to disability issues

- Recommendations to WV Partnership including WVJ

Out of 56 ADPs which were supported by WVJ in FY2015, 35 of them responded.

All programs identified Persons with Disabilities which includes children and adult in their target

area. The prevalence rate of PWDs of all ADPs was 1.46% . The prevalence rate varied among regions

from 0.58% (SAPO) to 2.84% (EARO). Regarding Registered Children (RC) with disabilities, the

prevalence rate among all children was 0.98%.

Staff from 85% of the programs stated that their programs are involved with disability related work

during FY15. There is no disability specific project implemented by the program but disability was

integrated into sector projects like health or education. The activities were not limited to service

provision but also participation in planning / monitoring, networking, awareness raising, and advocacy.

Majority of programs (24 ADPs; 72.7% of all responded) cooperate with partners (34

organizations/individuals) to implement programs for people with disabilities. Various partners such

as International NGO (lNGO), National NGO (working for disability), Government (Ministry, Dist.


Govt., Hospitals, Rehab Centre, Schools …), Disabled Peoples’ Organization and Parents’ Association

of CWD.

The program staff ’s level of knowledge and understanding on issues related to disabilities, capacity

for the planning and implementation of activities, and current capacity for disability related advocacy

was self-evaluated by the respondents and the result tend to be in “average”. However more than

half of the staff responded “No” or “Don’t know” when asked “If the program staff are trained or

will be trained on issues related to disabilities.”.

The respondents provided with their own recommendations to for their disability related work. In

order to develop program more effectively working for children and adult with disabilities, several

recommendation on DME, Activity and staff capacity were collected.

For the need in which WV Partnership or WV Japan can support to promote disability work in

programs, there were many ideas and suggestion in the form of technical, information and financial /

material.

In Reflection on the survey result, the surveyor pointed out the following as analysis based on the

result.

� There is increase in disability related activity.

� Inclusion of PWD in programing and CWD in sponsorship is also increasing but yet too low.

� Program activity needs enhancement in participation in decision making (meaningful

participation) and advocacy rather than service provision.

� Partnership with other organizations especially DPOs need further enhancement.

� Objective measurement of staff capacity on disability is needed.

� Staff training needs on disability is also needed.


Acknowledgement My sincere thanks go to all our NO colleagues who contributed to this survey, especially disability

focal persons.

I would also like to acknowledge two persons. One is Miikka Niskanen, WV Finland (WVF) who

initiated the first Disability Mapping in 2011. That initiative was shared by Disability Community of

Practice (CoP) among WV Partnership which is headed by Hitomi Honda, Disability Advisor at WVI.

My special thanks go to both of them for without them the survey was never realized.

Last but not least I would like to thank Yuki Goto, WVJ intern in Q4 FY2015 for his contribution to

compiling / tabulating data and providing his insight.


1. Disability Mapping and disability in project/program

WVJ conducted a Disability Mapping exercise among 56 ADPs that were under the support of WVJ

in FY2014 by using Disability Work Mapping questionnaire (Annex). Out of 56 ADPs, 35 of them

responded as listed below. Their response included the following contents:

- Statistical data of disabilities in project/program area

- How WV engages in disability related work

- Involvement of people with disability in the program

- WV’s partnership with organizations in disability related work

- Capability of our staff and effectiveness of our program in supporting people with disability

- Recommendations of the respondent’s WV to make their program more effective, including

further support from WVJ

Table 1 presents the Region, Country and name of Program (ADP) from which information for this

mapping was collected.

Table 1: ADPs which provided information

Region Country Program Region Country Program

SAPO Bangladesh Kalmakanda EASO Mongolia Hailaast

SAPO Bangladesh Fulbaria EASO Mongolia Bayan-Olgii

SAPO Bangladesh Biral EASO Myanmar Thabaung

SAPO Bangladesh Birganj EASO Thailand Tab Tao

SAPO Bangladesh Kaharole EASO Thailand Thungwa

SAPO India Saidapet EASO Thailand Tapraya

SAPO India Kilayur EASO Vietnam Van Yen

SAPO India Pudukottai EASO Vietnam Tran Yen

SAPO India Kandukur EASO Vietnam Tuan Giao

SAPO Indonesia Susukan EARO Ethiopia Dera

SAPO Indonesia Touna EARO Tanzania Gorowa

SAPO Sri Lanka Rideemaliyadda EARO Uganda Nalweyo-Kisiita

EASO Cambodia Ponhea Leu EARO Uganda Kiryanga

EASO Cambodia Thma Puok SARO Malawi Kalira

EASO Cambodia Bourei Cholsar SARO Swaziland Shewula

EASO Laos Phalansay LCRO El Salvador San Agustin

EASO Laos Thapangthong LCRO El Salvador T ierra Nueva

EASO Laos Paksan


2. Prevalence and nature of disabilities in the program areas

All programs identified Persons with Disabilities which includes children and adult in their target

area. The prevalence rate of PWDs of all ADPs was 1.46% (Table 2) . The prevalence rate varied

among regions from 0.58% (SAPO) to 2.84% (EARO) as well. The detail % by the region can be seen

in Figure 1.

Table 2: Number of adult and child with and without disabilities against total population

Regarding Registered Children (RC) with disabilities, the prevalence or inclusion rate among all

children was 0.98% which is lower than of those PWDs in general (Table 3). The prevalence rate also

varied from region to region. The lowest was 0.54% (SAPO) and highest 2.06% (EARO). Figure 2

shows region-wise % of RC with and without disabilities.

Table 3: Number of registered child with and without disability in ADP

Total

population in

the ADP

target area

Adult w/

disabilities

Child w/

disabilitiesOthers

% of PWDs

against total

Pop.

Total 1,647,375 13,974 10,061 1,623,340 1.46%

SAPO 948,318 3,236 2,298 942,784 0.58%

EASO 393,359 6,507 3,422 383,430 2.52%

EARO 285,733 3,921 4,182 277,630 2.84%

SARO N/A 73 67 N/A N/A

LCRO 12,405 237 92 12,076 2.65%

Total

registered

child

Registered

child w/

disabilities

Registered

child w/o

disabilities

% of CWD

among RC

Total 64,039 625 63414 0.98%

SAPO 21,647 116 21531 0.54%

EASO 23,837 258 23579 1.08%

EARO 9,042 186 8856 2.06%

SARO 6,013 12 6001 0.20%

LCRO 3,500 53 3447 1.51%


However if comparing with WHO’s estimation that about 15 per cent of the world’s population is

living with some form of impairment1 or The World Bank estimates that 20 per cent of the world's

poorest people have some kind of disability.2

Although WHO has set ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) as

definition / standard of disability, respective government ministry sets different standard taking the

country’s specific context or needs into consideration.

Whether or not government issues certificate to persons with disabilities (PWDs), the prevalence

rate is usually lower than the above WHO or The World Bank estimate. For example, Japanese

government White Paper on Disability 2013 shows approximately 6% of the population have some

kind of disability. Thailand census by NSO in 2007 estimated 2.85% of population are PWDs. Yet

PWD in target population and CWD among RC in Thailand ADPs are also lower than the national

government estimated %.(Table 4 & 5)

All ADPs’ prevalence rate of PWDs and CWD among RC is lower than of those National

Government figures is seen challenging.

Table 4: Number of PWDs against total population in Thailand 3 ADPs

Table 5: Number of registered child with and without disability in Thailand 3 ADPs

___________________ 1 World Health Organization (2011), World Report on Disability, p. 29.

2 UN Enable, ‘Fact sheet on Persons with Disabilities’. <http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=18> [Date cited:

December 2013]

Total

population in

the ADP target

area

Adult w/

disabilities

Child w/

disabilities

Others (without

disabilities)

% of PWDs

against total

Pop.

Thailand 3

ADPs Total69,062 886 128 68,048 1.47%

Total

registered

child

Registered

child w/

disabilities

Registered

child w/o

disabilities

% of CWD

among RC

Thailand 3

ADPs Total3,375 25 63414 0.74%


Regarding the types of disabilities commonly prevailed is categorized by the program staff scaling

from 0 (None), 1 (Least) to 5 (Most)). The result showed as Figure 3, Physical disability / impairment

is the highest. Physical disability / impairment is usually visible and more identifiable without deep

knowledge and understanding or stigma that family tend to hide PWDs from community scene.

Contrary to that mental and communication disability / impairment remained low.

Figure 3: Types of disability identified in the program area

As described in Figure 3, different kind of disabilities are identified / recognized in the program.

Government program to provide disability certificate along with benefit accelerates medical

examination and diagnosis of those disability. However lack of knowledge, information, quality of

medical service is still common in most of communities that ADP targets. With this limited

circumstances program staff ’s analysis / perception of major reason / cause of disabilities are as

follows;

� lack of prenatal and postnatal care

� lack of proper medical care services

� pregnant women and infants have high risk of infectious diseases and malnutrition

� close relative marriage

� drug consumption

� lack of care for a fetus and postnatal child

3.3

1.7 1.9 1.8

1.4

1.1

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

Types of disabilities idtentified in the program area


Figure 1: Percentage of adult and child with and without disabilities

(Lack of information to graph SARO)

0.85%0.61%

98.54%

Percentage of people with & without disabilities in ADP compare to total

population (Total)

Adult w/disabilities

Child w/disabilities

Others

0.34% 0.24%

99.42%


population (SAPO)



Others

1.65% 0.87%

97.48%

Percentage of people with & without disabilities in ADP compare to total population

(EASO)



Others

1.37%1.46%

97.16%


population (EARO)



Others

1.91% 0.74%

97.35%


population (LCRO)



Others


Figure 2: Percentage of registered child with and without disability in ADP

0.98%

99.02%

Percentage of registered child with & without disability in ADP (Total)

Registered childw/ disability

Registered childw/o disability

0.54%

99.46%

Percentage of registered child with & without disability in ADP (SAPO)



1.08%

98.92%

Percentage of registered child with & without disability in ADP (EASO)



2.06%

97.94%

Percentage of registered child with & without disability in ADP (EARO)



0.20%

99.80%

Percentage of registered child with & without disability in ADP (SARO)



1.51%

98.49%

Percentage of registered child with & without disability in ADP (LCRO)




3. World Vision’s engagement in disability related work

3.1 Disability related activities

Staff from 85% of the programs that responded to the survey stated that their programs are involved

with disability related work during FY15. There is no disability specific project implemented by the

program but disability was integrated into sector projects like health or education.

The examples of activities are ;

� Provision of proper nutrition to children with malnutrition

� Raising disability awareness among caregivers as well as non-disabled population to increase

social integration

� Training for parents/caregivers on children with disabilities.

� Support for Educational institutions and provision of academic equipment for the enrollment

and special care of CWDs

� Staff for mental and psychological care for people with psychiatric and learning disabilities.

� Rehabilitation treatment for PWDs

� Networking with social welfare agencies for provision of treatment / training for CWDs to

develop their capabilities ex) vocational training.

� Provision of ECCD program

� ADP has planned to do Citizen Voice of Action: Workshop with stakeholders (Fulbaria ADP,

Bangladesh)

� Encouragement of PWDs to participate and speak up in the decision making process (Thma

Puok ADP in Cambodia)

� Linking disabled rehab. center to advocate to state to set up budget for provincial welfare

manual. (Bayan-Olgii ADP, Mongolia)

� ADP facilitated a forum for the awareness of “PWDs’ right to equitable education” and provide

opportunity to CWDs to directly dialogue with the leaders (Kiryanga ADP, Uganda)

Those who responded that disability is not involved or not focused in the Program activity gave the

following reasons:

State in the executive summary that there is still lack of understanding about inclusive programming

or WV’s programme’s “For all” approach.

� less priority for activities on disabilities

� lack of staff ’s capacity and motivation


� lack of resources

� lack of available or accessible supportive institutions

� lack of existence of governmental support for healthcare for PWDs

3.2 Disability advocacy

All the programs except Bangladesh and Cambodia have organized disability related advocacy work

in 2014. In Bangladesh and Cambodia, there are plans to work on it in the field of Community Clinic

and School Management Committee. However, the extent of advocacy is still very limited. The

following is some of the activities given as examples.

SAPO

- The ADP has planned to ensure support and services for people with disabilities through Citizen

Voice of Action: Workshop with government, stakeholders, community influential groups,

community based organizations, development groups, local level policy makers, teachers, school

managing committee members, child health forum, education and economic development.

(Fulbaria ADP, Bangladesh)

- Observance of international disability day Dec 3rd. (Saidapet ADP, India)

- Awareness program for the causes of disabilities. (Pudukottai ADP, India)

EASO

- Encouragement of people with disabilities to participate and speak up in the decision making

process to increase the understanding and respect for people with disabilities in the community.

(Thma Puok ADP in Cambodia)

- The ADP is working with the government and community to establish Child Participation

Development Project, Child Sponsorship Management Project, and Health Project which include

workshop for parents as well. (Tab Tao ADP, Thailand)

- Linking disabled center with community and government to set up budget from state to

establish the provincial welfare manual. (Bayan-Olgii ADP, Mongolia)

- Provide knowledge of rights, ethics and access to the government services to the people with

disabilities which strengthen activity for the volunteers to provide care and the disabled people

themselves become the volunteers for the peer group. (Tapraya ADP, Thailand)

EARO

- The ADP facilitated a forum for the awareness of “People with disabilities’ right to equitable

education” to strengthen activities for more care, provide an opportunity for children with

disabilities to directly dialogue with the leaders to share their challenges and need of support.

- Work with Advocacy groups to identify the major disabilities in the communities to build


support systems to protect child rights and cope with the main reasons causing disabilities such

as early marriage/pregnancy. (Kiryanga ADP, Uganda)

SARO

- Identify major disabilities in the communities to build support system and work on prevention.

- Support children with disabilities in schools. (Shewula ADP, Swaziland)

LCRO

- Access project has as main objective to promote the strengthening of wheelchair sector to

make sure that people with physical disabilities have access to appropriate technology such as

wheelchair through qualified service providers and have fullness participation in their

communities. It is executed with financial support from USAID, and technical partnership from

United Cerebral Palsy (UCP), Teleton Foundation for Rehabilitation (FUNTER) and Salvadorian

Institute for Integral Rehabilitation (ISRI). (Tierra Nueva ADP, El Salvador)

- The ADP will be involved in learning and training communities to create awareness on people

with disabilities rights. (San Agustín ADP, El Salvador)


4. Involvement of people with disabilities in World Vision program

activities

There are children (under 18 years old) and adults with disabilities involved in program activities

such as assessment and design, implementation, and monitoring of the programs according to the

surveys result.

In average, more than half of the program responded to the survey involves children and adult with

disabilities in program activities. However the difference was seen among regions that SAPO as

lowest (average 41.6%) and EASO as highest (average 80% ) “Yes”. (Table 6, 7 & 8)

Table 6: Children (under 18 y/o) and adult with disabilities' involvement in program activities

Table 7: Children (under 18 y/o) and adult with disabilities' involvement in EASO's program activities

Program Activity

Children w/ disabil i ties in theassessment & planning

20 57.1% 11 31.4% 2 5.7%

Adults w/ disabil i ties in theassessment & planning

20 57.1% 10 28.6% 1 2.9%

Children w/ disabil i ties in theimplementation

25 71.4% 10 28.6% 0 0.0%

Adults w/ disabil i ties in theimplementation

25 71.4% 9 25.7% 1 2.9%

Children w/ disabil i ties in themonitoring

19 54.3% 15 42.9% 0 0.0%

Adults w/ disabil i ties in themonitoring

18 51.4% 17 48.6% 0 0.0%

Yes No Don't know

Program Activity

Children w/ disabilities in theassessment & planning

12 80.0% 2 13.3% 0 13.3%

Adults w/ disabilities in theassessment & planning

10 66.7% 2 13.3% 0 0.0%

Children w/ disabilities in theimplementation

13 86.7% 2 13.3% 0 0.0%

Adults w/ disabilities in theimplementation

14 93.3% 1 6.7% 0 0.0%

Children w/ disabilities in themonitoring

12 80.0% 3 20.0% 0 0.0%

Adults w/ disabilities in themonitoring

11 73.3% 4 26.7% 0 0.0%

Yes No Don't know


Table 8: Children (under 18 y/o) and adult with disabilities' involvement in SAPO's program activities

Most of the programs addressed disability related issues during the assessment and design phase of

their program. According to ADPs in Bangladesh, different types of interventions among targeted

families and communities said that identifying people with disabilities is valuable and including them in

the program is necessary. The interventions are 1. Spreading of awareness workshop 2. Distribution

of Effective Information, Education and Communication (IEC) materials 3. Hosting sessions with

parents, caregiver, and community leaders on disability, human rights, and care for children with

disabilities 4. Building capacity of staff, volunteers, and people in the community on programming and

managing system to support people with disabilities. 5. Ensuring means of livelihood for people with

disabilities which includes education and working opportunities.

Program Activity

Children w/ disabil i ties in theassessment & planning

4 33.3% 5 41.7% 2 16.7%

Adults w/ disabil i ties in theassessment & planning

6 50.0% 4 33.3% 1 8.3%

Children w/ disabil i ties in theimplementation

6 50.0% 6 50.0% 0 0.0%

Adults w/ disabil i ties in theimplementation

6 50.0% 5 41.7% 1 8.3%

Children w/ disabil i ties in themonitoring

4 33.3% 8 66.7% 0 0.0%

Adults w/ disabil i ties in themonitoring

4 33.3% 8 66.7% 0 0.0%

Yes No Don't know


5. Partnerships in disability related work

The responses show that majority of programs (24 ADPs; 72.7% of all responded) cooperate with

partners (34 organizations/individuals) to implement programs for people with disabilities. It shows

that WV staff realize the importance of partnering with other organizations / individual as WV lacks

disability specific resources and information. This partnering is also aligned with WV’s Development

Program Approach (DPA). The following are the kinds of partners mentioned by the respondents.

� International NGO (lNGO)

� National NGO (working for disability)

� Government (Ministry, Dist. Govt., Hospitals, Rehab Centre, Schools …)

� Disabled Peoples’ Organization

� Parents’ Association

In SAPO, the responses show that these WVs cooperate with international and national NGOs and

regional and national government. In Bangladesh, international NGO provides technical support such

as assistive devices for people with disabilities. In India, national NGOs work together to provide

medical screening, counseling, and addressing to protect the rights of people with disabilities. In India

and Indonesia, ADPs cooperate with government’s implementation of public works such as

rehabilitation of people with disabilities.

In EASO, WVs mainly work with the government agencies to establish the cooperation between

NGOs and communities by educating people about disability and raising awareness about people

with disabilities. NGOs directly work with people with disabilities, their parents, and their

communities. They provide consultation for parents about disability and mentor how to support

their children, involve children in activities, mentor children, support living allowance and medical

treatment, and provide assistance to access governmental services. They expand the understanding

of the rights and available access to the government services for people with disabilities.

In EARO, WVs take the role of establishing successful collaboration with other organizations. In

Ethiopia, education offices and schools promote better understanding of disabilities and provide

support to enable children to attend their schools. The local governments in Uganda formulate their

policy to address issues related to equality.

In SARO, ministry of education of Malawi works to improve identification of disabilities and support.

International NGO in Swaziland provides training and support to develop knowledge, support and

collaboration.

In LCRO, the programs in El Salvador do not have any formal partnerships but there is local

coordination with an association to create awareness on disabilities through providing reading


materials. They also support children with disabilities to participate in activities such as celebration

marches.


6. World Vision staff ’s capacities with regards to disability issues

The program staff ’s level of knowledge and understanding on issues related to disabilities, capacity

for the planning and implementation of activities, and current capacity for disability related advocacy

tend to be in “average” meaning neither “very strong” nor “very weak” level according to the

respondents of self-evaluation. The data shows that majority of them have basic knowledge, however

almost none of them are specializing in the care for people with disabilities.

The percentage of program staff that has been trained or will be trained during FY15 on issues

related to disabilities show that majority of the staff would not be trained in 2015. Majority of the

training offered are provision of the basic knowledge about the rights of people with disabilities and

encouraging them to notice and handle issues related to disabilities.

There were not many differences among the data from SAPO, EASO, EARO, SARO, and LCRO.

Increase of awareness and basic knowledge on disability was realized by most of program staff to

work with PWDs and to provide necessary support.

Figure 4: Staff ’s knowledge and understanding on issues related to disability


Figure 5: Staff ’s capacity for the planning and implementation of activities

Figure 6: Staff ’s current capacity for disability related advocacy


Figure 7: If the program staff has been trained on issues related to disabilities or will be trained

during FY15

Difference between SAPO, EASO, EARO, SARO, and LCRO was seen only from the data of how easy

or difficult it is for staff with disabilities to work for the program team. Majority of EASO and SARO

answered that the difficulty level is “Average” and “Rather Easy” in EARO. On the other hand, large

number of SAPO program staff answered “Very Easy” (33.3%) and “Rather Easy” (33.3%), meaning

66.6% consider it “Easy”. It can be seen in LCRO where 100% of them consider it “Rather Easy”.

The comments describe the circumstances in SAPO as “Staff have very positive attitude and passion

for the disabled people and there are trained and experienced volunteers”, “We provide an

opportunity for them to be a staff if they meet the requirements of the job characteristics”. However,

it stated that people are still not accustomed to accept people with disabilities which sometimes

creates an uncomfortable work environment. Additionally, the roads, office, equipment, and other

infrastructures are not disability-friendly and are creating difficulty for them to commute. However,

the administrative work would be more or less easy, but the field work would not be as easy because

of the mobility needs to reach some communities as LCRO stated.

Regarding the question whether it would be easy or difficult for disabled World Vision staff to work

as a part of the program team, it was found out actually there were programs hiring staff with

disability. A few of the programs also responded positively showing their willingness. However those

responded positively also gave condition that "if they have skill to meet requirement" or "if types of

disability is not obstacle to job description". And many of them claimed there is barriers to prevent

PWDs to work as WV program staff such as "inaccessible road to commute or office infrastructure"

40%

48.6%

8.6%

If the program staff are trained or will be trained on issues related to disabilities

Yes

No

Don't know


or "Non-disabled staff skill to communicate (such as sign language). UN CRPD promotes the

realization of the right to work for PWDs in society ensuring reasonable accommodation to be

provided in the workplace. It is realized that the challenge is not only in program target area but also

within the organization itself.

Figure 8: Difficulty level for staff with disabilities to work for the program team (SAPO)

Figure 9: Difficulty level for staff with disabilities to work for the program team (LCRO)

Following comments show how responders see resources and capacity of their Zonal/Provincial


office and National office to support ADPs in their disability work.

SAPO: The Zonal/Provincial offices encourage every field staff to recruit specialists to create special

project or events for people with disabilities to operate effectively. Realization of the projects for

people with disabilities’ care depends on National Offices’ strategic priority and decision.

LCRO: Even though there is awareness on the need to address this topic and there have been some

basic training and activities, it is necessary to strengthen capacity and resources to train staff in this

area that can guide the work and to obtain funding through non-sponsorship projects to have budget

for intentional work on disabilities and there is a lack of trained staff due to currently disabilities is

not a topic worked intentionally in projects because the capacity is limited.

EASO, EARO, SARO: Majority of RO have the willingness to support people with disabilities, however

lack of training/capacity building of ADP staff related to disabilities caused by their limited financial

and physical resources and lack of past experiences is slowing the programs from expanding. It is

necessary for National Offices to promote knowledge and understanding on disability and advocacy

to local program staffs. Establishment of disability independent projects for disabilities is also

essential.


7. Recommendations from the respondents

The respondents were asked to provide with their own recommendations for disability work, based

on their answers to the mapping questionnaire. All recommendations are listed below with the most

illustrative examples of the answers.

Regarding the question “What is needed to develop a program more effectively working for children

and adult with disabilities?” the following was the answers provided by the respondents;

DME:

- Conducting assessment and baseline survey disaggregating data on disability

- Planning with PWDs to hear the needs and to have recommendation on solution

- Planning with specialist on disability issue

- Supporting health and education of CWD to lead to job opportunities

- Supporting capacity building of AWD

- Ensuring resources for PWD

- Developing strong partners both with Government and NGOs on disability issue

- Developing special project for PWD to improve their lives

- Setting up disabilities related Indicators in program logframe to make sure disabilities are equally

benefited

- Monitoring tools for disability related activity.

Activity:

- Developing special module for Life Skill Education for Children & Adult for better Participation

in Program

- Establishing friendly learning environment for CWD

- More awareness to the Children & community to bring the marginalized children into the

society

- Strengthening DPO to enable them speak about themselves in public and government forum

- GIK support such as hearing aid

- Local advocacy works to give economic opportunity to PWD equally with others

- Continue creating disability friendly school environments

- Program staff should form PWDs as group and let them apply micro-project to gain benefit as

well as build capacity.

- Program to provide special attention to support and enhance their specific needs of PWD

- Disable persons should be part of advocacy

- Partnership agreement between the disabled, partners, program staff and sponsors


- Establish friendly learning environment for children with disabilities

Staff capacity:

- Awareness raising of staff on disability issue

- Staff training on various government policies, schemes on disability

- Exposure visit to other partners exclusively working for disabled children

- Assigning disability expert to respond the needs of PWD

- Budgeting human resource need for working effectively on disability issue.

- Capacity building to staff on disability and development work.

Regarding the question “Based on your experience in disability work, is there any area that you think

WV Partnership including WV Japan can support?” the following was the answers provided by the

respondents;

Technical support for:

- Inclusive education for CWDs and creation of friendly learning environment in schools for

CWD

- Vocational Skills Development for Children/ Youth with Disability and family with PWD

- Referral Mechanism for the Physically and Mentally impaired Children

- Setting up standard indicators in program logframe (for PWD inclusion)

- Designing special project to improve the lives of the PWD, especially for the children

- Sensitizing and Strengthening Systems and Structures of Government in disability issue

(Advocacy)

- Expanding awareness program on rights of PWD and their needs to communities members and

general public

- Sensitizing CWD, AWD and their families about their rights and build confidence to be as equal

member of community and society

- Facilitating families of disabled children and youths to involve with development groups as well

as disabled people’s organization

- Assisting physical treatment/ physiotherapy for disabled children & adult

- Involving PWD with activities monitoring & supervision

- Staff capacity building on disability and how mainstream disability in already existing project or

developing a separate project altogether


Information for:

- Creating linkages among WV NO, ADPs and organizations working for PWDs

- Sharing the needs and situation of CWD and AWD to sponsors / donors to enable the team to

give more focus on the issues/areas

- Sharing lessons-learned about disability-related interventions among NOs / ADPs

- Materials on disability for NO / ADP staff

- Establishing linkage with institution / organization working with disability to be consultant for

ADP

Financial / Material Support for :

- Specifically to address needs of PWDs effectively with specific indicators and targets

- Training of community leadership (CBOs, FBOs) to care for the disabled

- ADPs in order to respond to the needs of CWD and AWD in short term and long terms

response

- Medical treatment and educational intervention

- Water and sanitation (to create toilet water filters and water tank more suitable and accessible

for PWDs)

- Provision of shelter to PWDs

- Family with PWD to engage in income generation activities

- Distributing assistive devices for CWD and AWDs

- Education such as scholarship for disabled children

- Organizing sensitization campaign in community and referrals for medical treatment /

rehabilitation.

- GIK for assistive devices such as wheelchair, ramps, hearing-aid, etc.


8. Reflection on the survey result

Prevalence and nature of disabilities in the program areas

Despite over growing concern / interest on disability issue among WV partnership, 1.46% of

prevalence rate of PWDs of all ADPs and even lower prevalence rate of Registered Children (RC)

with disabilities among RCs in general that was 0.98%. Inclusion of PWD in programing and CWD in

sponsorship should be considered still too low as most of the rate were even below national level

prevalence rate.

"Strategic Guidance for Disability Inclusion" by World Vision International, Disability Community of

Practice in January 2014 suggests that "Proportion of children with disabilities in sponsorship

programs reflects at least their proportion amongst children in the community. Where the data is

not available in the community, use national data.".

The reason for low prevalence rate of PWDs in the programs may be varied programs to program

such as unreliable statistics / demography, stigma among PWDs and their families, invisible disability

and lack of knowledge on disability among community people or WV staff, various barriers that

prevent PWDs to access WV program activities.

Thus the effort for improvement should not be limited to data collection or RC recruitment process

but also awareness raising among community people, staff capacity building, removing barriers in WV

program venues, activities or information communication method.

World Vision’s engagement in disability related work

Physical disability is often visible and the needs are realized by family, community and WV staff more

often than other types of disabilities that are not so visible such as mental, intellectual or

communication. Program needs to respond to those needs of invisible disability as well.

WV staff in programs are not always medically trained therefore identification and diagnosis are

relied upon external organizations such as government health institutions or disability specialized

NGOs. DPOs or Self Help Groups of PWDs including parents can be driving force to highlight issues

in the communities and bring PWDs into the focus of community attention.

Involvement of people with disabilities in World Vision program activities

Although it was found out that in average, more than half of the programs responded involve

children and adult with disabilities in program activities, the mapping could not further capture how

many and how different kind of disabilities were reasonably accommodated by the programs. Project

related documents which SO receives are not always describing those efforts and outcomes. The


survey result also shows program activity needs further enhancement in participation in decision

making (meaningful participation) and advocacy rather than service provision. Partnership with

organizations especially DPOs is recommended.

The proportion of PWD among WV program staff was not measured this time, it was suspected that

to be very low figure, though exist. Just like gender and other minority issue, having staff with

disability also helps to identify needs, partnering with DPOs or Self Help Groups of PWDs and

providing role model to PWD especially CWD. In order to accommodate / recruit staff with

disability in WV working places, reasonable accommodation that UN CRPD stipulates needs to be

well taken into consideration.

Partnerships in disability related work

For WV which is not disability specialized organization, partnering with other organization especially

of those working for PWD and DPOs is vital. Majority of WV ADPs (72.7%) cooperate with partners

and it needs further enhancement in all programs.

World Vision staff ’s capacities with regards to disability issues

Although the result shows that the program staff evaluate themselves that they have “average” level

of knowledge and understanding of disability related issue, it is not measured objectively and can be

different from program to program. There is a need for objective measurement of staff competency

on disability as well as standardized training course or manual for program staff engagement with

disability related activity.

Recommendations from the respondents

There are various needs for support to programs including technical, information and financial. In

order to further promote / improve disability inclusion in our work, it is essential that SOs also

realize those emerging need on disability that programs face.

Disability CoP recommends to appoint disability advisor or disability focal person in every NO to

oversee the issue and coordinate program, projects on disability so that needs and gap can be better

responded utilizing resources.


Annex: Disability Mapping questionnaire

World Vision Japan

Disability Work Mapping3

1. Background information

Number Question and answer column Remarks

1.1 Name of project /programme:

1.2 Date of answering:

1.3

Name and title of staff participating in filling in this

questionnaire (one or more):

Participant 1:

Participant 2:

Participant 3:

Participant 4:

1.4 Name and title of Interviewer, if applicable:

___________________ 3 Originally developed by World Vision Finland and modified by World Vision Japan in October

2012

Dear Colleagues,

Disability is a cross-cutting theme in World Vision’s work. This means that issues related to disabilities

should be addressed in World Vision’s Area Development Programmes and sectoral projects.

In line with this, World Vision Japan is belatedly working on project/program impact on disability more

seriously. To begin with, we are gathering information on the status of disability work within the

ADPs and projects that Japan funds. While participating in this mapping, you can help World Vision

Japan to get an overall view on disability related work in Japan funded programmes and on the

potential gaps that could be addressed together in the future.

Thank you for your cooperation and looking forwards to your response.


2. Disabilities in project/programme area


2.1 What is known about the (actual or estimated)

number of children and adults with disabilities in

your programme area?

‘Disabilities’ can include

- Physical disabilities

- Mental disabilities

- Intellectual disabilities

- Sensory (vision, audition…) disabilities

- Communication disabilities

- Others

_____________ children under 18 y/o

_____________ adults

I don’t know

Comments:

If ‘No’ or ‘I don’t

know, go to

question 3.1

2.2 What kind of disabilities are the most prevalent in

your programme area?

[List below]

•

•

•

Why?


3. World Vision’s engagement in disability related work


3.1 Will your programme be involved with disability

related work during this Fiscal Year?

Yes

I don’ know

No

If ‘no’, why not? Are there some barriers that

prevent from working with disabilities or to

include disabled person in programme activities?

If ‘I don’t know

or ‘No’, go to

question 3.6

3.2 Is your work with disabilities a part of the

programme/project or a separate disability

project?

Part of project/programme

Separate disability project

Both

Clarifications:

3.3

Please, list and describe your programme’s main

disability related activities during this Fiscal Year.

If ‘I don’t

know’, go to


Indicate also how many persons are expected to

benefit from each activity.

•

•

•

•

•

I don’t know

Comments:

question 3.6

3.4 Is your programme involved with disability related

advocacy work during this Fiscal Year (influencing

communities, partners, decision makers etc.)?

Yes

I don’ know

No

If ‘no’, why not?

If ‘No’ or ‘I don’t

know’ go to

question 3.6

3.5 Please, describe briefly your programme’s

disability advocacy activities, approaches and

target audiences during this Fiscal Year.

[Write answer here]

3.6 Have disabled children (under 18 y/o) been

involved in the assessment and planning of your

programme?

Yes


I don’ know

No


3.7 Have disabled adults been involved in the

assessment and planning of your programme?

Yes

I don’ know

No


3.8 Describe how disabled children and adults were

involved in the assessment and planning of your

programme, if applicable.

3.9 Are disabled children (under 18 y/o) involved in

the implementation of your programme?

Yes

I don’ know

No



3.10 Are disabled adults involved in the implementation

of your programme?

Yes

I don’ know

No


3.11 Describe how disabled children and adults are

involved in the implementation of your

programme, if applicable.

3.12 Are disabled children (under 18 y/o) involved in

the monitoring of your programme?

Yes

I don’ know

No


3.13 Are disabled adults involved in the monitoring of

your programme?

Yes

I don’ know

No



3.14 Describe how disabled children and adults are

involved in the monitoring of your programme, if

applicable.

3.15

Were disability related issues addressed during the

assessment and design phase of your programme?

Yes

I don’ know

No

If yes, clarify

4. Partnerships in disability related work


4.1 If your programme is doing disability related work

in partnership with others, who are the key

partners and their roles in the collaboration?

• World Vision. Role in collaboration:

• Partner 1. Name and role in collaboration:


• Partner 2. Name and role in collaboration

• Partner 3. Name and role in collaboration

The programme has no partnerships for

disability related work at the moment

Comments:

5. World Vision programme staff and disabilities


5.1 How would you evaluate your programme staff’s

current knowledge and understanding on issues

related to disabilities?

Very strong

Rather strong

Average

Rather Weak

Very weak

Comments:


current capacity for the planning and

implementation of activities with and for persons

with disabilities?

Very strong


Rather strong

Average

Rather Weak

Very weak

Comments:


current capacity for disability related advocacy?

Very strong

Rather strong

Average

Rather Weak

Very weak

Comments:

5.4 Has your programme staff been trained on issues

related to disabilities or will they be trained during

the year to come?

Yes

I don’ know

If ‘I don’t know’

or ‘No’, go to

question 5.6


No


5.5

Please, describe briefly when and what kind of

disability related training your programme staff

has received or will receive.

[Write your answer here]

5.6

Would it be easy or difficult for disabled World

Vision staff to work as a part of your programme

team?

Very easy

Rather easy

Average

Rather difficult

Very difficult

Comments:

5.7 How do you see World Vision National Office’s

resources and capacity to support ADPs in their

disability work?

[Write answer here]


5.8

How do you see World Vision Zonal/Provincial

office’s resources and capacity to support ADPs in

their disability work?

[Write answer here]

6. Recommendations


6.1 Based on this questionnaire and answers, what is

recommended?

[Preferably planned and agreed upon together

with the programme staff and the Interviewer]

• Recommendation 1:





Comments:

6.2 Based on your experience in disability work, is

there any area that you think WV Japan can

support?

If yes, please describe in detail.

Very many thanks!!

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