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Inclusive education gets boost from Women’s Group
The Ministry of Education’s inclusive education drive was given a boost yesterday with a small, but significant donation from the United Women for Special Children group.
The endowment, which took on the form of a Motor Skills Manual, is intended to support children with special needs and was handed over to Minister of Education, Ms. Priya Manickchand, and Head of the Special Needs Unit, Ms. Karen Hall.
They both expressed gratitude to the group for the donation which comes at a time when the Ministry is celebrating Education Month under the theme ‘Transforming the nation through inclusive education’.
Ms. Anya Persaud (left) hands over a Motor Skills Manual to Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand. At centre is Ms. Karen Hall, Head of the Special Needs Unit.
Minister Manickchand, in accepting the manual, said that not only is it a helpful tool, but it is quite expensive. Referring to the members of the group, she said that they are women who are wives, mothers of young children, and have regular jobs, but have a passion for helping children with special needs.
“They have taken time from their lives over the years to establish this organisation and they have rarely asked for help, but they contribute all of their acquisitions/earnings to developing special needs, not only in education but social services across the country,” Manickchand noted.
She stressed that the group has been epitomizing “…what we need in Guyana. They don’t have any special skills; they are just a group of women who want to see Guyana develop and have chosen this area to contribute and I believe that they are very good examples for how other groups can work and we are very grateful to have them.”
Ms. Hall in brief remarks opined that the manual would serve well in helping to develop the motor skills of struggling special needs children. “They need a little extra help and this manual will help us to support them,” Hall said as she observed that the activities it entails are inclusive and can be fun for other children as well.
The decision to make the donation came following a meeting between the women’s group and United Kingdom-based volunteers, at the request of Ms. Hall.
President of the Women’s Group, Ms. Anya Persaud, revealed that the meeting brought to the fore the different functions the manual can play.
“We found that it can be helpful to even a two-year-old. It shows you how to use everyday things that can be used to help children with special needs,” Persaud said.
The primary objective of the Women’s group is to help children with special needs meet their highest potential by assisting with needed resources to help in the areas of education, recreation, hearing impairment, life training or welfare assistance. The group which was formed around 1987 is registered with the Friendly Societies as a non-profit organisation.
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