Inclusive education programme for children with disabilities in sub-Saharan Africa

Appui au Développement de l’Enfant en Détresse (ADED), an NGO based in the DRC, implemented a programme called Tunafasi in the Uvira region to provide quality inclusive education to children with disabilities in mainstream schools. Tunafasi adapted the ‘Inspire2Care’ model of Nepal’s Karuna Foundation, improving the accessibility of facilities, training staff, and organizing self-help groups for parents. Between 2020 and 2023, Tunafasi raised the school attendance of children with disabilities from 5 per cent to 68.5 per cent in its region.

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