Armenpress News Agency , Armenia
September 1, 2017 Friday


Every child is entitled to quality inclusive education: Henrikh
Mkhitaryan's UNICEF message



YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the
midfielder of Manchester United, who is also a goodwill Ambassador of
UNICEF, made an online address on the occasion of the new academic
year, September 1, calling on the society to welcome children with
disabilities in educational institutions and communities, emphasizing
the significance of inclusive education for vulnerable children.

The video shows Mkhitaryan’s June meeting with a group of children,
who tell the football superstar about their education, dreams and
problems.

“Every child regardless of his or her abilities has the right for
quality inclusive education”, Mkhitaryan says in the video. “It is the
abilities of the child, and not the inability, that decide what
achievements the child can have in life”.

UNICEF Armenia representative Tanja Radocaj mentioned that Armenia has
reached remarkable results in expanding inclusive education.
Nevertheless, there are still many things to be done in increasing the
training of schools, parents and communities in this regard.

“In UNICEF, we know that children with disabilities can do wonderful
things, is they are given a chance. Like anyone else, they too have
the same right to education”, she said.

As of 2017, there are 208 inclusive schools in Armenia, and this
number is gradually growing.