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Empowering Parents of Children with Disabilities: OHCHR, UNICEF and Yenme conduct joint Information Sessions
Ashgabat, 31 October 2023, - The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for Central Asia (OHCHR) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with a public organization Yenme, organized a series of information sessions for parents of children with disabilities during 25 ...
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State Statistics Committee and UNICEF release the Survey results of Children and Adults with Disabilities
The State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan in cooperation with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) conducted the first-ever Survey of Children and Adults with Disabilities providing new information about their situation and needs in health, education, and protection. The survey was conducted across the...
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Joint visit of Ms.Christine Weigand, UNICEF Representative in Turkmenistan and Ms.Yazdursun Gurbannazarova, Ombudsperson of Turkmenistan to the Ahal velayat Rehabilitation Educational and Training Complex
Ashgabat, 11 June, – On 10 June 2021, Ms.Yazdursun Gurbannazarova, Ombudsperson of Turkmenistan and Ms.Christine Weigand, UNICEF Representative in Turkmenistan had a joint introductory visit to the Ahal velayat Rehabilitation Educational and Training Complex. They learnt about the situation of children in the Comp...
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Children with disabilities receive hearing aids on New Year’s eve
Twenty children aged 0 to 6 with hearing impairments from around Turkmenistan received modern hearing aids today. The hand over of hearing equipment was organized jointly by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Ashgabat, UNICEF and public organization ‘Yenme’. This initiative is supporting the national...
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Aymuhammet and Abdulla - success story on early childhood development centres
This is Aymuhammet, a seven-year-old boy from Turkmenistan, who had been diagnosed with a cerebral palsy at birth. We met him at the Early Childhood Development Center in Ashgabat. Along with some other two thousand children, Aymuhammet has used the Center’s services since its opening in 2015. The Center – establi...
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Turkmenistan Situation Analysis of the boys and girls with disabilities
The purpose of the survey on the situation of children with disabilities has been to better understand who are the children with disabilities and their well-being, including those in institutions, as well as gain better insights into the accessibility and availability of social services for children with disabilit...
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Turkmenistan rolls out the development of social work practice for children and families
Development of community-based social services and social work profession in Turkmenistan was discussed at a workshop convened by, UNICEF with partners representing key government sectors working in health, education and social protection, Parliament, National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights, civil society...
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Support services for children with disabilities and their families in Turkmenistan
Together with Government of Turkmenistan, UNICEF continues to invest in strengthening the support system for families with children with disabilities. A national team of Early Child Development Specialists from the Education and Health sectors, and Representatives of the Non-Governmental Organizations were exposed...