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09 October 2023

I learn

At the UNICEF-supported visually impaired boarding school in Mekelle, Tigray region, students with disabilities like Shewit are provided with disability-friendly learning materials as well as well trained teachers. ‘My name is Shewit. I am a 16-year-old visually impaired student living in the Tigray region of Eth...

The invisible children in climate crisis

“I have no friends to play with,” says Lina Nasir, 9, with her limited speaking ability. She is a child with a developmental disability, spending most of her time inside a makeshift shelter in Bul’ad camp, Hargele, Somali region, where the number of displaced families is constantly rising due to the severe drought...

30 November 2022

"I claim my right to an education"

My name is Gebrekiros and I am 19 years old. My journey has not always been easy, and I had to fight for the right to learn like other students. I want to tell my story so that people's views change, and they realise that young people with disabilities like me can learn and integrate into society if we are given t...

29 November 2022

Fulfilling every child’s right to education through Resource Centres

Atse Zereyakob primary School in Debre Birhan, Amhara region, is a resource centre for inclusive education with over 600 students. Classes accommodate children with and without disabilities, including children who are deaf, blind, and with intellectual disabilities. “Children with disabilities are members of our c...