INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN UZBEKISTAN

1. 26 professionals from the 5 key ministries, as well as from NGOs, the Oliy Majlis, and other organizations, were involved in the development of the National Strategy for Inclusive Education for 2015-2017.

2. 1410 children with special needs were integrated to the general education system in five pilot regions.

3. The project launched 30 pilot schools and kindergartens in 5 regions of the country (Tashkent, Samarkand, Namangan, Khorezm, Surkhandarya).

4. The project trained at special workshops and seminars: 60 trainers, 944 pedagogues and kindergarten teachers, 247 school experts and support staff (speech therapists, volunteers, etc.), 714 parents, as well as 90 experts of medical and psycho-pedagogical commissions.

5. The project involved 8 international experts from Austria, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Finland and the UK.

6. There were organized 7 parent clubs and 5 Resource Centres for Inclusive Education.

7. 1511 consultations were conducted at the Resource Centres that were founded under the project.

8. There were prepared 6 issues of the project bulletin and 5 information prospects for the public, government bodies, parents, pedagogues and children in Russian and Uzbek languages.

9. The total circulation of the issued bulletins consisted of 3,000 copies, and the information prospects consisted of 1,500 copies.

10. There were published more than 90 articles and other information materials in the mass media throughout the country; 65 journalists from 5 project regions attended training workshops on the coverage of the issues of inclusion in the mass media.