9 March 2023: Event - OROS: From special schools to disability inclusive education systems. The case of Madagascar
RECI member CBM Schweiz will host an Online RECI Open Space (OROS) on 9 March 2023 from 15:00 to 17:00 CET. The event will take place online, in French and English with simultaneous interpretation.
Colleagues from CBM Global’s Madagascar country office, organisations of persons with disabilities, the partner organisation FJKM and representatives of the Madagascan Ministry of Education will discuss the topic of inclusive education systems and contribute with their own experience and projects.
An inclusive education system is one that accommodates all students whatever their abilities or requirements, and at all levels – pre-school, primary, secondary, tertiary, vocational and life-long learning (UNICEF).
But what does such an inclusive system look like in practice? And how can transformative change take place in a segregated education system, where special schools and mainstream schools have existed in parallel over the past decades? The Madagascar case describes the journey of advocacy, policy change, curriculum revision, participation and stakeholder engagement. It also highlights challenges such as resource allocation and redistribution, teacher training and child-centred teaching in overcrowded classrooms.