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Disabled Service Organization (DSO) Introduction of Disabled Service Organization (DSO) Silgadhi, Doti

Doti district is situated in the far western development region of Nepal. The district comprises of 50 VDCs and a municipality. Present population of the district is 212670 among them 105449 are male and remaining is female. Particularly discrimination according to sex and caste is common in Doti. Discrimination on people living with disability is the major thing. Due to these discrimination Women and children (specially people living with disability) are victimized and also they have less access in different kind of opportunity. Thus to addressing the issues of people living with disability the organization ASS was established.

Disabled Service Organization is an DPO established by some differently able people of Doti District. The Organization is located in District Headquarter at Silgadhi. It was established on 2062/11/02 to improve the social & economic status of People with disabilities and to ensure their rights through different empowerment program. People with disabilities are always discriminated by society & nation too. So to change the concept of discrimination & get equal rights, they were organized together and registered an Organization DSO. DSO has inclusion in Executive Committee representative from differently able people, different ethnic groups and sex. Every member of the organization were positive, motivated and has learning attitude. They have co-ordination with district and national level line agencies related with disability. They are supporting to the people living with disability for Identity card distribution, Computer training, free medical treatment & free education in collaboration with District Health Office, Schools & college and other sector.

Also the organization conducts general assembly once in every three years and elects executive body, they have an advisory group, and all the members of organization are working as volunteers