Africa-Press – Namibia. Maria David
PEOPLE living with disabilities worldwide have been facing exclusion especially in developing countries including Namibia, this was the sentiment of Kunene governor Marius Sheya.
Sheya made the remarks during a recently concluded disability disaggregated data collection workshop held in Oupwo, saying that the workshop emphasizes the importance of raising awareness on Disaggregated Disability Data Collection.
The workshop that was held in Kunene Region by the National Federation of People with Disabilities in Namibia NFPDN in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur (Germany International services) (GIZ) was the last workshop on raising awareness about the importance of collecting disabilities disaggregated data.
He emphasized that the workshop was very important.
“Disability data collection has been acknowledged by key stakeholders as a fundamental international concern for the inclusion of persons with living with Disabilities,” he said.
He added that Disability disaggregated data is needed to identify the main necessities and challenges to deliver tailored solutions that can improve the lives of persons living with disabilities.
Sheya indicated that dependable data on persons with disabilities is an essential precondition for effective advocacy; hence it supports the implementation of participation and empowerment of persons with Disabilities and the concerned organizations.
According to the technical Advisor for GIZ Rachel Shiweda , if people with disabilities are not counted they do not count which indicates that persons with disability are often invisible in international data section.
Shiweda indicated that they compared to other areas of development in terms of labour force, education women, children and old people disability data is not well utilized.
She added that this leads to persons with disabilities being left out of the development agenda such as in the millennium development goals.
Meanwhile, chairperson of NFPDN Matheus Hashoongo said that it is very important to disseminate data collection information and determine how it will impact in almost every government sector, private sector and in every policy.
He added that disability disaggregated data collection will not only bring benefits people with disabilities but everyone will benefits from the projects.
The NFPDN was established in 1991 with the aim of advocating the rights of the person with disabilities in Namibia.
The organization has fought for the persons with disabilities rights to sustainable development and economic wellbeing and access to education, healthcare, training, employment, and access to public facilities.
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