Hiwot’s parents were encouraged to hear about the educational, emotional, and social support available to their daughter and agreed to send her to school immediately.
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Recently, our staff visited Hambo Primary School, and upon arrival, were warmly greeted in sign language by students and teachers.
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Afterschool tutoring, including sign language training and homework support, is essential for students with disabilities who started school at a later age; helping to decrease their education gap.
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The Degale Library is busy on most school days, full of students studying and using the resource materials. Last year (2023), over 20,000 people visited the library!
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There is a lot of support and skills surrounding Tsedeke, his family, and other children with disabilities.
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We recently met Mesert, a 22-year-old student with a physical disability, at Mudula Primary School.
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Tadewos is an unconventional student at Gaecha Primary School- he couldn’t attend school as a young boy because he had significant vision problems, but he never gave up.
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In 2019, I finally saw students with different disabilities attending our school!
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Inclusive Education is Changing Lives for Children and Adults with Physical Disabilities in Southwest Ethiopia
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This past February, we met Bezawit, a third-grade student, at the Balela school reading room.
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Early-grade mother-tongue books were delivered to the Balela and Saruma schools during our visit to Ethiopia, and more will be distributed over the next several weeks.
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Students shouldn’t have to fail or drop out of school because they don’t have access to simple vision screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
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Early access to quality books sets a child up for future success in their education.
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2022 was a very busy year. Here are some images highlighting the impact in the communities we serve.
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Increasing access to education is one of the main pillars of our community-led development.
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Did you know that 153 million people worldwide live with visual impairment due to uncorrected refractive errors? This cause of blindness can be easily corrected with glasses. When it comes to Ethiopia, refractive errors are also very common.
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Meselech Jatano has found hope again after losing her sight and being forced to drop out of school 6 years ago. Meselech was one of the top students in her 8th-grade class when she lost her sight suddenly in the middle of taking national exams.
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Three more schools in Tembaro now have brand new inclusive education resource centers available to their students.
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At 16 years old, Yisak Bekele came to WEEMA’s first ever school-wide eye-sight screening with high hopes. When Yisak was five years old, he contracted an illness that resulted in the loss of most of his vision.
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Mudula town, capital of Tembaro woreda, has many children who are eligible for pre-primary schooling, but due to lack of schools that take in children at ages before primary levels, most children stay at home. Early Childhood Education (ECC) is essential to the development and future success of children.
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