[Disability-vn] Disability Review Meeting for Australia Awards

[Phan Quoc Bao]

Hi all,

This is great. I am working on a disability program in Da Nang, if there
any opportunities to share my inputs I am happy to do so, any kind of
questionnaires or surveys to fill should also be good.

Thank you,

Phan Quoc Bao
PDSP

On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Nguyen Xuan Hien <
xuanhien.nguyen at australiaawardsvietnam.org> wrote:

>  To: NGO Centre - Disability Working Group
>
> Dear Working Group Coordinator
>
> The Australian aid program has specific strategic goals that aim to ensure
> people with disability are included in, and benefit equally, from
> Australia’s development assistance. This commitment is fully reflected in
> Australia Awards Scholarships.  The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
> (DFAT) strives to ensure accessibility for people with disability
> throughout the scholarship process.
>
> A Disability Review of the Australia Awards program in Vietnam is being
> carried out from 8-12 December. Through the review, DFAT is interested in
> understanding the extent to which its current disability policy and
> procedures for the Australia Awards Scholarships has influenced the
> experience of different program stakeholders, including organisations and
> individuals who work with people with disability, such as the members of
> the NGO Centre Disability Working Group.  The input from these
> stakeholders will provide valuable insights on implementation and could
> lead to policy and procedural efficiencies.
>
> The Disability Review Team consists of Victoria Kuczer, Finance Manager, DFAT
> On-Scholarship and Alumni Section, and Bethany Davies, DFAT Monitoring and Evaluation
> Consultant.
>
> As part of the review, Review Team would like to meet with some members of
> the Disability Working Group on Monday 8 December at 14:30 at Australia
> Awards Vietnam Office, Room 502, A Building, 14-16 Ham Long, to exchange
> views on how the Australia Awards program might best meet the needs of
> Vietnamese people with disability.
>
> The information collected and the findings of this review will be used to:
>
> ·         inform ongoing policy development in Australia Awards
> Scholarships disability support
>
> ·         identify possible improvements to increase the efficiency and
> effectiveness of procedures for the provision of reasonable adjustments to
> awardees with disability
>
> ·         fill gaps in the evidence base, particularly the outcomes
> achieved by supporting awardees with disability
>
> ·         facilitate the ongoing inclusion of people with disabilities in
> the Australia Awards  program
>
> ·         enable high level engagement with awardees and alumni with
> disability, and
>
> ·         enable high level reporting on the Australia Awards
> Scholarships contribution to disability inclusive development.
>
> This information will be used for organisational learning and
> improvement.  All views and experiences will help improve the experience of
> future applicants, awardees and other stakeholders in the future.
>
> Please contact Ms Nguyen Xuan Hien, Scholarship Officer, at
> xuanhien.nguyen at australiaawardsvietnam.org or on (04) 39393991 extension
> 102 to confirm your attendance at the meeting.
>
> We look forward to this important meeting.
>
> Yours sincerely
>
> Graham Alliband
>
> Team Leader – Hanoi
>
> Australia Awards
>
>
>
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