During August and September 2026 in Chiang Mai, APCD collaborated with the Dulabhatorn Foundation (DBF) to conduct training sessions and a meeting among service providers.

Supported by the Safe Child Thailand (SCT), first training session for the parent group of children with disabilities was called “Disability Rights and Welfare of Persons with Disabilities in Thailand”.

The session was delivered by the representative of Chiang Mai Provincial Social Development and Human Security on 15 August 2026, at DBF office. More than 30 participants attended the session.

For the SCT supported activity, APCD Representative shared his experiences on the second training session on the topic of “Power of Family to support Children with Disabilities” on 19 September 2026.

The session included the interview of good practice of the father of children with disability to encourage parents and promote family empowerment.

The session also presented on how to play and sing a song with children with disabilities demonstrated by a teacher of DBF. Thirty parents of children with disabilities attended the session.

The second local coordinating mechanism meeting in Sansai District, Chiang Mai was organized on 18 September 2026. Eight participants who are representatives of medical therapists, DBF and APCD participated the meeting.

APCD’s Activities to promote Community and Family-Based Inclusive Development in Chiang Mai.

During August and September 2026 in Chiang Mai, APCD collaborated with the Dulabhatorn Foundation (DBF) to conduct two training sessions on development of capacity for the parent group of children with disabilities and a meeting on second local coordinating mechanism for service providers in Sansai District, Chiang Mai.

The activities implemented supported by the Safe Child Thailand (SCT). First training session for the parent group of children with disabilities was called “Disability Rights and Welfare of Persons with Disabilities in Thailand”. The session was delivered by the representative of Chiang Mai Provincial Social Development and Human Security on 15 August 2026, at DBF office. More than 30 parents of children with disabilities actively participated the session.

The second training session was called “The Power of Family to support Children with Disabilities”. The session was facilitated by the representative of APCD. The session also included the interview of a father of children with disabilities as well as presenting on how to play and sing a song with children with disabilities demonstrated by a teacher of DBF. The session was conducted on 19 September 2026, at DBF office. Thirty parents of children with disabilities attended the session.

The second local coordinating mechanism meeting for service providers in Sansai District, Chiang Mai was organized on 18 September 2026 at DBF office. Eight participants who were representatives of medical therapists, DBF and APCD participated this important meeting to review the referral system, DBF’s services process, Child Safeguard Policy, compulsory training courses of DBF for parents.  

These activities are evidences of DBF, its Partners, and the Community effectively promoting on the empowerment and inclusion of children with disabilities in Chiang Mai.