Sarthak Webinar Series
Dhristikone: Level Up strategy 2020 for Disability Empowerment
COVID-19 pandemic is creating a havoc across the world and expected to continue for quite some time. At Sarthak, we have always been highly aware of our responsibility towards the nation and are committed to provide all possible support to India’s response to the COVID-19 challenge in the domain of disability. We believe in taking measurable steps to tackle the urgent need of the hour and our response to the pandemic is also built around this approach.
One of the objectives under Sarthak Response to COVID-19 is knowledge sharing and generating awareness to combat COVID-19 considering all spheres and segments of disability.
Sarthak and NAAI is organizing webinar series to initiate a dialogue with national and international leaders to ponder on required initiatives to empower disability sector.
Schedule of webinar series are as follows:
#Webinar 5: CSR Roadmap for upscaling disability ecosystem
Date: September 25,2020
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 Afternoon
The webinar would be a dialogue between CEOs/CSR & sustainability heads to ponder upon required initiatives to embark future roadmap for disability sector considering the present scenario of COVID 19.
The discussion would be revolved around:
- • Need of accessible technology for people with disability in all belts of India (Urban/Rural/Tribal) to access the applications/products developed so far for PwDs.
- • Rethinking on developing structured heath strategy for framing guidelines in Early Intervention Services.
- • Focused and dedicated CSR fund for making online education, accessible and Inclusive.
- • Skilling and Re-skilling of Individuals to make them adaptable for new normal corporate culture.
- • Empowering rural India by providing ample opportunities under self-employment vertical.
- • Capacity building of grassroot champions (civil society organizations) to ensure implementation of online technologies on ground.
- • Empowering and Scaling up Individual talents representing India on International grounds through Abilympics.
#Webinar 6: Aftermath of COVID 19 on disability diversity and Inclusion-II
Date: September 25,2020
Time: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Due to COVID-19 restriction, many people with disabilities who operated small businesses, corporate jobs or other informal livelihood ventures (ie home cell phone repair or machine repair shops, selling goods, etc.) are unable to work and there is a significant loss of income.
The part II of the webinar is aimed at raising awareness about the adverse effect of COVID on PwDs personal and professional front and further deliberation on other vital aspects such as inclusion of PwDs at work place, post-COVID survival and revival packages, counseling services, skill-building, newer opportunities, work from home model, CSR expenditure, innovation and technology etc.
#Webinar 7: Global Impact of COVID 19 on disabled community
Date: September 25, 2020
Time: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
What are the best practices adopted by international stakeholders to strengthen the disability sector during a pandemic?
What are the revival packages adopted by corporates on international grounds during this ongoing economic disruption?
The webinar is aimed to deliberate on such issues with leaders of national and international repute and further discussing about required initiatives to quicken the pace to achieve much desired empowerment of PwDs in different arenas.
#Webinar 8: Road map to strengthen Inclusive Education
Date: Will inform shortly
Time: Will inform shortly
COVID has adversely affected the education sector as schools, colleges, universities and other institutes are closed due to nationwide lockdown. The webinar will ponder on devising a strategy to provide accessible and inclusive education to students with disabilities across the globe.
#Webinar 9: Dharma for Persons with Disability
Date: Will inform shortly
Time: Will inform shortly
The webinar will be focusing on prime responsibilities of a person with disability aligning with the objectives of India’s response to COVID-19
#Webinar 10: Parental Role in shaping future of a Person with Disability
Date:Will inform shortly
Time: Will inform shortly
The webinar is aimed to generate awareness among masses to understand the significant role of parents to boost and support a child/person with disability in the time of crises to maintain good mental health.
#Webinar 11: RDSM: Collaborative Action towards empowered nation
Date: Will inform shortly
Time: Will inform shortly
The webinar will be highlighting the impact of collaborative action to combat COVID-19 and devising a level up strategy providing a new prospective for building inclusive and empowered nation for person with disability.
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All webinars are FREE OF COST. Registration is mandatory for participation.
For all queries, drop an email to advocacy.officer4@sarthakindia.org or bhavna.malhotra@sarthakindia.org
