A workshop for the specially abled

22.03.2016, Chandigarh: Over 50 young deaf and dumb activists from five states across north India attended three days of residential workshop on 'Leadership and Advocacy' organised by the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Regional Centre (RC) in collaboration with the National Association of the Deaf.

Participants learned about leadership styles, attributes and developed their leadership skills through different interactive sessions. During the workshop participants enhanced their understanding about advocacy, process of advocacy, stakeholder analysis, problem analysis and developing an advocacy strategy.

Uday Bhaskar, trainer from the Deaf Enabled Foundation, and Stanzin Dawa, regional coordinator, RGNIYD RC Chandigarh were the lead facilitators. Stanzin while addressing the participants at the closing ceremony said "Your circumstances should not define your limitations rather it should help you to redefine your potential and the power within you to make things possible. You are born to win and succeed in life, never quit and never give up. The learning of workshop should help not only you but also fried to live life by choice not by chance".

Vivek Mehta, a participant of the workshop said "This workshop provided me an opportunity to enhance my leadership skills and to learn in depth details of advocacy which I will surely use in my future endeavours"