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Difficulty in accessing books is said to be one of the main challenges facing people with visual impairment in Nigerian tertiary institutions.
Difficulty in accessing books is said to be one of the main challenges facing people with visual impairment in Nigerian tertiary institutions.
Nigerian women with disabilities continue to face serious challenges in their daily living but some are determined not to be let down by the setbacks. | Pulse Nigeria
Struck by fate, neglected by governments: Travails of visually-impaired pupils in Nigerian public schools Alexander Okere Uduak Esin strode towards an old couch in the sitting room and sank into it quietly. She reached out for her phone on a wooden stool and slowly checked whether she had missed calls or had unread messages from relatives and friends. Despite her visual impairment, one could tell that she knew her way around the apartment, with her calculative movements, and loved the freedom she had to do certain things by herself. “I don’t depend on my mother to do things for me. I wash...
UNICEF and the European Union launch major child protection initiative in Bangladesh Format © UNICEF Bangladesh/2020/McCauley **Dhaka, 20 December 2020 – **In a landmark announcement, the European Union has committed US$ 25.7 million to support UNICEF’s child protection programme in Bangladesh over the next four years. The project will give over 10 million children access to social services, and will empower children to claim their rights. The initiative has a special focus on adolescents and on children living with disabilities. “This is an unprecedented investment in the realization ...