Webinar on Enhancing Disability Inclusive Practices in Humanitarian Action and Volunteer Management: Overview of a Collaborative Approach
Events, Webinar, May 6 2020
VIVID Webinar – Enhancing Disability Inclusive Practices in Humanitarian Action and Volunteer Management: Overview of a Collaborative Approach
Timings: Thursday 14th May 2020, 9AM to 10AM CET
The webinar is part of the VIVID Project: Technical Assistance in Humanitarian Response, Ensuring Valuable International Volunteering and Inclusion of persons with Disabilities. The main aim of the project is to create a community of practice made up of EU organisations working towards disability inclusion in humanitarian action and volunteering.
The focus of this webinar is to share examples of collaborative practices to ensure inclusion in humanitarian action and volunteer management. This webinar will present European Union’s Humanitarian Strand including the overview and transition to European Solidarity Corps. Then, a presentation and overview of the VIVID Project will be shared, followed by the experience of volunteering for persons with disabilities.
| Topic & Speaker | Time |
| Introduction of the session and speakers
Moderator: Rea Konttinen, Abilis |
9:00 – 9:10AM |
| Humanitarian Aid Strand within the European Solidarity Corps – overview and transition
Speaker: Ruard Wallis de Vries, European Commission – Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC) |
9:10 – 9.20AM |
| VIVID-T overview
Speakers: Zrinka Delic and Maria Gonzalez, CBM Ireland |
9.20 – 9:30AM |
| The experience of volunteering for persons with disabilities
Speaker: Loredana Disci, European Disability Forum |
9:30 – 9:40AM |
| Q&A | 9:40 – 10:00AM |
Registration
Please click here to register for the webinar. The webinar will provide real-time captioning and international sign. The webinar will be recorded and shared later for those who cannot join on the following page. For any questions, please write to Marion Steff, European Disability Forum – marion.steff@edf-feph.org
