Search # to go to the next Page Foundation of Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability Under the Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Mahachakri Sirindorn Achievements by Agents of Change 10th Anniversary Photo: Collage of Her Royal Highness Princess Mahachakri Sirindorn and APCD Foundation activities Logos: 10th Anniversary, APCD Foundation Photos: Collage of APCD activities and trainings #Page 3 Achievements by Agents of Change Foundation of Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD Foundation) Under the Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Mahachakri Sirindorn Photo: Group photo of Her Royal Highness Princess Mahachakri Sirindorn with APCD Foundation board members Logo: APCD Foundation #Page 4 Table of Contents What is APCD Foundation? 5. APCD Foundation Committee 6-7. APCD Executive Board 8. Messages 9-18. Achievements 19-21. Major Collaborators 22. The 10th year anniversary of the Foundation of Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD Foundation, established in 2003) marks an important milestone. This achievement reminds us to keep moving forward with international stature which is growing with a commitment to empower persons with disabilities to become "Agents of Change". This celebratory publication provides a glimpse into collaboration, contribution and strong leadership from persons with disabilities and our partners. APCD will continue to focus upon creating collaborative resonance and constructive engagement in promoting community-based inclusive development. #Page 5 What is APCD Foundation? The Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) is a regional center on disability and development established in Bangkok, Thailand as a legacy of the Asia and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons 1993-2002, he United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). APCD is managed by the APCD Foundation under the Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindorn. APCD has been endorsed by the ESCAP as a regional cooperative base for an inclusive society in the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022, through the Incheon Strategy to Make the Right Real. Photo: His Excellency Mister Tanin Kraivixien, President, APCD Foundation Committee Logo: APCD Foundation #Page 6-7 APCD Foundation Committee Photos: His Excellency Mister Tanin Kraivixien President Professor Emeritus Poonpit Amatyakul Vice-President Senator Chakradharm Dharmasakti Member Missus Panit Nitithanprapas Member Mister Wanlop Phloytabtim Member Mister Vichien Chavalit Member Senator Monthian Buntan Member Missus Rubina Suwanpong Member Doctor Benja Chonlatanon Member Senator Nareewan Chintakanond Member Mister Chai Chaiyawan Member Doctor Somkiat Siriruttanapruk Member Associate Professor Doctor Nantarika Chansue Member Doctor Prachuab Vanitchatchavan Member Mister Banthoon Lamsam Member Khunying Wanna Sirivadhanabhakdi Member Mister Sermsakdi Teparkum Member Doctor Tej Bunnag Member Mister Sribhumi Sukhanetr Member Professor Pairash Thajehayapong Member Mister Sunthorn Arunanondchai Member Mister Karun Kittisataporn Member Professor Doctor Surapon Nitikraipot Member Professor Wiriya Namsiripongpan Member Mister Khan Prachuabmoh Member and Treasurer Mister Akiie Ninomiya Member/Secretary Mister Kitti Samarnthai Adviser #Page 8 APCD Executive Board Photos: Doctor Tej Bunnag Chairman Senator Monthian Buntan Member Missus Rubina Suwanpong Member Professor Wiriya Namsiripongpan Member Doctor Wachara Riewpaiboon Member Mister Suporntum Mongkolsawadi Member Miss Saowalak Thongkuay Member Missus Napa Setthakorn Member Miss Barkha Henry Member Doctor Damrong Reinprayoon Member Doctor Benja Chonlatanon Member Mister Piroon Laismit Member Mister Akiie Ninomiya Member/Secretary #Page 9-18 Messages #Page 9 Mobilizing Disability Inclusive Development Policies and Barrier-Free Society Photo: His Excellency Miss Pavena Hongsakula Minister, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) Royal Thai Government Photo: Group photo with His Excellency Miss Pavena Hongsakula and APCD representatives Logo: Royal Thai Government #Page 10 Integrate and Coordinate the Work in International Affairs with All Stakeholders Photo: His Excellency Doctor Surapong Tovichakchaikul Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Royal Thai Government Photo: Group photo of Wheelchairs Support for Flood Victims from Thailand to Pakistan project Logo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Royal Thai Government #Page 11 Promoting the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and a Barrier-Free Society Photo: Doctor Tej Bunnag Chairman Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) Photo: Group photo of Dr. Tej Bunnag and participants of the Second APCD/JAIF Project Regional Meetings in Hanoi, Vietnam Logo: APCD #Page 12 Mobilizing Disability Inclusive Development Policies and Barrier-Free Society Photo: Miss Napa Setthakorn Director-General, National Office for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (NEP) Ministry of Social Development and Human Security Royal Thai Government Photo: Group of Community-Based Rehabilitation training participants Logo: Royal Thai Government #Page 13 Moving Forward to a Quality Society on the Basis of Shared Responsibility Photo: Mister Piroon Laismit Director-General Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Royal Thai Government Photo: Group photo of TICA participants and community members Logo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Royal Thai Government #Page 14 Make the Right Real Photo: Miss Nanda Krairiksh Director, Social Development Division United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) Photo: Crowd photo of the Make the Right Real activity in the Philippines Logo: UNESCAP #Page 15 Initiating Process for Developing Action Plan to Ensure Better Health Care for People with Disabilities Photo: Mister Chapal Khasnabis Technical Officer Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability World Health Organization (WHO) Photo: Group photo of the CBR Global Network meeting participants Logo: World Health Organization #Page 16 Achieving Food Security for All Photo: Mister Hiroyuki Konuma Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Photo: Crowd shot of the Disability-Inclusive Agribusiness Workshop #Page 17 Inclusive and Dynamic Development Photo: Mister Hiroshi Kato Director JICA Research Institute, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Photo: Group photo of the regional workshop for Central Asian countries on capacity-development of self-help organizations for persons with disabilities Logo: JICA #Page 18 Share the Pain, Share the Hope, Share the Future Photo: Mister Shuichi Ohno Executive Director The Nippon Foundation Photo: Person with disability working in a poultry as part of a disability-inclusive business project in Myanmar Logo: The Nippon Foundation #Page 19 Achievements Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in Thailand and Other Asia-Pacific Countries More than 500 Thai persons attended the international training (in total more than 2,000 participants from the Asia-Pacific) Photo: Group photo of APCD's Leadership and Empowerment Program training participants Image: Flags of Asia-Pacific countries that have taken part in APCD's various trainings #Page 20 Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in Thailand and Other Asia-Pacific Countries Support for Independent Living Photo: Training participants in Thailand's Nonthaburi, Chonburi, and Nakhon Pathom provinces Promotion of Rural Accessibility Photo: Map of Thailand showing the provinces of Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Sri Thammarat, Phayao, and Sisaket #Page 21 Collaboration with ASEAN Member States Photo: Group photo of APCD/Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund Project participants Flags: Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam Logos: ASEAN, Royal Thai Government, Japan-ASEAN Cooperation Photo: Group photo of ASEAN Autism Network participants Flags: Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam Logo: ASEAN Autism Networking Photo: Group photo of United Intellectual Disability Network Mekong Sub-Region Training participants Flags: Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Vietnam Logo: United ID Network Mekong Sub-region #Page 22 Major Collaborators Images: Logos of major collaborators Photos: Collage of different APCD trainings and activities Foundation of Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD Foundation) Under the Royal Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Mahachakri Sirindorn 255 Rajvithi Road, Rajthevi, Bangkok 10400 Thailand Telephone: +66 (0)2 354-7505 Fax: +66 (0)2 354-7507 Email: info@apcdfoundation.org Website: www.apcdfoundation.org Photos: Collage of APCD trainings and activities Logo: APCD Foundation, Accessible for Persons with disAbilities