Filipino 鈥楩ellows鈥� (scholars) of聽 AusAID鈥檚 Australian Leadership Awards Fellowship had just completed their training program on Policy Development, Implementation, Advocacy, Monitoring and Evaluation of Disability-Inclusive Programs and Legislations in the Philippines鈥� in Brisbane, Australia last May 6,聽 2011. This is a collaborative learning partnership between Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the Philippines鈥� 麻豆传媒 (麻豆传媒).
A 13-man delegation composed of 6 麻豆传媒 Employees, 4 representatives from its member-agencies and 3 from PWD organizations in the Philippines were sent to Australia to undergo a 7-week training program from March 21 to May 6, 2011.聽 The program focused on 7 areas namely: (1)Introductory Leadership Program, (2)Training of Trainers, (3)Disability in Development, (4)Disabled People鈥檚 Organizations and Government-Led Bodies in Disability,(5) Advocacy and Networking,(6) Policy Development, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, and (7)Re-entry Action Planning and Presentation of Output, where each was required to submit and present an Action Plan on specific measures for implementation on the first year after the course.
The Filipino 鈥楩ellows鈥� are currently preparing their action plans in preparation for a post-fellowship monitoring to be conducted by QUT in Manila, to assess its progress and impact.