Advocacy Dialogue Program with Stakeholders

All our district chapters have conducted a province level advocacy dialogue program with the stakeholders on the topic “Accessible Elections and Political Participation of People with Disabilities” in Biratnagar (Province-1), Janakpur (Province-2), Hetauda (Province-3), Rupandehi (Province-4), Pokhara (Province-5), Surkhet ( Province-6), Dhangadi (Province-7). The program was initiated with the objective of reaching maximum stakeholders as well as the local citizens and aware them about the significance of their participation in elections and letting them know the importance of their vote because every vote matters. The program was mainly focused to encourage people with disabilities to participate in the local level elections and not let their disability be a hindrance. We also had an aim to persuade the authorities to make the upcoming local level elections accessible to the people with disabilities.

Several personnel attended the program as guests which included Election Commission Officers, political leaders of different political parties, media persons, disability rights activists and people with various disabilities. Hence, we can proudly say the program was a huge success since we were heard by a lot of local citizen and were managed to get through them and encourage them to participate in the local level election.

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