CBR Africa Conference 2010 Time Table
DAY / TIME / MAIN ACTIVITY / ROOMTuesday 26/10/10 / 2:00-7:00pm / Registration / MA
2:00–4:00pm / Mini Workshops
Writing and documentation skills workshop / RM 1
Linking MDGs & CRPD / RM 2
Write out Loud / RM 3
Monitoring & Evaluation / RM 4
Disability Craft Fair / RM 5
7:00pm / Official Opening & Dinner / Venue-tba
Wednesday 27/10/10 / 8:30-1:00pm / Launch of the CBR Guidelines / MA
8:30-9:00am / Address from each speaker about CBR Guidelines & their role / MA
9:00-1:00pm / Keynote Addresses & Discussions on the CBR Guidelines & its components / MA
2:00 – 3:30pm / Breakout sessions
Linkages between different development partners in implementation of the CBR Matrix – Experiences from Niger, Uganda, Ghana, Ethiopia, Egypt, Nigeria and ILO & WHO / RM 1,2,3,4,5
3:30-5:00pm / Keynote presentations
Linking disability & rehabilitation, disability studies & rehabilitation studies, disabled activists & service providers
Experiences from University in South Africa, Disabled Activist from Rwanda & Rehabilitation International / MA
5:00-7:00pm / Country Group Meetings
Countries meet & discuss how they have implemented Key Resolutions from previous CAN conference 2007 & choose representatives for election to the CAN Executive Committee / RM 1,2,3,4,5
Thursday 28/10/10 / 9:00-10:00am / Keynote presentations / MA
Linking research programmes of disability studies, CBR and rehabilitation, The Changing face of CBR
Experiences from Botswana and South Africa
10:30-12:00pm / Breakout sessions
Linking CBR Research to the Community, ICF & CBR, Rehabilitation & disability, CBR to disabled activists, Research on CBR in French speaking Africa
Experiences from Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, French speaking Africa & ICF / RM 1,2,3,4,5
12:00-1:00 / Keynote Presentation
Working partnerships between CBR & other rehabilitation services
Experiences from Egypt & Ghana
2:00-3:30pm / Breakout sessions
Link between medical rehabilitation & CBR, CBR & Mental Health, CBR to Speech Therapy, CBR to Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy, CBR to impairment specific organizations
Experiences from Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria and ISPRM / RM 1,2,3,4,5
4:00-5:00pm / CAN AGM – Chairpersons Report and Financial Report
Elections of CAN Executive Committee / MA
Friday 29/10/10 / 9:00-10:00pm / Keynote presentation
Who, How and Why: CBR Capacity Building in Africa.
Experiences from Centre of Global Health & School of Psychology, Ireland
10:30-12:00pm / Synchronizing CBR Training, Including CBR Training in other Trainings, Training the Community, Including disability studies in rehabilitation studies, CBR and Empowerment Training, The role of PWDs in training of CBR workers, CBR Training in French speaking Africa
Experiences from Uganda, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, South Africa, Antigua, Cote D’Ivoire, Senegal
12:00-1:30pm / Closing
Resolutions & Conference Declarations
Posters will be available for viewing in the Lobby through out the conference.
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