Students at the Mudula Primary School teaching and learning from each other last month.

Happy 2020! To kick-start the New Year, we wanted to update you about exciting progress in our inclusive education program in the Tembaro District.

As you may recall, WEEMA recently outfitted the district’s first school with inclusive education, the Mudula Primary School, with wheelchairs, an entrance ramp and trained teachers who can teach young children with disabilities. More than 30 children with disabilities, a mix of boys and girls, began attending the school last fall – an important first in giving children with disabilities more educational opportunities in Tembaro.

We saw more progress in December. We were excited to observe a dozen students leading an outdoor “buzz group,” where students teach and learn from each other. This boosts the students’ learning capabilities and enhances academic performance.

We also provided sign language training last month for all of the school’s teachers, a dozen parents and nine deaf students – two girls and seven boys. The training, provided by an inclusive education expert from Tembaro, was hugely popular and it opens the door for more deaf and other students with disabilities to attend Mudula Primary School.

Such a great way to start 2020!