Workshop seeks to eliminate gender barriers among disabled people
The event
aimed to improve awareness of policy-makers, service providers and
non-governmental organisations of the barriers the disabled - the most
vulnerable group - face when approaching social services.
The
study shows that among people with disabilities, women often sustain
more disadvantages than men. They also feel more difficult to integrate
into the community, especially at school or at work.
Participants proposed several recommendations to improve the quality
of vocational training for both male and female disabled people,
including boosting communications to help them and their families
understand the importance of taking part in vocational training courses,
and building a list of jobs suitable to the group.
Authorised offices should also work to enhance the connection between
vocational schools and businesses and organise mobile job markets in
order to make it easier for disabled people to find jobs, they
suggested.
The event was part of the social
welfare support project in Vietnam funded by the German Ministry of
Economic Cooperation and Development with the aim of improving the
living conditions of poor households in target areas and put forth
effectively practical approach methods for nation-level poverty
reduction programmes.-VNA