Provide adequate funding for inclusive-education
âą Mr Richard Opoku
The government needs to provide adequate funding for inclusive-education policy in the country, Chance for Childhood (CfC), a non-governmental organisaÂtion (NGO), has advocated.
According to the Senior ProÂgrammes Manager/Global SafeguardÂing Lead of CfC, Richard Opoku, this would help reduce stigmatisation against children and persons with disability and uphold their right to education
Mr Opoku said this at a sensitsaÂtion programme organised for resiÂdents at Maamobi in Accra to educate them on disability issues.
The programme, held on the theme âWhat you must know about disabilÂity and impairmentâ, was organised by the NGO in collaboration with Ayawaso North Municipal Education Directorate to promote inclusive-education and safe learning environÂment for children with disability.
Mr Opoku said education on disability issues in the communities were low, adding that parents and caregivers must be abreast with issues on disability to provide support to children with special needs.
He also added that it was crucial to support children and young people in Africa who faced inequalities, such as lack of access to education and to provide them with tools and skills to build the future.
Mr Opoku called on civil society organisations and religious groups to intensify advocacy in order to ensure the rights of children with disabilities were protected in the country.
The Special Education Coordinator of Ayawaso North Municipal AsÂsembly, Mr Emmanuel Kwaku Edem, said the programme would help parents and caregivers with the right information and knowledge to cater for children with special needs.
He urged parents to discard myth surrounding children with disability, adding that parents and caregivers should support children with special needs to become useful to the society.
âDonât hide your children with special needs at home, support them to exhibit their talents to the benefit of our communities,â he added.
The Education Coordinator urged the public to desist from stigmatising persons with disabilities, commended the leadership of the CfC for the initiative and called for more of such collaboration.
As part of the occasion, fliers on disability issues were distributed to members of the community.
 BY ANITA NYARKO-YIRENKYI
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