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25 August 2020
Design and Coding Course for People with Disability
Project leader: Mr. Panji Prabowo
Level of education and university: Non Degree, Queensland University of Technology
Collaborating Organisations: GERKATIN Jawa Barat, BDG Digital and UPTD TIKOMDIK of Provincial Education Office of Jawa Barat
Project Location: Jawa Barat
Activity Type: Training, workshop or seminar
Sector: Disability Services
Project Rationale:
In Indonesia, the issue of disability is complex and wide ranging. Much evidence exists globally about its connection to poverty and people with disabilities are less likely to be employed.
According to Census 2010, having a mild disability gives a person only a 64.9 per cent chance of being employed compared to a person who is not disabled. For people with more serious disabilities, that percentage drops significantly to barely more than 10 percent. They are also more likely to be self-employed, even though they report difficulties in obtaining access to credit in order to establish businesses. Some people with disabilities reported success in obtaining employment but found current laws and programs not very helpful. There was no systematic effort to make governmental training programs effective or to enforce Indonesia’s laws on disability and employment. Many people experienced a lack of training, education, and access.
Based on research from TNP2K (The National Team for The Acceleration of Poverty Reduction / www.tnp2k.go.id), the recommendations for solving that problem are:
- Make vocational training programs inclusive
- Align labour laws with the UNCRPD to enforce a rights-based approach to employment
- Promote employment through public awareness campaigns
- Conduct pilot tests of employment programs to develop and demonstrate good practices
- Reduce barriers to microfinance for people with disabilities to assist in self-employment
Our project is aligned with these recommendations. We want to make a course/vocational program for people with disabilities to learn about programming and design to increase their skill and possibility to work.
Project Beneficiaries:
80 people with disability
Priority Development Area:
Human development for a productive and healthy society
Link with Australian organisation:
Canva Pty Ltd
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