1. Access to Services for Persons with Disabilities in Challenging Environments Dear Participants, Our seminar « Access to services » is based on exchanges, encounters and discussions. In order to identify each other more easily, we ask you to fill in the small document (“introduction form”). Then, all introduction forms will be collected and shared between participants. You can write them in French, English or Arabic, according to your working language. Thank you for returning them to Marion by 30th November 2009. You can choose your pictures; Please keep the same colours suggested in the example. Good organisation and see you soon! © Handicap International

2. Access to Services for Persons with Disabilities in Challenging Environments International Seminar Amman, Jordan 7 – 11 december 2009 © Handicap International Who am I? JOSEPHINE JASMIN VILLAFUERTE, MD. MCH. Philippines, specifically from the Southern part. Davao City, Mindanao Island I am here to learn from the exchange of strategies & good practices of the different countries on how services can be accessed most specifically for the poor, marginalized persons and how can they be empowered.

3. Access to Services for Persons with Disabilities in Challenging Environments What are your two major experiences in relation to the access to services ? 1. Access of patients with diabetes to regularly have their blood sugar check-up in their respective barangay through the Botica Ng Barangay (BnB). 2. Access of the patients to both public & private clinics through PPM DOTS partnerships.

4. Access to Services for Persons with Disabilities in Challenging Environments According to your experiences, what are the biggest obstacles to the access to services for persons with disabilities ? >distance  Inavailability of services at the community  Poverty  Lack of knowledge

5. Access to Services for Persons with Disabilities in Challenging Environments According to your experiences, what can facilitate the access to services for persons with disabilities ?  Making services available, accessible, affordable to the community.  Empower the community through raising their level of awareness. > Encourage community participation

6. Access to Services for Persons with Disabilities in Challenging Environments To which question would you like this seminar to answer ? WAYS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO SERVICES ?