Curriculum Vitae of Venus M. Ilagan
VENUS M. ILAGAN
Chairperson
Disabled Peoples International (DPI)
Asia-Pacific Regional Council
Unit 306 Golden Sun Realty Bldg.
29 Mindanao Avenue corner Pag-asa
1111 Quezon City, PHILPPINES
Telephone: (632) 454 1400
HOME ADDRESS
Unit 701 Merchants Square Condominium
1386 E. Rodriguez corner Mabolo Street
1112 Quezon City, PHILIPPINES
Telephone: (632) 411 9655
Telefax: (632) 412 0506
OFFICE ADDRESS
October 18, 1958
Tuguegarao City, PHILIPPINES
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Rodolfo E. Ilagan
SPOUSE
Rudolph Benedick M. Ilagan
SON
Educational Attainment
Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications - Journalism
Centro Escolar University, Manila - 1977-1981
Graduated with Honors
Obtained 28 Units - Master of Arts in Public Administration
St. Paul University of Cagayan Valley, Philippines
Work Experience
Writer/Reporter/Division Chief - Philippine Information Agency
1981-1994
National Project Coordinator - Breaking Barriers for Children Project
1995 to present
Socio-Civic Organization Affiliations
President - (KAMPI) Disabled Peoples International (DPI) Philippines
1995- June 2001
Chairperson - DPI Asia Pacific Regional Council
2000 to the present
Information Officer - DPI World Council
1998 to the present
Secretary General
Differently-Abled Women's Network (DAWN) - Philippines
May 2001 to the present
Executive Director, KAMPI
June 2001 to present
International Conferences Attended /
Involvement in the World Movement of Disabled Persons
Participant, Independent Living Training
The Catholic Association of Disabled Persons
Tokyo, Japan - October 1-25, 1994
Participant, Leadership Course for Persons with Disabilities
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Tokyo, Japan - October 3 to November 20,1994
Participant, World Assembly
Disabled Peoples International (DPI)
Sydney, Australia - December 3-9, 1994
Participant, Review on the 2nd Asia-Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons
United Nations - ESCAP (Economic and Social Commission for the Asia Pacific)
Bangkok, Thailand - June 26-30, 1995
Participant, Overseas Study Attachment for Asian Leaders with Disability
Disabled Peoples International
Winnipeg, Canada - August 25 to September 5, 1995
Participant, Exposure/Visit to Danish Facilities for Disabled Persons
Danish Society of Polio and Accident Victims
Copenhagen and Arrhus, Denmark, November 5-14, 1995
Resource person, National Conference of Rehabilitation Experts - Japan
The Japanese Society for the Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons
Tokyo/Osaka, Japan - November 21-26, 1995
Fellow, International Course on Community-Based Rehabilitation
United Nations Development Programme (Disability Action Group)
Paris, France - March 3-20, 1995
Resource Person, Forum on Disability of the Institute of Maternal and
Child Health
University of London
London, England - March 22, 1995
Participant, 1995 Paralympics Conference
Atlanta, Georgia, USA - October 1995
Facilitator, Workshop to Identify CBR Resources for the Asia-Pacific
Disability and Training Center for Community Based Rehabilitation in the Asia-Pacific
Solo, Indonesia - July 26 to August 1, 1996
Participant, World Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD)
Mobility International USA
Eugene, Oregon, USA - May 28 to June 14, 1997
Keynote Speaker, Opening Program, World Forum on Women with Disabilities
The United States Government
Bethesda, Maryland, USA - June 15 to 20, 1997
Resource Person/Speaker, Rehabilitation Conference
Rehabilitation International and the Japan Society for the Rehabilitation
of Disabled Persons
Korea - September 7 -12, 1997
Resource Person/Speaker, JICA Leadership Course for Persons with
Disabilities
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Japan - November 8-9, 1997
Participant, Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly
Disabled Peoples International
New Delhi, India - November, 1997
Team Leader - Study Attachment with Officers of the Rehabilitation
Projects for
Disabled Children in the Asia- Pacific
Hongkong, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore
November 18 to December 3, 1997
Presenter, Campaign '97
For the UN-ESCAP's Asia-Pacific Decade of Disabled
Seoul, Korea, December 7-12, 1997
Participant, Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of DPI-AP
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 2-26, 1998
Resource Speaker/Presenter, Seminar on Development of Small Enterprises
For Women with Disabilities
Equal Opportunities Commission
Hongkong, August 25, 1998
Participant, Exposure on the Kingdom's Social Welfare System
Government of the Kingdom of Brunei
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei - September 1998
Speaker, Leadership Training/Seminar and Regional Assembly
Disabled Peoples International Asia Pacific Region
Fiji - November 1998
Resource Person/Speaker, Human Rights of Women with Disabilities
DPI World Assembly
Mexico City, Mexico - December 3-7, 1998
Participant, Micro Credit Symposium for Women with Disabilities
Mobility International USA
Eugene, Oregon - September 1999
Participant, 1st Global Summit on Independent Living
United States Government
Washington D.C., USA - October 1999
Presenter, Symposium on Disability and Development
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Manila, Philippines - October 1999
Resource Person/Speaker/Presenter, DPI Asia-Pacific Regional Leadership
Workshop
Disabled Peoples International
Colombo, Sri Lanka - November 22-27, 1999
Participant, Women in Development (WID) International Symposium and
Conference
United States Government
Virginia, USA - December 1999
Participant, Meeting of DPI's Human Resource and Personnel Committee
Disabled Peoples International
New York, USA - March 2000
Panelist, World Forum on Education for All
United Nations (UNESCO)
Dakar, Senegal, West Africa - April 26-28, 2000
Speaker, Asia-Pacific Conference on Tourism for People with Disabilities
UN-ESCAP and the Government of Indonesia
Bali, Indonesia - August 24-28, 2000
Participant, "from Policy to Practice" - an International Law
Symposium
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
United States Government
Washington D.C. - October 2000
Participant/Speaker, Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly and Training Seminar
Disabled Peoples International (Asia-Pacific)
Ventiane, Lao People's Republic - November 2000
Speaker/Panelist, 2nd Global Summit on Independent living
Sponsored by Japan and US-based Disability NGOs
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA - December 4-7, 2000
Participant, Meeting of the World Council
Disabled Peoples International
London, England - April 8-12, 2001
Speaker, International Symposium on Disability Studies
Canadian Centre on Disability Studies
Winnipeg, Canada - June 19-24, 2001
Resource Speaker, Training on Capacity Building for Persons with
Disabilities
In the South Pacific Island - States
Disabled Peoples International Asia-Pacific Region
Port Vila, Vanuatu
26 August-02 September 2001
Participant, Expert Group Meeting
To Review Implementation of the Copenhagen Declaration
For Social Development
UN-WESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand
16-18 September 2001
Participant, Global Officers' Meeting
Disabled Peoples International World Council
Helsinki, Finland, 19-23 October 2001
Coordinator and Speaker, Danish Disability Fact-Finding Mission to the
Philippines
The Danish Council of Organizations of Disabled People (DSI)
Philippines, 27 October 09 November 2001
Resource Person and Speaker
Campaign 2001 for the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons
UN-ESCAP, Government of Vietnam and the Japanese Society
For the Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons
Hanoi, Vietnam, 11-16 December 2001
Participant, Expert Group Meeting
On Awareness Raising of Public Administration Personnel
To Promote Disabled Person's Participation in Mainstream Development
UN-ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand, 18-21 December 2001
Awards Received
PTU AWARD
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORK IN DISABILITTY
The Danish Society of Polio and Accident Victims
Copenhagen, Denmark, 4-5 June 1998
5th ANNUAL KAZUO ITOGA MEMORIAL PRIZE AWARD
FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO DISABILITY WORK IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
The Kazuo Itoga Memorial Foundation of Japan
2001
I have been involved In various training activities for the empowerment of leaders of
persons with disabilities in the Asia-Pacific Region and other parts of the world in view
of my being an officer of the Disabled Peoples' International, the world federation of
national organizations of persons with disabilities in 163 countries.
I have wide experience in activities such as disability rights advocacy, organizational
development and management and fund-raising for programmes and projects of grassroots
persons with disabilities - with particular interest in efforts related to the
rehabilitation and empowerment of women and children with disabilities.
I have also worked as a media practitioner for 14 years in the Philippines both in the
print and broadcast media in various capacities. I had experience and exposure as a
writer/reporter, deskman/editor; anchorperson and division chief of a media outfit.
Currently, I am the national project director of a national rehabilitation project in
the Philippines called Breaking Barriers for Children which provides free rehabilitation
services (physical and occupational therapy, pre-school and special needs education
training among other services) to more than 6,000 poor children with disabilities in the
Philippines. We are also involved in the training of more than 400 regular public
pre-school, primary and elementary school teachers on special needs education to provide
and equip them with skills necessary for them to be able to accept children with
disabilities for education in relation to UNESCO's trust of EDUCATION FOR ALL.
BBC is a project funded by the Danish Society of Traffic and Accident Victims PTU) and
implemented by KAMPI or Disabled Peoples' International-Philippines for the benefit of
disabled children. This is a project which showcases how disabled persons in developed
countries can help in empowerment efforts for their peers in so-called developing
countries like the Philippines.
Under the BBC, we operate 5 main rehabilitation centers and 60-community-based
satellite rehab centers in 5 pilot regions of the Philippines.
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