WBWC mulls comprehensive action document to help WWD

The West Bengal Women's Commission (WBWC) mulls to prepare a comprehensive action document to help improve the condition of the physically challenged women in the state.

The Commission is now preparing a blueprint before holding dialogue with the policy makers, government officials and stake holders on how to bring changes in the life of women with disabilities (WWD).

'' We will shortly convene a meeting inviting state government officials concerned, policy makers, stake holders and other representatives who are working closely in this field to prepare a comprehensive action plan for the WWDs in our state,'' WBWC chairperson Malini Bhattacharya said while speaking at a South Asian seminar, organised by Association for Women with Disabilities (AWWD), here today.

The commission had received a letter this year from the office of the state disability commission to participate in the government task force that was formed to restore rights of the physically challenged women, she said.

The AWWD took up an ambitious project, Creating Spaces for Women with Disabilities, in 2007 with international partners like Healthlink Worldwide and collaborated with like-minded organisations in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

The programme, funded by the United Kindgom's Britain's Department for International Development (DFID), was designed for the physically challenged women from across the South Asian region to help them win equal rights and fight against discrimination.

Participants from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal attended the round table discussion.

-- (UNI) -- 03CA34.xml

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