Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion (HI)
Bangladesh Programme
Video about Inclusive Education

Basic information of the mission

Project Consortium project to improve the well-being and health amongst the refugee and host communities in Cox's Bazar
Type of support Video on the Inclusive Education project – Cox’s Bazar
Focal person at the field: Benedetta Villa
Inclusion Project Manager
Email: b.villa@hi.orh
Other referents Sudarshan Neupane
Technical Unit Coordinator  
HI BD
Email: s.neupane@hi.org Ariane Lignier
Humanitarian Advisor
a.lignier@hi.org
Date and duration Two weeks – TBC
Mission location Ukhyia, Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh  
Mission Objectives To produce a video with the aim to raise awareness on the rights of all children to go to school, including children with disabilities. It will be used as an advocacy tool at different events and fora at national, regional and international level.
In addition, the video will highlight HI’s expertise in the area of inclusive education
Quotation Submission Method Electronic submission: You can submit your quotation by e-mail to :tender.cox@bangladesh.hi.org For Hardcopy :
Attn: Logistics Department
Handicap International,
Address:
Sayemen Haritage Residence
1st floor,Sayemen Road
Jhawtola, Bazer chora,
 Coxbazer-4700

Context

HI has operated in Bangladesh since 1997, implementing programs aimed at improving access to services for people with disabilities and other women, men, boys, and girls that are discriminated against. By working with local partners and through direct implementation both in host communities and in camps, HI’s programs include the provision of health and rehabilitation services, inclusive education and livelihoods, promoting the rights of people with disabilities by strengthening protective mechanisms, and inclusion mainstreaming.  

In Cox’s Bazaar, HI has been working in registered camps and host communities since 2007 and has scaled up its interventions in response to the influx of Rohingya refugees in August 2017. HI currently operates eleven mobile units that provide rehabilitation, MHPSS, nursing care and protection support in eleven camps in Ukiya and Teknaf, manages a logistics platform that provides storage and transport support to various humanitarian partners, as well as reaches the most vulnerable families with complementary food, NFI, and shelter kit distribution.

A project on Inclusive Education is ongoing in the camps and host communities. It aims to promote the right of all the children to have access to education. To strengthen inclusive education HI applies a twin track approach. On one side, HI’s community volunteers work with children with disabilities and their families to engage their interest in education and develop education plans. At the same time, HI Inclusion Officers also work with the teachers from the schools supported to train them on inclusive education and help them develop inclusive lesson plans. Strategies for including children with various disabilities will be developed. To improve accessibility, HI’s team of experts also work to identify physical changes to the schools such as ramps and accessible toilets which will encourage children with disabilities to attend.

Specific objectives of the video:

The video will be used to:

  • Increase awareness and knowledge of educational authorities on Inclusive Education, and specifically about the activities implemented in HI project
  • The video will be a communication and advocacy tool to be used at different events and fora and at all levels to highlight the necessity to promote Inclusive Education in the emergency response.
  • Increase support for future projects on Inclusive Education from the government of Bangladesh and/or additional donors.
  • Highlight HI expertise in the area of Inclusive Education
  • Raising awareness on the right to education for all within NGOs, other actors, schools, community through the implementation of awareness sessions.
  • Increase the knowledge of teacher and other educational actors: the technical aspects highlighted in the video will allow the visualization of some good practices on Inclusive Education which could be replicate in their work.