Liliane Philippines Partners Organization

Liliane Foundation Philippines Partners Organization and mediators participated in the first Philippine Community Based Rehabilitation Congress which was successfully held at Manila Pavilion Hotel last August 25-27, 2009.

The Philippine CBR Congress was spearheaded by the National Council on Disability Affairs in partnership with Christian Blind Mission. Ms. Ma. Theresa Dela Cruz, LFP National Correspondent was one of the event’s co-facilitators and emcees.

The Philippine CBR Congress was attended by local government units, National and Regional government agencies, DPOs, NGOs, family support groups, the business sector, civil society,a cademe, INGOs, professional bodies and the media, who are interested in promoting Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) as a rights based strategy for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in society.

During the congress, the participants were divided into groups according to issues and concerns related to health, education, livelihood, social, empowerment and governance. They were able to tackle roles and relationships of each sector and how to organize themselves in order to implement the CBR strategy.

The event was culminated by the launching of the first Philippine CBR Manual and the announcement of the 2nd Asia-Pacific CBR Congress which will be hosted by our country in 2011.