Tbilisi: The UNDP (United Nations Development Program) has organized a number of events. These are being held ahead of World Youth Day, which is celebrated every year on August 12.
The UNDP Georgia took to its social media handles and shared information in this regard. On its official Facebook pageb the UNDP stated, “This year World Youth Day highlights the importance of education for sustainable development.
We strongly believe that young people of all abilities should have equal access to communication tools that help them connect, learn, and succeed.”
It added, “Together with the Polish government we are promoting the introduction of modern assistive technology of alternative and augmentative communication which was created for children with disabilities, in several pilot schools and kindergartens.”
The project which is being implemented with the help of the Polish government is innovative and based on the successful Polish model of inclusive education.
UNDP Georgia also thanked the Polish organization Atabi and the Georgian Consort Georgia for their efforts. Moreover as per UNDP Georgia the results are already being used by teachers, inclusive education professionals and language and speech specialists.
It is worth noting that these important projects are being implemented to create new job opportunities for children with special educational needs and give them perspective and motivation for the future.
At the same time the project is being implemented by the United Nations Development Program in cooperation with the Polish Challenge Fund and with the support of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Moreover Georgian educational, medical, and non-governmental organizations including MAC Georgia, Ken Walker Rehabilitation Clinic, GSLTA, and the Special Education Teachers Association, are involved in the project.
The attendee of the recent workshop also added that these projects will help the children with special needs in multiple ways. They also stressed that due to the joint efforts by all the organisations the students with special needs could get easy access to higher education.
