Last October, we published the essay “Angkop na Mundo Para sa May Kapansanan sa Paningin” by Fermin Yap, a 21-year-old student who dreams of becoming a teacher one day. It was the winning piece from Nationwide Organization of Visually Impaired Empowered Ladies (NOVEL)’s essay competition for people with visual impairment.
Full disclosure: I was one of the judges on the panel. It was my first introduction to the organization, and I was deeply honored to be a part of it.
To give you a peek behind the curtains and give you more information about what they do, I talked to NOVEL, the other judges, and the participants about the event.
What is NOVEL? What does it do?
Maria Victoria Lucio, NOVEL president: NOVEL is an organization by/for women and girls with disabilities particularly those with visual impairment. Initially organized in October 2012 and formally launched on April 20, 2013. It became a legal entity on May 31, 2013.
NOVEL’s motivations, principles, goals and actions are grounded on [a] human rights-based approach that is strongly anchored on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
NOVEL is about supporting the empowerment of women and girls with disabilities, building coalitions with cross-disability and women’s movements, and promoting disability-inclusive development (DID).
How did this competition come about?
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