PEER COUNSELING SEMINAR Hanoi ILC members Hanoi ILC 2 nd floor Opening ceremony of 4-days peer counseling seminar at Hanoi ILC. 10 participates, who was people with severe disabilities using wheelchairs, and their PAs and students listened to the opening speach. Hanoi ILC 4 nd floor 4 peer counselers, who had been trained skills by Human Care (Tokyo), and 10 participates were performing building relationship step with supports of PAs in moving. Hanoi ILC 4 nd floor All couples were talking to each other about peer counseling methods eagerly in a 5 minutes per ones session. Hai Phong Trade Union Hotel Group of peer counselers and participates and PAs went to the Do Son beach of Hai Phong city to continued 2 nd part of the seminar. Hai Phong Trade Union Hotel One participate was talking with peer counseler in session of the loss of people with disabilities. Hai Phong Trade Union Hotel 2 peer counselers were giving a lecture about disabilities to all participates. Hai Phong Trade Union Hotel When seminar finished, peer counselers gave certificates to participates. Hai Phong Trade Union Hotel All participates and PAs were cheerful after the success of peer counseling seminar. Hai Phong Trade Union Hotel Members of Hanoi ILC and PAs took a photograph in front of Hai Phong Trade Union Hotel after the seminar finished. Hai Phong Trade Union Hotel Participates were having dinner with the help of PAs Hai Phong Trade Union Hotel Participates and PAs during break time Do Son coast Hanoi ILC member and their PAs went around in evening Do Son coast Hanoi ILC together by the see in sunset On street of Do Son District Hanoi ILC member and PAs went together to visit a local market March 2010 Peer Counseling Seminar In March 2010, Hanoi Independent Living Centre organized a peer counseling seminar. Participants were 14 members of the Centre and their PAs, including 4 peer counseling leaders, who were trained in Tokyo in 2009, 2 peer counseling experienced users and 8 other no peer counseling experienced users. This was the fist seminar organized by members of the Hanoi Independent Living Centre to develope peer counseling among members of the Centre. The seminar devided in 2 periods: the first period took place from 13 to 14 of March in Hanoi; the second period took place from 19 to 20 of March in Do Son beach, Haiphong. This schedule was made to meet the time of PAs who were students. The seminar had finished successfully. Participants had skills and more experiences in peer counseling as well as independent living. The 8 new comers formed a new peer counseling group and elected their own leader. This seminar also gave 4 peer counseling leaders of the Hanoi Independent Living Centre experiences to organize similar peer counseling seminar in the future. Photographers Miss Bich Thuy Mr. The Cuong Mr. Trung Khiem Mr. Nhat Tan Mr. Xuan Truong