Handicap International (HI) did pilot screening for functional limitations among children 4-7 years old in four districts of western Nepal in around 40 schools found that 26% were at risk of at least some kind of hearing, seeing, mobility, communication, learning or concentration limitation, with 9.4% being classified as having a disability. Based on this study Reading for All projects has been lunching in Nepal.
Disable Empowerment Center (DEC), Surkhet has been implementing the Reading for All Project in Surkhet district partnership with Humanity & Inclusion (HI), World Education Inc.(WEI) and USAID. The project has targeted to Children with disability of ECD-3 classes student. Surkhet districts 4 Rural Municipalities (Chaukane, Barahtal, Chingad & Simta Rural Municipality), 5 Municipalities (Panchpuri, Birendranagar, Lekbashi, Gurvakot and Bhariganga Municipality) 490 School are working school of the project.
The goal of the project is Improving reading outcomes for Nepali children with disabilities in grades 1–3 in the 10 already defined EGRP districts and the major objective of the project is Improve data quality on children with disabilities, Enhance institutional and technical capacity at various levels to deliver quality reading instruction and support to CwDs and Test inclusive instructional models that can be scaled for specific groups of CWDs.
The duration of the project is 1st November 2018 to 30th Nov, 2022. Students (class 1-3) with disability, Early Grade Teachers, Resource Class Teachers, Head Teachers (All Target Schools), Parents of disabled children, Other Stakeholders (elected bodies, education unit, education-related NGOs/INGOs, SMC, PTA, etc.) these all are target beneficiaries of the project.
