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29th April - The New Times - Rwanda
Rwanda: Lawmaker Wants Budget for Children With Special Needs
... said this Sunday at the end of the global education campaign week held under the theme "Quality Education to End Exclusion" at Camp Kigali grounds. ...

Member Organisations
SNEP, St. André, ECAM, , CARE, SNV, VSO, ActionAid, Workers Union & Teachers, World Relief, AMUR, AFRICARE, ASOLATE, club Maman sportive, HRD, AVEGA, FACT, & LOV Rwanda, Universities: KIST, NUR, KHI, KIE, ULK, UNLAK, FAWE Rwanda, SNEC, AAIR, KURET World Vision, ACT, WELLSPRING, AEE, CONCERN

What happened in Action Week 2008?
What happened 2008?The World’s Biggest Lesson and press conference brought the issue of huge class sizes, and exclusion in education, to the special attention of the government and public. Namely poverty, poor salaries for teachers, insufficient playgrounds, inadequate learning conditions, missing computers, more parental involvement in education and specific programmes for children with disabilities. The Education Coalition in collaboration with AEE, ASOFERWA, ECAM, & SNEP organized a programme of activities to raise awareness on issues of quality and exclusion. The events started with a live phone-in debate on the subject of quality.

What happened in Action Week 2007?

More than 800 people gathered in the Nyagisenyi Stadium, in Nyamagabe district, South Province of Rwanda. Here children delivered speeches emphasizing education as a human right. One orphaned girl spoke to the leaders and told them of the problems she faces at school, and when she feels intimidated, and that she perseveres because she wants an education.

Another event at Remera primary school in Kigali, united local district leaders, teachers, parents, and many students. Following a children’s march and role plays, local leaders pledged their efforts to give everyone basic education. The week climaxed with a national celebration at the Alpha Palace Hotel in Kigali. The Minister of Education was represented by the Director of planning Mr. Yissa Claver, who called on everyone to observe education as a Right in order to realise other Human Rights. He said that the government of Rwanda believes that every child matters, and that it is a non-negotiable Right.