Tajikistan

Children with disabilities (CWD) are being given the chance to learn at mainstream schools thanks to one of our partner organisations in Tajikistan. 

School accessibility is one of the most important components of providing inclusive education and promotion of the rights of children with disabilities.

Now Rustam can express himself, he is socializing with his peers, and he is participating in the cultural events of the organization. Rustam is ready to go to school!

With the support and help from the staff I learnt how to take care of a child with disability.

Most importantly, hope is present for Hamidjon because he has a loving mother, who, through our project, is able to experience support and acceptance, receive counselling and process her grief.

An annual conference for mainstream school teachers and school transition support services helped promote inclusion in local communities.

Amina, a young girl with speech and cognitive delays,

Through the project, Akmal was introduced to a world of possibilities.

Nazira is a mother of a child with disability, and a new staff of our partner organization. She participated in a training on early intervention for children with hearing and visual impairments.

In the summer, our organisation received a request to build a ramp and an accessible toilet at this school to allow the school to accept children with disabilities so that they could socialise and study with their peers.

There are many barriers for a child with disability to access education in Tajikistan. Sometimes this barrier is seen in the attitudes of people that think children with disabilities don’t belong in school or should be kept separate from other children.