Collective effort for welfare of children with disability stressed
Thursday, 8 November 2007
RAJSHAHI, Nov 7 (BSS): Speakers at a daylong view-sharing meeting with different stakeholders here Wednesday underscored the need for a collective effort for welfare of the children with disability.
They laid stress on inclusion of the mentally challenged children in the mainstream of development with the aim of ensuring them a normal life.
The Special Education for Intellectually Disabled (SEID) Trust arranged the meeting in joint collaboration with Actionaid Bangladesh and Borendra Unnayan Prochesta (BUP) at the Pink Cassia conference hall of Jafar Imam Tennis Complex.
For well-being of the disabled children, focus should be given on changing attitude towards them along with making caregivers as well as social actors understand about the role and responsibilities to increase social duties and commitments.
Additional Commissioner of Rajshahi division Asit Kumar Mukut Moni addressed the meeting as the chief guest with Deputy Director of Social Service Department Mozammel Haque in the chair.
They said community-based education, vocational training and income-generating activities for the children with disabilities should be fostered.
In his address of welcome, BUP Director Foyezullah Chowdhury highlighted the aspects of promoting need-based programmes for benefits of the disabled children.
Coordinator of Community Based Rehabilitation Project of SEID Trust Rumana Ali in her keynote paper said the girls with disabilities, especially intellectual and multiple disabilities, are the most vulnerable segment of society and are deprived of all types of rights.
Without addressing the needs of the girls and creating positive environment for nurturing their physical and mental conditions, the overall development of the country is not achievable, she added.
Editor of the daily Shonali Shongbad Liakat Ali and journalist Mustafizur Rahman Khan Alam addressed the meeting as the special guests moderated by SEID Trust Director Dilara Sattar Mitu.
Some 110 persons, especially the NGOs working with the disabled persons, and the guardians along with their disabled children from Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Natore and Bogra districts attended the meeting.
They laid stress on inclusion of the mentally challenged children in the mainstream of development with the aim of ensuring them a normal life.
The Special Education for Intellectually Disabled (SEID) Trust arranged the meeting in joint collaboration with Actionaid Bangladesh and Borendra Unnayan Prochesta (BUP) at the Pink Cassia conference hall of Jafar Imam Tennis Complex.
For well-being of the disabled children, focus should be given on changing attitude towards them along with making caregivers as well as social actors understand about the role and responsibilities to increase social duties and commitments.
Additional Commissioner of Rajshahi division Asit Kumar Mukut Moni addressed the meeting as the chief guest with Deputy Director of Social Service Department Mozammel Haque in the chair.
They said community-based education, vocational training and income-generating activities for the children with disabilities should be fostered.
In his address of welcome, BUP Director Foyezullah Chowdhury highlighted the aspects of promoting need-based programmes for benefits of the disabled children.
Coordinator of Community Based Rehabilitation Project of SEID Trust Rumana Ali in her keynote paper said the girls with disabilities, especially intellectual and multiple disabilities, are the most vulnerable segment of society and are deprived of all types of rights.
Without addressing the needs of the girls and creating positive environment for nurturing their physical and mental conditions, the overall development of the country is not achievable, she added.
Editor of the daily Shonali Shongbad Liakat Ali and journalist Mustafizur Rahman Khan Alam addressed the meeting as the special guests moderated by SEID Trust Director Dilara Sattar Mitu.
Some 110 persons, especially the NGOs working with the disabled persons, and the guardians along with their disabled children from Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Natore and Bogra districts attended the meeting.