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INCLUSIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMMES FROM ARMENIA AND CANADA WIN THE 2013 UNESCO/EMIR JABER AL-AHMED AL-JABER AL-SABAH PRIZE
United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNESCO
May 13 2014
Armenian non-governmental organization Bridge of Hope and the
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development of New
Brunswick (Canada), are the laureates of the UNESCO/Emir Jaber al-Ahmed
al-Jaber al-Sabah Prize to Promote Quality Education for Persons with
Intellectual Disabilities.
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, announced the laureates
during Education for All Global Action Week (4-10 May), celebrated
under the theme of "Equal Right, Equal Opportunity: Education and
Disability."
The two winners were recommended by an international Jury which
reviewed 54 applications submitted by Member States and NGOs in
official partnership with UNESCO. Funded by the State of Kuwait,
the Prize is awarded every two years.
The Armenian NGO Bridge of Hope is rewarded for its programme entitled
'Towards Education for All: Inclusive Education', which promotes human
rights, social and educational inclusion of children and youth with
disabilities. By engaging with key participants including government
ministries, international agencies, families, communities, schools,
and early childhood settings, the organization has contributed to
significant country-wide improvements in inclusive education. Despite
challenging conditions, the selected programme serves as an excellent
model for the region. The nomination for the Prize was made by the
Armenian National Commission for UNESCO.
The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development of the
Canadian Provincial Government of New Brunswick is recognized for its
long-standing commitment to a systemic approach to inclusive education
for learners with disabilities and for its vision of education as a
catalyst for social justice and equity. Its programme 'A model for
inclusion in New Brunswick's public education system' constitutes
an outstanding example of mentoring and professional learning for
inclusive education, and a model of excellence in a public education
system that has inspired other countries. The Department of Education
of New Brunswick was proposed for the Prize by the NGO Inclusion
International an NGO in official partnership with UNESCO.
"Inclusion benefits all children. These programmes show that it is
possible to remove barriers to and in learning, to realize the full
and equal participation in education of children and youth with
disabilities," said the Director-General.
Each of the prize winners will receive a monetary award of $20,000
at a ceremony to be hosted by the Government of Kuwait and UNESCO,
on 26 May in Kuwait.
For further information please visit: http://www.unesco.org
United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNESCO
May 13 2014
Armenian non-governmental organization Bridge of Hope and the
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development of New
Brunswick (Canada), are the laureates of the UNESCO/Emir Jaber al-Ahmed
al-Jaber al-Sabah Prize to Promote Quality Education for Persons with
Intellectual Disabilities.
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, announced the laureates
during Education for All Global Action Week (4-10 May), celebrated
under the theme of "Equal Right, Equal Opportunity: Education and
Disability."
The two winners were recommended by an international Jury which
reviewed 54 applications submitted by Member States and NGOs in
official partnership with UNESCO. Funded by the State of Kuwait,
the Prize is awarded every two years.
The Armenian NGO Bridge of Hope is rewarded for its programme entitled
'Towards Education for All: Inclusive Education', which promotes human
rights, social and educational inclusion of children and youth with
disabilities. By engaging with key participants including government
ministries, international agencies, families, communities, schools,
and early childhood settings, the organization has contributed to
significant country-wide improvements in inclusive education. Despite
challenging conditions, the selected programme serves as an excellent
model for the region. The nomination for the Prize was made by the
Armenian National Commission for UNESCO.
The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development of the
Canadian Provincial Government of New Brunswick is recognized for its
long-standing commitment to a systemic approach to inclusive education
for learners with disabilities and for its vision of education as a
catalyst for social justice and equity. Its programme 'A model for
inclusion in New Brunswick's public education system' constitutes
an outstanding example of mentoring and professional learning for
inclusive education, and a model of excellence in a public education
system that has inspired other countries. The Department of Education
of New Brunswick was proposed for the Prize by the NGO Inclusion
International an NGO in official partnership with UNESCO.
"Inclusion benefits all children. These programmes show that it is
possible to remove barriers to and in learning, to realize the full
and equal participation in education of children and youth with
disabilities," said the Director-General.
Each of the prize winners will receive a monetary award of $20,000
at a ceremony to be hosted by the Government of Kuwait and UNESCO,
on 26 May in Kuwait.
For further information please visit: http://www.unesco.org