The 1st Asia Pacific CBR Congress was held in Bangkok in February 2009, organized jointly by WHO, UNESCAP and APCD. Following the Congress, APCD organized a post-Congress workshop with its partner organizations from different countries to discuss the themes of “DPOs and CBR”, “the future of CBR in the Asia Pacific region”; and “networking between APCD and its partners”.

The workshop had 27 participants from Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam; and was facilitated with the help of 5 resource persons. 

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Workshop objectives

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The workshop had three main objectives.

1) To evolve strategies for partnership between DPOs and CBR in the Asia-Pacific region. 

2) To identify key strategies for the future growth of CBR in the Asia-Pacific region. 

3) To identify themes for future networking and collaboration between APCD and its partner organizations.

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Workshop design

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The workshop had 2 sessions. During the first session the participants were divided into two groups: one to discuss partnership between DPOs and CBR, the second to discuss the future direction of CBR in the Asia Pacific region. The discussions in each group were facilitated by a chairperson and a resource person. After discussion, the participants rotated groups, so that the groups could discuss both themes. Resource persons in the 2 groups initiated discussion with a few key questions, and helped to summarize the discussions of both groups on the respective themes. 

In the second session, the entire group of participants discussed ideas for future collaboration and networking between APCD and its partner organizations, facilitated by the 5 resource persons.

The workshop concluded by summarizing and agreeing on the key points from the discussion of the 3 themes. 

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The booklet

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This booklet has been subsequently compiled with additional papers on the themes discussed, the summary of workshop discussions, and interviews with some key persons who attended the Asia Pacific CBR Congress.