Myanmar Independent Living Initiative

With the facilitative leadership of three Myanmar with disability who have completed their on year training program named DUSKIN Leadership Training in Japan: a Program for persons with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific Region, Myanmar Independent Living Initiative (MILI) was established in Yangon on May 8th 2011 to initiate and start the independent living movement of persons with disabilities in Myanmar together with peer groups. Goal To build an inclusive and right-based barrier free society where persons with disabilities can live independently with their full potential as other. Objectives To empower and support persons with disabilities for their independent living To advocate and promote the inclusion and rights of persons with disabilities Target Groups People with disabilities (Priority to women,children and persons with severe disabilities) Persons with physical, visual and/or hearing impairment Persons with intellectual impairment Persons with Leprosy Persons with HIV/AIDS persons with long-term disease persons with epilepsy poor elderly persons