The Association is a non-profit organisation, approved by the Lao Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, which is staffed by disabled women for disabled women. The Association is located near the Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge and is open Monday to Friday.
Vision
Our vision is to be a successful organisation of people with disabilities in Lao P.D.R. and empower people to engage their abilities by accessing education and employment. As a result, people with disabilities will have the knowledge, capacity and a means of gaining employment, generating income, helping themselves and contributing to the development of a sustainable society.
Objectives
The Association’s objectives are divided into two separate yet equally important parts.
The first is to create practical opportunities for people with disabilities through vocational training and life skills training. The Association empowers individuals by facilitating understanding of their abilities and supports them by creating an environment of peer support and liberation.
History
Founded in 1990 as a sewing group in the home of the Director, Madam Chanhpheng Sivila, disabled women were originally taught the skills of needlework and pattern making. In 2002 the Lao Women With Disabilities group became the Lao Disabled Women’s Development Centre.
