After successfully holding five online classes for persons with disabilities, as a part of the Aku Mampu program, DNetwork also conducted various outreach to the wider community regarding disability issues, especially those related to employment. The socialization was carried out in various ways and targets different audiences. Even so, the goal was one; to raise public awareness of the importance of collaboration in creating an inclusive society.
All socialization activities were held online, in collaboration with various parties. On Tuesday (29/9), DNetwork explained about job opportunities for Indonesians with disabilities in front of the South Tangerang City government, all heads of city agencies, sub-district heads, and representatives of the disability community in an event held by the South Tangerang City Development Planning Agency (Bappeda). Then, Sunday (4/10), DNetwork had a fruitful discussion with the Special Education students from UNS. Meanwhile, on Monday (5/10), DNetwork was interviewed by Denpasar City Public Radio in a live broadcast that highlighted the inclusivity issue.
DNetwork also hopes to reach more layers of society to be more aware of disability issues. Therefore, campaigns through social media are also carried out regularly. Arrohma Sukma, a woman with a disability who is known to the public as a mountain climber and entrepreneur, is recruited by DNetwork as an ambassador for Aku Mampu who will help to amplify the messages brought by DNetwork.
One of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic is the changing in the world of work; from the reduction of employees in many business lines due to the company's economic downturn, to the shifting of many aspects of the company to digital format. Even when the business world has gradually moved towards the "new normal", these changes have brought the world of work to deeper problems, especially for job seekers with disabilities; an explosion in the number of job seekers which makes the job market competition very tight and the increasing demands for mastery of digital skills that so far have not been taught in special needs schools (SLB) or independent courses.
Responding to this challenge, DNetwork comes up with a new program entitled Aku Mampu (means “I am capable”), which is supported by the Young South East Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Seeds for the Future. Aku Mampu aims to help job seekers with disabilities develop their skills and knowledge to align with current career opportunities. Through this program, DNetwork equips job seekers with disabilities with job preparation modules that are available in various formats (text, audio, and Indonesian Sign Language video) and are free to download. There will also be a series of online classes which aim to thoroughly elaborate all the material in the module. Modules cover many things, from exploring one’s interests and talents, tips and tricks on making a good CV and handling job interviews, to A-Z about freelancing and entrepreneurship. Aku Mampu is to run from August to December.
Greetings!
Do you know? One of the things that makes it difficult for someone to find a job is because the skills a person possesses do not match those needed by the world of work. Likewise for those who have a business, one of the things that makes a business is because of the lack of suitable skills needed to raise a business. So, to help friends build their careers and businesses more smoothly, DNetwork created a new program called "Aku Mampu"
