This report evaluates existing policies and practices on how older people have been excluded from data in disaster preparedness and humanitarian responses in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
In order to evaluate existing policies and practices in the collection of inclusion data, the research employed two main methods: a review of documents and a survey. The review of documents was conducted in three stages: a global literature review, followed by a policy review and a practice review. The survey analysed the responses of 72 respondents from 10 countries .
This publication draws together research and learning from around the world, in papers which highlight the need for inclusive education and some of the steps being taken to implement it.
The settings brought to life here reveal the work of teachers, leaders and policy makers in geographically and culturally diverse situations. In each of the chapters we see the challenges they face and the significant efforts they make to ensure access to, and engagement with, a quality education for all children. The collection includes 15 case studies:
Special educational needs and disability section:
Teaching for All: mainstreaming inclusive education in South Africa
Successful inclusive education starts with teachers: what have we learned? A multi-country case study
Teaching English as a second language to the visually impaired in disadvantaged contexts: a case study from Chiapas, Mexico
The Theatre of the Classroom
Displaced populations section
Teaching on the run: safe learning spaces for internally displaced persons
Developing resilience through English language teaching in youth centres across Iraq
Capacity building for inclusive classrooms: the Living Together training
Integrating Syrian refugee children and their parents into Lebanese early education systems
Gender and inclusion in the classroom section
A gender equality and social inclusion approach to teaching and learning: lessons from the Girls’ Education Challenge
Teacher development and gender equality in five Nigerian states
Creating gender-inclusive schools in Turkey: the ETCEP project in action
Education, English language, and girls’ development: exploring gender-responsive policies and practices in Nepal
Minority ethnic groups in the classroom
Social inclusion and the role of English language education: making a transition from school to higher education in India
Storytelling for diverse voices
Inclusive education in marginalised contexts: the San and Ovahimba learners in Namibia
"This report reviews the Human Resources for Health (HRH) status in the targeted countries by mainly focusing on health education and training, distribution and retention of health workers, community health workers. Eighteen countries have been included in the report: Bangladesh; Cambodia; China; Fiji; India; Indonesia; Lao PDR; Myanmar; Nepal; Philippines; Papua New Guinea; Samoa; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam; Australia; New Zealand and Mongolia"
This paper focuses on mother to child transmission of HIV in the five most affected countries in Asia -- Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar, and Thailand. The technical background and lessons learned, however, are relevant for the rest of the region. It discusses risk factors, issues of diagnosis and treatment of pediatric AIDS and experiences of prevention in Asia and elsewhere. In particular it looks at issues of: comprehensive maternal and child health (MCH) services; voluntary counselling and testing (VCT); antiretroviral (ARV) prophylaxis; counselling and support for safe infant feeding; optimal obstetric practices. This document is intended as a technical resource and a basis for discussion and it is aimed at governments, NGOs and other stakeholders working in HIV prevention in Asia