INCLUSIVE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN UZBEKISTAN

Dear colleagues and friends!
I would like to congratulate all of you with a very well-organized and successful conference, dedicated to the achievements of the project! Each of you have done a great job and have contributed to the success of this very important project. The presentations of local authorities, teachers, directors of schools and kindergartens, and most importantly, parents of children with special needs during the conference once again assured the importance and timeliness of this project in our country.

Taking this opportunity, I would like to thank everyone who participated in the project for their commitment, enthusiasm and effort to make this project a success! I really hope that the program of inclusive education in Uzbekistan will develop and become sustainable after project completion. I hope that the National Strategy on Inclusive Education will be adopted, the Resource Centers will continue to work fulltime, and the number of children with special needs in general schools and kindergartens will gradually grow!

I hope and believe that the network of professionals from European countries and Uzbekistan, which was formed in the framework of this project, will always stay in touch and provide maximum support for the further implementation of the results achieved. I therefore urge us to become and remain ambassadors of goodwill and volunteers of the project of inclusive education in Uzbekistan!

Best wishes to all of you, Sincerely, Akmal Rustamov, Delegation of European Union in Uzbekistan