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Who are we?
The IDP is a capacity-development program which works at the organizational and individual levels. At the individual level the program aims towards the building of personal confidence through self efficacy. At the organizational level the program aims at strengthening the operational capacity of agencies providing and/or advocating for services to blind and visually impaired persons.
Our Mission
To strengthen the capacity of organizations of and for blind and visually impaired persons in order to empower individuals in relation to their organizations and their societies.
Our Values
- The empowerment of the individual through self efficacy
- The building of knowledge of self and environment
Target Groups
Organizations of and for the blind and Partially Sighted
The focus of the IDP is to build organizational capacity through the strengthening of institutional organs, the development of its leaders and members, and the democratizing of organization's instruments of operation. To achieve its objectives the program's strategies include:
Programmed Strategies
Individual Level
- Empowerment training for individuals
- Women's programs
- Leadership/Management
- Managers of organizations
- Community negotiation skills
- Training
- Board members
- Branch leaders
National Level
- Capacity baseline
- Strategic planning
- Assessment of organizations
- Program design
- Fund development
- Monitoring
- Mentoring
- Board training (democratization)
Networking
- Local level through trainers
- Collaborative links with other in-country partners
Regional Level
- Training of Trainers (IDP concept)
- Africa Forum
- Senior Management Institute
- Fund Development Workshop
- Executive life skills
- Formation of professional bodies
Global Level
- Sharing through documentation (Empowerment of the Blind) and providing technical support for expansion of the IDP concept
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