As part of its VISION 2050 the Rwandan Government has set the target of equal access to quality education, and job opportunities for all its citizens. In pursuit of this, and with the generous support of the Duke’s Foundation, Rwanda Action is trialing a framework for inclusion in Rusizi District. They are providing training for parents of children with disability and appointing and training Special Needs Education Coordinators in each of the eighteen sectors on the District. They are also creating one School of Excellence for Special Needs and Inclusive Education in each of the sectors. It is their aim to halve the number of children with disability not attending school within three years. 

Having seen the suffering and isolation resulting from the misunderstanding of disability, and from the stigma attached to it, it is heartening to see the wholehearted enthusiasm with which the local community is embracing this initiative.