Outline of the Project

Name of the Project

The Project for Promoting Social Participation of Persons with Disabilities in Ulaanbaatar City

Country

Mongolia

The Date signed to start the Project

25 January 2016

Project Period

1 June 2016 – 31 May 2020 (4 years)

Counterpart Organization in Mongolia

Ministry of Labor and Social Protection

Target Groups

Ministry of Labor and Social Protection
Persons with Disabilities in Mongolia and related agencies/organizations

Project Site

Ulaanbaatar City

Background

The Government of Mongolia ratified the Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities in 2009 and established the Division for Development of Persons with Disabilities under the Ministry of Population Development and Social Protection in 2012. Further, the Government enacted the Law on Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 5th February 2016, which aims to protect the rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs) and promote their social participation. With those efforts of the Government, a proper understanding of the rights of PWDs and their social participation has been gradually developed in Mongolia.

However, a number of PWDs are still living below the poverty line and facing difficulty in employment. It is necessary to provide a proper working environment for PWDs and develop their expertise through understanding their specialty, needs and abilities. The negative perception of disability, which are prevalent among public, and lack of physical and informational accessibility are among crucial issues to be addressed in order to enable PWDs to take part in social activities. Beside capacity development of organizations of and for PWDs is also important.

Under this condition, the Government of Mongolia requested the Government of Japan to provide technical cooperation to establish the foundation to promote the social participation of PWDs in Ulaanbaatar city, where nearly the half of the population of Mongolia is concentrated.

Overall Goal

Social participation of PWDs is promoted in Ulaanbaatar City.

Project Purpose

The foundation for the promotion of social participation of PWDs is strengthened in Ulaanbaatar City.

Outputs

Output 1: Information on PWD in Ulaanbaatar City is consolidated in the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection
Output 2: Capacity of organizations promoting the social participation of PWDs in Ulaanbaatar City is strengthened
Output 3: Resources to improve both physical and informational accessibility in Ulaanbaatar City are developed.
Output 4: Capacity of Ministry of Labor and Social Protection to promote the social participation of PWDs is strengthened.

Activities

• Collect information on the status of the social participation of PWDs, challenges and needs for support, including statistics data.
• Analyse the needs for the capacity development of organizations of and for PWDs.
• Conduct training for DET facilitators, and conduct research on accessibility in Ulaanbaatar City
• Implement and monitor DET and accessibility audit.
• Organize regular information sharing meetings among related Ministries, Ulaanbaatar City and organizations of and for PWDs

Inputs

Mongol

1. Assignment of MPDSP counterpart personnel
2. Provision of the Project office including water and electric facilities
3. Salary, honoraria and travel cost for counterpart personnel

Japan

1. Long-term experts
   Chief Adviser/Disability Mainstreaming
   Empowerment of PWDs
   Survey Analysis/Project Coordination
2. Short-term experts in the fields of DET, accessibility, independent living of PWDs, etc.
3. Short-term training in Japan or other countries