Global inclusive education updates from EENET and other organisations.
[Article] The cost of illiteracy: Why the education system in Philippines is failing millionsThe Philippines is undergoing an education crisis. 24 million Filipinos aged 10-64 are functionally illiterate, with 5.8 million being basically illiterate. The World Bank reports that 91% of Filipino children aged 10 struggle to read simple text, a rate that has been worsened by the Covid 19 pandemic. The article gives further detail and reasons: … Continue reading [Article] The cost of illiteracy: Why the education system in Philippines is failing millions [Publication] My Name is Runa – a “Stories for Inclusion” audiobook
Niketan and Biblionef have launched an audiobook version of the story “My Name is Runa”, the true story of a girl named Runa who lives in Bangladesh and has cerebral palsy. The audiobook is available in Dutch, English and Bengali. As Runa said: “Hello, I am Runa. I have Cerebral Palsy and I live in … Continue reading [Publication] My Name is Runa – a “Stories for Inclusion” audiobook [Blog] From lived experience to advocacy: Addressing barriers in education for students with disabilities
A GPE youth leader gives insights from her experience of inclusive education in a Caribbean context. She gives an example from her own life: “The most challenging subject for me in school was mathematics where visual representations were critical but rarely accessible. I often felt excluded during geometry lessons where teachers would point to shapes … Continue reading [Blog] From lived experience to advocacy: Addressing barriers in education for students with disabilities [Blog] Mongolia: Inclusive education helps students with special needs stay in school
This blog tells the story of one boy who had dropped out of school to explain Mongolia’s strides in inclusive education. Thanks to a teacher who was trained in inclusive education the boy was encouraged to return to school. The boy received counselling sessions, too, to gain confidence. The boy’s progress “reflects Mongolia’s expanding system-wide … Continue reading [Blog] Mongolia: Inclusive education helps students with special needs stay in school [Blog] Signs of Change: Equipping Teachers with Tools for Inclusive Classrooms – South Sudan
“With less than half of children in South Sudan currently in school, inclusive education isn’t optional – it’s essential,” this blog states. It describes a programme by Education Cannot Wait in South-Sudan that promotes inclusion, in this case teacher training in sign-language and braille. There are other initiatives within this programme like providing assistive devices. … Continue reading [Blog] Signs of Change: Equipping Teachers with Tools for Inclusive Classrooms – South Sudan