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AZG Armenian Daily #078, 29/04/2006
Society
DISABLED PEOPLE ARE FREQUENTLY DEPRIVED OF OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY
"Disabled people are frequently deprived of the opportunity to study,
" Anahit Tovmasian, head of "Bridge of Hope" NGO, stated this at "The
School Is for Everyone" exhibition held at the UN office in
Yerevan. She said that thought there is no concrete statistics on the
issue, many disabled children do not attend school.
"Education for Everyone" action program was adopted in Senegal. The
program is aimed to secure compulsory elementary education for
everyone till 2015. Armenia also signed this program which is the
second challenge for the millennium development. "Education for
Everyone" arrangement is held in the world on April 24-30. On the
initiative of "Mission East" Danish international organization and
with the collaboration of "Bridge of Hope" NGO, painting and
composition competitions were held at the special schools of three
Armenian regions. The socially insecure children, including disabled,
pupils of special schools tried to depict the school of their dreams
in their paintings and the compositions.
Victoria Harutyunian, pupil at the special school of Hatsik village,
Armavir region, told about a little orphan who dreams of going to
school but has no opportunity to in her composition "I Want My Friend
to Go to School." Victoria's composition won an award.
"I will spare no efforts to help such children when I grow up and have
a good job," Victoria Harutyunian said.
The five best pictures and 3 best compositions were awarded with
prizes, while the special schools received gratitude letters at the
closing ceremony of the exhibition.
By Gohar Gevorgian
Society
DISABLED PEOPLE ARE FREQUENTLY DEPRIVED OF OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY
"Disabled people are frequently deprived of the opportunity to study,
" Anahit Tovmasian, head of "Bridge of Hope" NGO, stated this at "The
School Is for Everyone" exhibition held at the UN office in
Yerevan. She said that thought there is no concrete statistics on the
issue, many disabled children do not attend school.
"Education for Everyone" action program was adopted in Senegal. The
program is aimed to secure compulsory elementary education for
everyone till 2015. Armenia also signed this program which is the
second challenge for the millennium development. "Education for
Everyone" arrangement is held in the world on April 24-30. On the
initiative of "Mission East" Danish international organization and
with the collaboration of "Bridge of Hope" NGO, painting and
composition competitions were held at the special schools of three
Armenian regions. The socially insecure children, including disabled,
pupils of special schools tried to depict the school of their dreams
in their paintings and the compositions.
Victoria Harutyunian, pupil at the special school of Hatsik village,
Armavir region, told about a little orphan who dreams of going to
school but has no opportunity to in her composition "I Want My Friend
to Go to School." Victoria's composition won an award.
"I will spare no efforts to help such children when I grow up and have
a good job," Victoria Harutyunian said.
The five best pictures and 3 best compositions were awarded with
prizes, while the special schools received gratitude letters at the
closing ceremony of the exhibition.
By Gohar Gevorgian