Category: Teacherscampaign

Micha Weir, the mother of Liam Weir, shares below how the German International School Cape Town DSK and one of the teachers have made a difference in their son's schooling. "The DSK is including our son Liam with Down Syndrome since 2016.  He is happily and proudly included now as Grade 9c class member.  Liam is thriving and learning proof that inclusion is the best for our children, the whole school, and our community.   When Liam started his inclusion at the school, many people were very nervous.  Mr. Pandit, as Liam's Grade 8 class teacher last year, embraced the challenge from the first moment and with his respect, encouragement broke down every barrier.  He was a role model for the school community but also realised and promoted how Liam and…

The Jabulani Rural Health Foundation brings hope and a commitment to positive change in realising the right of children with disabilities to access education. “The government is failing thousands of children and young people with disabilities who are being denied their right to inclusive education” Elin Martinez, Human Rights Watch The Jabulani Rural Health Foundation works in Zithulele, a rural village in the Eastern Cape, situated in a former homeland area and in one of the poorest districts in the province. Children with disabilities have very few options for education and rely mostly on hospital based occupational therapists for assessments and referrals to special schools approximately 95km away in Mthatha. No community based outreach services supporting inclusive education existed until Jabulani’s ‘Rural Ability Programme’ and their ‘ECD in the Home…