[Blog] Exclusion of learners with dwarfism in Sierra Leone

Basic school infrastructure in Sierra Leone remains built for the ‘average’ child, leaving students with dwarfism to work around desks, boards and toilets that rarely meet their physical needs. In Freetown, Sierra Leone, where disability remains heavily stigmatised and resources are scarce, students with dwarfism struggle to survive in systems built for bodies unlike theirs. However, at Go Primary School, a small private school in the east end of Freetown, 12-year-old Abibatu Kamara sits at a customised desk and chair. She attends weekly sessions with a trained inclusion specialist. “When the classroom fits,” her mother says, “so does her confidence.”

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