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DISABILITY RIGHTS AWARENESS MONTH (DRAM2019) EVENTS CALENDAR 02 December 2019 Together building South Africa inclusive of Disability Rights #DisabilityInclusiveSA DISABILITY RIGHTS AWARENESS MONTH (DRAM) 2019 Calendar of Events Week 1 (03-09 November) Children and young people with disabilities empowered to chart their own destiny through access to quality lifelong learning National Priorities 2-3: Education, Skills, Health & Social Wage DATE PROVINCE DISTRICT EVENT VENUE TIME HOST INFORMATION CONTACT 03 Nov Gauteng City of National Tshedimosetso 11h00- Dept Women, The release of a joint Government- Shalen Gajadhar Tshwane DRAM Media House 12h00 Youth & Sector Statement on national Shalen.Gajadhar@wom Launch Persons with disability rights agenda priorities for en.gov.za Disabilities 2019-2024 Announcement on the DRAM2019 Benny Palime theme, focus areas and programme, as well as the release of a disability [email protected] inclusion poster series calling South Africa to action in promoting, protecting and upholding the rights of persons with disabilities 01 Nov Northern Frances Provincial Office of the Office of the Media briefing B. Mosala Cape Baard Disability Premier Premier 40 participants targeted 053 838-2491 Month 2019 Launch 01 Nov Mpumalanga Gert Provincial Steve Tshwete Mpumalanga 100 participants Mr DP Nkambule Sibande Disability Local Dept of Social [email protected] Month 2019 Municipality Development 013 766 3617 Launch 03 Nov Free State Provincial Free State Premier Sisi Ntombela will launch the Florence Letsoalo Disability Office of the provincial DRAM Calendar Florence.letsoalo@fspre Month 2019 Premier mier.gov.za Launch 051 403 3971 02 Nov Gauteng City of Ministerial Kopanong 08h30 Department of Closed session. [email protected]. Ekurhuleni Engagement Conference – Women, Youth Members of the Executive will engage za with national Centre 15h00 and Persons national disability organisations and disability with members of the Presidential Working organisations Disabilities Group on Disability on national disability rights agenda priorities 02 Nov National Children’s Day https://www.gov.za › NationalChildrensDay2019 1 DISABILITY RIGHTS AWARENESS MONTH (DRAM) 2019 Calendar of Events Week 1 (03-09 November) Children and young people with disabilities empowered to chart their own destiny through access to quality lifelong learning National Priorities 2-3: Education, Skills, Health & Social Wage DATE PROVINCE DISTRICT EVENT VENUE TIME HOST INFORMATION CONTACT 02 Nov Limpopo Capricorn Provincial Inveraan 09:00 Office of the Media, DPOs, Disability Rights Co- Mr Maluta Mulibana Launch of Multipurpose – Premier ordinators and child rights stakeholders 082 612 4886 Disability Centre, 13:00 To ensure that provincial DRAM is 015-287 6016 Rights Blouberg supported [email protected] Awareness Municipal opo.gov.za Month and National Children’s Day 02 Nov Gauteng City of Nappy Run Joh’burg Zoo 07h30 National http://www.nappyrun.org.za/ Danie Marais Joh’burg (5km) Council for Annual national awareness and nappy [email protected] and of donation-drive campaign. The purpose a Persons with of the campaign is primarily aimed at (011) 452-2774 Disabilities educating the public on the violation of 081 017 5397 the rights of our country’s most marginalized and vulnerable group of people – our children with disabilities. 02 Nov Kwa-Zulu- eThekwini Free autism Action in Action in Liza Aziz Natal diagnostic and Autism Centre Autism 031 2611154/ assessment 031 2074858 clinic 083 777 44 68 [email protected] 02 Nov North West Bojanala 6th Annual Tshepagalang 08:00 Sibahle National Disability Project was Bongi Nyathi Disability Secondary – found in 2013 it is an NGO currently 0797005574 Nappy Run / School Sports 16:00 based in Letlhabile (Oskraal), Brits, [email protected] Walk 2019 and Ground (opp North West Province. m Disability Expo Archie) to Entrance Fee : R100.00 (Adults ) and [email protected] Roman Hall R50.00 (Kinds) including goodies Sports Ground NB Looking for partners and Zone (Venue) exhibitors 1st week Gauteng tbc Educational tbc 09:00 Dept of 50 learners with disabilities from a Natasha De Groote of Nov Tour – Tourism Gauteng-based special school will be 012 444 6602/ 13:00 taken on an educational tour. 082 929 9595 2 DISABILITY RIGHTS AWARENESS MONTH (DRAM) 2019 Calendar of Events Week 1 (03-09 November) Children and young people with disabilities empowered to chart their own destiny through access to quality lifelong learning National Priorities 2-3: Education, Skills, Health & Social Wage DATE PROVINCE DISTRICT EVENT VENUE TIME HOST INFORMATION CONTACT 02 Nov Gauteng City of Graduation 3 Square Barkzz The “It’s A Mindset” Disability Campaign Lloyd “Barkzz” Babedi Joh’burg Ceremony Sports Facility Foundation has changed the lives of 160 people 081 055 6514 Hall in with disabilities over the past 4 years. [email protected] Alexandra In 2019 the Foundation sponsored 10 (13th Avenue, individuals with disabilities (5 Soweto; 2 Rooth Street Alexandra and 3 Tembisa) to attend a 1 month computer course with Siyakhula Computer School. NB Looking for partners and sponsors 03-09 All Oversight Ministries Members of the Executive will join MPs, MPLs and leaders of disabled people Nov Visits MECs offices organisations to familiarise themselves Portfolio and with the extent of disability access for Select service users with disabilities, the Committees identification of access challenges and learning from good practice. Oversight visits could include Community ECD centres and stimulation centres Ordinary and special primary and secondary schools Post school education and training institutions Hospitals, community-based mental health facilities, clinics and rehabilitation centres 04 Nov KwaZulu- eThekwini Handover of Ethembeni 09h00 Dept Water & Distributing braille water tips to rural Ntokozo Khanyile Natal water tips in Special School Sanitation schools of learners with visual Tel: 031-3362708 Braille impairment Cell: 0836256241 [email protected] 3 DISABILITY RIGHTS AWARENESS MONTH (DRAM) 2019 Calendar of Events Week 1 (03-09 November) Children and young people with disabilities empowered to chart their own destiny through access to quality lifelong learning National Priorities 2-3: Education, Skills, Health & Social Wage DATE PROVINCE DISTRICT EVENT VENUE TIME HOST INFORMATION CONTACT 04 Nov Northern Frances Empowerment Kimberley Northern Cape Training of persons with disabilities on Nomsa Ntulini Cape Baard programme for Office of the different skills 087 288 5068 persons with Premier 50 participants targeted 072 697 9392 disabilities Persons with disabilities to acquire skills needed for employment. Twelve months campaign/project 04 Nov North West Dr Kenneth Handover of Christiana 09h00 Dept Water & Distributing braille water tips to rural Mogosetso Peter Kaunda water tips in School for the Sanitation schools of learners with visual [email protected] Braille blind and impairment 079 134 9150 Jericho Association for the blind 04 Nov Mpumalanga Ehlanzeni Disability Nelspruit Dept Water & Conduct Disability Access Audit in DWS Mogosetso Peter Access Audit Offices Sanitation Offices/Site buildings [email protected] Regional office 079 134 9150 04 – 06 Eastern Joe Gqabi Disability Joe Slovo 08h00 EC Disability Programme includes Thabiso Phetuka Nov Cape Inclusion and Community – Economic Dental health education, screening [email protected] Oral Health Hall, Aliwal 17h00 Empowerment and provision of dental care tools to 078 505 1875 Promotion and North (Aliwal Trust persons with disabilities and older North and Dental Maletswai persons Jamestown) Outreach Development Inclusive Education Dialogues Trust 07-08 Program Workshop with SALGA & Joe Gqabi Nov Thembani Walter Sisulu district municipality and sector Community LM departments: White Paper on the Hall, DWYPD Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Burgersdorp Local Government Framework and et al (Burgersdorp, Disability Awareness. Steynburg and Disability Rights Round Table and Venterstad) Gala Dinner hosted by the District /Local Mayor (8Th November). 4 DISABILITY RIGHTS AWARENESS MONTH (DRAM) 2019 Calendar of Events Week 1 (03-09 November) Children and young people with disabilities empowered to chart their own destiny through access to quality lifelong learning National Priorities 2-3: Education, Skills, Health & Social Wage DATE PROVINCE DISTRICT EVENT VENUE TIME HOST INFORMATION CONTACT 05 Nov Limpopo Sekhukhun Provincial Sekhukhune 09H00 Employees with Disabilities for different Mr Kekana LM e Public Service District office department, HOD and members of the 082 802 9416 Disability intra-institutional disability rights Rights committees Management week 05 Nov Limpopo Mopani Provincial Giyani old 09h00 Employees with different disabilities in Mr Motau NB Public Service parliament the department including the HOD 082 057 9442 Disability building Rights Management week 06 Nov Limpopo Capricorn Fun Day and Rakgonna 10:00 Limpopo Creating disability rights awareness Lala Mashilo Beauty centre Provincial 400 persons with disabilities 015 290 9180 Pageant For Government Strengthening Access and Participation 076 130 6615 Persons With through Self-Representation Disabilities 06 Nov KwaZulu- Umgungun 18th AGM of CREATE 16h00 CREATE The proceedings will be followed by a Mandisa Mkhize on Natal dlovu CREATE offices, 11 screening of a short documentary [email protected] Hyslop Road, recently produced by SERI – Socio-