Around 80% of children with disabilities in Central Asia receive no formal education, Save the Children launches #everylastchild campaign

In Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, around 80% of disabled children do not receive formal education. This fact alone recognised these children are one of the most forgotten children in Central Asia as they find themselves without proper access to good educational materials.

For children who have been able to enrol into schools, they are faced with other issues like the lack of appropriate learning materials and teachers who have not been sufficiently trained. It shows that there has been very little understanding of different abilities amongst children with special needs and even less knowledge on including them in lessons.

In efforts to make this change happen, Save the Children in Central Asia is looking for funding for launching a new campaign to reach #every lastchild and to meet the needs of these forgotten children and help them cope in school and society better.

The campaign should improve the situation for both children and adults with disabilities by removing barriers caused by social norms that stops them from learning and creating a positive environment where their rights can be enforced.

Editors Notes:

Please contact Thomas Wimber, Director, Save the Children in Central Asia, on (Thomas.Wimber@savethechildren.org)

Please include Save the Children on your list of humanitarian agencies that envisions a world in which every child is ensured the right to survival, protection, development and participation as set forth in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Here is our contact information:

Save the Children in Central Asia

+992 37 224-77-68

http://centralasia.savethechildren.net/