Awareness and Advocacy

As Phensem PSGB works closely in supporting parents/primary caregivers and the communities through its programs and facilitation services, one of the main purpose is also to:

• Create awareness about different abilities and needs of persons with disabilities;
• Advocate for positive change on the challenges faced and support needed by parents, families and persons with disabilities; and
• Empower parents/primary caregivers to advocate for their children and work towards building an inclusive society

Phensem PSGB carries out awareness and advocacy to families and to the community through various awareness programs, events, collaborations with other CSOs/stakeholders and through the media platforms. Through advocacy programs Phensem PSGB was able to reach out to approximately 200+ parents and families (excluding advocacy programs through media platforms).

Phensem PSGB was able to create awareness and advocate through the media platforms like BBS on introducing Phensem PSGB and its work, Yiga radio and develop animation video on importance of self care for caregivers in collaboration with radio partner – Yiga radio. With radio partner Yiga, Phensem PSGB tries to cover stories of parents who have children with disabilities, on different disability topics and about self care.

The achievement that Phensem PSGB can see is that gradually parents/caregivers are now more willing to speak up about their children, their needs and issues, parents are able to support their children better at homes, participate in monthly parents meetings and family events and even volunteer in helping out other parents.

So far, since the inception of Phensem PSGB, about 450 parents, families, teachers, schools and communities were reached out to through awareness and advocacy about different types of disabilities, on inclusive learning and play, on acceptance and inclusion of children and persons with disabilities in the society. Including awareness through media platforms, the number would be much higher.