A total of 3030 Children with disabilities have been able to study alongside their able-bodied colleagues ever since government launched a program aimed at integrating the children with special needs into ordinary schools.
A total of 3030 Children with disabilities have been able to study alongside their able-bodied colleagues ever since government launched a program aimed at integrating the children with special needs into ordinary schools.
The Child friendly project was jointly started a year ago by the government in partnership with some NGO’s such as Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) and the UN’s Children organ, UNICEF.
"Since the programme started, more children with disabilities have joined from home into all levels of education,” Mary Kobusingye, special Education Professional Officer in the Ministry of Education told Sunday Times.
She disclosed that over the past year they have embarked on a campaign to prepare the schools to host the children.
According to Kobusingye, since the project started child friendly model schools have increased from 20 to 50 across the country.
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