Memberships

Samarthyam is proud member of:

Associate Member-  Asia Pacific Development Centre on Disability (APCD), Bangkok (Thailand) (www.apcdproject.org)

The "Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability" (APCD) is a regional center on disability established in Bangkok, Thailand as a legacy of the Asia and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons 1993-2002, under joint collaboration of the Government of Japan and the Royal Thai Government.APCD has been endorsed by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific as a regional cooperative base for its Biwako Millennium Framework for Action towards an Inclusive, Barrier-free and Rights-based Society for Persons with Disabilities in the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons,2003-2012.

The APCD project was implemented in Bangkok on 1 August 2002 through the technical cooperation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) with the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security,Thailand; the necessary infrastructure was provided by Japan's Grant Aid.  

Corporate Member-  International Centre of Accessible Transportation (ICAT), Canada  (www.icat-ciat.org)

ICAT is a not-for-profit corporation, under the Canada Corporations Act. ICAT's Board has representation from three countries: Canada, United Kingdom and United States. An Advisory Panel, composed of representatives from the sponsoring organizations and international experts from the general membership, guides the overall program direction of ICAT.
ICAT's core members have a combined total of over 100 years experience in the successful research, design, development, demonstration and commercialization of new technologies, development of training programs, development and implementation of policy and legislation, and the planning and development of other services to make travel more accessible.

Member- ICONGO Confederation of NGOs (www.icongo.in)