CIL Kathmandu Activity Report – Oct 09, 2007

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CIL Kathmandu Activity Report
Oct 09, 2007

CIL-Kathmandu organized the Barrier Free Campaigns on 2nd October 2007: More than 150 Persons with Disabilities gathered and Appealed to the government to make the infrastructure barrier free and to implement the programs decided by the government. Campaign visited the ministry of home, ministry of finance, ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare, Ministry of Physical Planning and Work, Ministry of Information and Communication. Persons with Disabilities demanded the government to implement the national laws and legislations, to provide employment and social security, to make barrier free infrastructure, information, and communication, and to provide the fund to launch the activities of IL.

Ministers from the ministry of home and ministry of finance came down and addressed the campaign group. They welcome and informed that they have made slopes, ramps, and lifts in their building and will circular in every office of their ministries. They also promised to make infrastructure barrier free and to implement the works demanded by the PWDs. Similarly, Secretaries from the ministries of Women, Children, and Social Welfare, ministry of Physical Planning and Work and Ministry of Information and Communication welcome and informed the activities done by their ministries. PWDs raised several question to them to listen the voices of PWDs. Official’s advised group not to give up the campaign to get the rights. They also promised to do something good to the PWDs.

Krishna Gautam
CIL Kathmandu