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Equity and InclusionWorking Group
RENCP General AssemblyBy Vincent MURENZI
30th July 2015Email: [email protected]
Tel. 07 88 30 32 05
Updates from recent WG activities
• Under the lead of NUDOR, we met on 17th July 2015 to collect more evidence behind low enrolment and high drop out rates for CwDs. Practical recommendations were set for a better way forward;
• E&I WG members have visited and monitored enrolment in 9YBE and TVET schools of 5 districts of Rwanda;
• E&I WG members, in partnership with UR-College of Education, have put in place a school- community engagement and partnership plan for research in IE.
• E&I WG members contributed to the development of UR IE policy developed by the School of Inclusive education: draft under final touches;
Updates from recent WG activities• Handicap International got funds from UNICEF to implement
a programme named ‘’Promoting Inclusive Learning (PIL) in Rwandan schools’’. The programme will support the implementation of the new competence-based curriculum.
• VSO got funds from EDC to implement L3+ project in two districts of Nyaruguru+ Nyamagabe. It adds to the existing L3 structure the component of ‘’ disability’’ with focus on resource centres for referral and support services;
• VSO organized Inclusive Education Flagship Framework and gathered different countries to harmonize researches on IE: HI provided some technical inputs.
Successes• New partnerships and funding agreements
developed;• The SNE/IE policy validated;• Strategies and mechanisms for working with the
community in research set out;• Joint efforts made towards promoting IE in Rwanda.
Critical issues
• Financial limitations to recruit lecturers for Masters’ program in SNE and IE
• Children with disabilities are still out of school in our local communities
• There is still a serious communication barrier in inclusive education
Outstanding issue• Develop partnerships with UR to support its
long term teacher capacity building plan. • Ensure new project proposals bear a strategy
for sustainable impact in as much as we can.
Next Quarter WG Key ActivitiesSupport MINEDUC/REB to train teachers on the new
competence-based curriculum and inclusive education;
Development of L3 and resource centres;Strengthen advocacy at national level to create
synergies in IE;Continue searching for new funding opportunities.
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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