A STAR PROJECTVenue: District Secretariat hall Abbottabad

Dated: Nov. 16th, 2009

Project on the Promotion of Social Participation of Persons With Disabilities

Meeting on Campaign of Awareness Raising Among Teachers and Students

(CARATS)

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Agenda of today’s meeting

Information Sharing about A STAR ProjectPurpose of the ProjectActivities of the Project

CARATS: Campaign of Awareness Rising Among Teachers And Students

Situation in AbbottabadMr. Nasir’s experienceSituation in JapanMs. Safia’s experiencePakistan Govt. PolicyMs. Maria’s experienceMr. Hafiz’s experience

Discussion Point

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Information Sharing about A STAR Project

Purpose of the Project.Activities of the Project.

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Awareness Raising Activities

in A STAR Project

Drawing Competition“Peace”(Jul. 17th, 2009)

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Scavenging with children with disabilities (Oct 6th, 2009)

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National day celebration at Special Education Centre (Aug 14th, 2009)

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District Sports Festival for Special People(Jun. 13, 2009)

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Campaign of Awareness Rising Among Teachers And Students (CARATS)

Background, Situation and ProblemSituation in AbbottabadMr. Nasir’s experienceSituation in JapanMs. Safia’s experiencePakistan Govt. PolicyMs. Maria’s experienceMr. Hafiz’s experience

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Situation in Abbottabad

How many children with disabilities in schoolCWDs in Special SchoolCWDs in Ordinal School

PrejudiceNon-Disabled People think…Children with Disabilities think…

Our Experience 1: Mr. Nasir

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Situation in Japan

Compulsory Education (Law)Mentioned about Children with intellectual disabilities, 1979

Special, but Exclusive Education (Approach)Visually: 71 schools, Hearing: 104 schools,Physically: 197 schools, Intellectually: 543 schoolsSickly: 91 schools Total: 1,006 schools

Where do CWDs learn? (Situation)Special need education school: 60,000 CWDs (0.56%)Special need class

at Special need education school: 45,000 CWDs (0.42%)at Ordinal school: 124,000 CWDs (1.15%)

Our Experience 2: Ms. Safia

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Government PolicyConstitution(1973)

Article-37. The state shall:

“Promote, with special care, the educational and economic interests of backward classes or areas”

Compulsory EducationNational Ordinance for Compulsory Primary Education(Draft)

in Education Sector Reforms, Action Plan 2000-2003

“Only mentioned about sickly children, not CWDs”

National Plan of Action(2006), National Policy for PWDs 6. Promoting Inclusive Education for children with Special Education Needs

Goal: “Inclusive Educational opportunities are available to large number of children with moderate and mild level disabilities from kindergarten to class 10 in cost effective ways.”

Our Experience 3: Ms. Maria

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Our Experience 4: Mr. Hafeez

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Campaign of Awareness Rising Among Teachers And Students (CARATS)

PurposeTo promote the inclusive education

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Activity1. To make a program and plan of campaign in

collaboration with ten schools, selected both in public and private sectors.

2. To implement the preparatory campaign of awareness raising among children and students at ten selected schools.

3. To revise a program and plan of campaign4. To extend the campaign to other schools

Discussion PointsSchool visit programme on Nov. & Dec., 2009

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Date School name for campaign

Date School name

for campaign

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