Rapport fra FMMs generalsekretær Dimby
News from FMM 14 August 2006
FMMs 1/2 års rapport
jan-juni 2006
In 14 January: Festival day of the Handicap International with FMM. Carnival round Antananarivo, competition sports, theatre and songs half day. Invitation Minister of Population, Embassy France, Embassy EURO. Represented Disabled conference by General Secretary FMM Raberanto Dimby Sombiniaina.
In 14-18 February: RSESA (Regional Secretary East South Africa) 4th met at Lusaka Zambia. Represented from FMM Mr Raberanto Dimby Sombiniaina (General Secretary) and Ms Rafaharimalala Justine (Account control), each 2 represented from Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Swaziland, Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Lesotho, Zambia, Committee Member RSESA, 2 Interprets, 1 President ADU (Africa Deaf Union), Vibeke and Hanne from Norwegian. 38 persons all
Report RSESA 4 years ago, vote new RSESA Board 2006-2010 and conference report of each regions.
In 27 February: Removed Office FMM at 67 Ha. Before Office FMM at General Secretary home at Ambodihady Ambohimanarina.
In 04 March: 5th FMM Board each 3 months, meeting about:
- Report FMM 2005 (you see attachment) Before sent to you
- Report FMM 2006 (you see attachment) Before sent to you
- Report RSESA at Zambia
- NDF – ATLAS – NORAD (They yet fund it. Good news from NORAD cooperation FMM 2006-2009
- Report of each Association of Deaf in Regions.
v Some Association of Deaf in region with Interpret (Antananarivo, Antsirabe, Toliara, Toamasina, Mahajanga) teach Sign Language to Parents of Deaf children and Adults or children hearing ,some began in October 2005. To be continued.
v FMM put a demand about to translate the TV news at TVM in Sign Language for Deaf people. We have asked to do it three times (3 days) a week. Up till now, we have no satisfied response.
We FMM talked to Ms Director Ministry of Population to work about ask Sign Language Interpret on TVM. They says: Don’t FMM talk to Director of TVM. We talk to her. I will talk again to Director Ministry of Population about ask Sign Language on TVM when meeting at Vatomandry in 16 -18 August 2006.
v Association of the Deaf alone in region have problems because all the Interprets train at Antananarivo now.
v Some Association of the Deaf in region get new members
- Farafangana: before 4 Deafs , now 12 Deafs
- Manakara: before 10 Deafs, now 17 Deafs
- Antananarivo: before none young, now they get 10 youngs members in Association of the Deaf at Antananarivo. They says they like to become teacher Sign Language and to create a new Association of Young Deafs. They have no job. They were pupils from Akama and some from FOFAMA
- Antsirabe: before 20 Deafs 2 years ago, now 60 Deafs. They have done a good work by selling many tee shirts on Sign Language.
- Deaf women’s have no job in regions of Madagascar. So they have problems.
- Bartho Jean Betkou counsellor in FMM Board collected 10 Deaf children (5-12 years old) at Island Sainte-Marie. But there are some Deafs not yet coming.
· In 24 – 27 April: Mission FMM at Faradofay (Pres ident FMM and Counsellor Mr Jules)
In 9 – 13 May: Mission FMM at Sambava and Antalaha (President FMM and Counsellor Mr Jules).
In 13 – 16 May : Mission FMM at Antsiranana (General Secretary FMM and a Interpret Mr Rivo). General Secretary FMM trained about the Deaf Human Right and the development of the Deaf at Antsiranana. There was 18 people present (4 Deafs). On November 2005, a new Association of the Deaf at Diego(Fikambanan’ny Marenina Sampana Antsiranana) FIMASA is set up with 19 members in Antsiranana. Dimby and Interpret Rivo met with the Regional Director of the National Education and the Vice President. They are ready to collect the Deaf number in Diana region (Antsiranana). They will send the results to FMM and Ministry of Education soon.
In 24 May : 6 each Federations of the Handicapped persons met Mr Moise.
2 delegation from each Federations of the handicapped persons (Deaf, blind, Handisport, Physic handicapped etc) had a rendez-vous with Mr Moise Rambeloson (Responsible of the Social). He works with President of Madagascar Mr Marc Ravalomanana. Mr Jules and I were the FMM’ delegates. We talked about the Deaf Right for example: Education, Salary for the Interpreters, Social and Media..and give to them the documents concerning that. Mr Moise listened to us and took notes about the delegates information. It lasted 2 hours.
· 1 500 000 Disabled in Madagascar
· The Right of Disabled didn’t written in the Laws of the State.
· The Disabled can’t do a tour in Madagascar.
· The State has a fund about HIV/AIDS for persons but no for the Disabled.
· The Internationa day of the Human right of Disabled is on December 03rd ,2006, but in Madagascar this date is the election of the President of Madagascar.
· Handisport couldn’t attend the Sport International
Moise answered: NGO followed the division of the funds for social in Madagascar. But the State should be the responsible of the Disabled. What he Ministry of Population does? NGO funds (UNICEF, UNDP, etc) for the Advertisement but never for the State. Now, Mr Moise knows the Disabled problem. He said that the President of Madagascar will be ready to listen to all the people.
Mr Moise
RAMBELOSON
Address email: ramanenera@yahoo.fr or jrasoan@wanadoo.fr.
· In 11 – 14 June: Directory Ministry of Population and President of National Committee of Handicap Population’s Human Right in Decade (CDNPH) invitation and meeting about trained plan ask Human Right for Disabled (2006-2013) in Hotel Mantasoa. Represented FMM (General Secretary FMM with a Interpret Mr Doric), a represent for each Disabled, Director Ministry of Population in Regions and represented Ministry.
· In 27 – 30 June: UNDP and CTNPFH (Confederation National Technique Plate Form Human) invitation and meeting about collect Human Right (Disabled, Jail, Women, Children) to be sent in Geneva (Switzerland) in 05 July 2006. Represented (General Secretary FMM and a Interpret Mr Doric). FMM asked Sign Language to be official in Law.
· In 19 – 21 July: Handicap International invitation about Education for Disabled. Me and Mr Jules were delegation from FMM, each Federation of Disabled, each region, each Director form School of Disabled, General Secretary Ministry of Education and some friends. They (Disabled) asked for taking care and helping Disabled at School and during Exams, Equipments, etc..
PS:
v Mahajanga: Association of Deaf teacher Sign Language teach different branches of the State and with other Handicaped. Very developed.
v Handicap International invitation, meeting about school development for Disabled, in 19-21 July 2006. General Secretary FMM wrote on paper to Handicap International asking salary for 2 Interprets. But Handicap International do not okay because they say that the Director Deaf school Akama always invited can interpret for me. But I think that the task of the Deaf school Director is already so hard during this meeting. The day after, I carry with me 2 Interprets in meeting .And I explain them that I should pay the 2 Interprets by myself. So I become a Deaf lost human Right! In the future, I add, when you give me meeting invitation you should give salary for Interprets. 3 days after Handicap International gave salary for the 2 Interprets. It is first salary for 2 Interprets at Madagascar, memorable date 19 - 21 July 2006.
v CDNPH several invitation meeting for me with a Interpret. But never salary for Interpret. He says to plan it after.
v CTNPH – UNDP invitation meeting for me with a Interpret at Antsirabe in 27 – 30 July 2006. I ask salary for 2 Interprets. UNDP asked factor for 2 Interprets salary.
v In 25 – 26 July, FMM (Dimby, Didy and Jules) mission in Ihosy (South in Madagascar) meet Vice President Education. In 10 August 2006, he phoned me (my sister at home helped me as interpret). He talked about sending the paper to Office FMM and Ministry of Education as regards “collection Deaf children from Ihosy”. May be it will be the first result answer at Madagascar?
v It is the first time that 2 Malagasy Deafs pass the Bacc (official exam before the University) in 17 – 21 July 2006. Result in 18 August 2006.
v General Secretary FMM when no meeting outside, I work at Office FMM about read Deaf Right and WFD, etc information for FMM Board, Associations, Deaf Young, write on journal for FMM, visit to project Book Sign Language, Train new Interprets,.