Struggling for Social Inclusion – a Tale of Uzbekistan

Content

• Why we are not in? Statistics

• Perceptions: Changing minds

• Accessible environment: Breaking barriers

• Promoting rights• Integration through

work• Future steps &

new priorities• CoP expectations

Are we invisible? Statistics

• 677 000 of PwD (about 2,3 % of general population), 100.000 are children

• 6 259 adults, 1 300 children live in specialized institutions, 8 000 get home help

• 17 890 study in boarding schools, 10 825 at home and 1500 at 4 specialized colleges

• 34 000 working aged • 2500 (about 7 %) work in specialized enterprises • 7500 (3 356 women) are employed at reserved

working places

Changing minds: national PR campaign

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Breaking barriers

Promoting rights

Resolution of Cabinet of Ministers on penalties and suspension of activities

for organizations which violate legislation on employment,

accessibility andSocial protection of persons with

disabilities №1/05.1.2011

Enhancing opportunities

Enhancing opportunities

• 5 Clubs for PwD looking for a job (84 training events, 25 celebrations)

• Clubs members 478 PwD• 421 PwD were employed with assistance

of ACCESS (clubs + EPC)• Rate of annually employed PwD increased

from 2200 till 6200/7800• 10 Social Enterprises

What makes are special

• Upstream and downstream linkages: policy advice plus grassroots intervention

• Government in the driving seat: The first campaign of UNDP broadcasted on national TV, banners,

• How to blend of poverty reduction with democratic governance

• Rod not fish: Catering, promo materials • Changing from within: ramp, braille business cards• From entry point-> strategic scale up (SP)

Future steps & new priorities

• Gender & disability mainstreaming in policy making

• Providing transparent and participatory decision making

• Widening social services through CSOs involvement

• Scaling up social enterprises

CoP expectations Networking of regional governmental

officers and UNDP disability focal points for knowledge and information sharing

• Regional projects on social entrepreneurship

• Regional researches/reports on disability issues

Marry GIM with Social entrepreneurship

Welcome to Tashkent CoP

in 2012!