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LOTTERY GIVES HOPE OF A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR CHILDREN OVERSEAS
Children with disabilities in Nicaragua, Central America, will be given the chance to enrol in mainstream primary schools as a result of an investment worth almost £500,000 from the Big Lottery Fund.
The award is one of three grants worth a total of £1.5 million going to UK-based organisations supporting marginalised communities overseas from BIG’s International programme.
Despite the fact that Nicaragua enjoys a legal framework and education policies that promote inclusive education for children with disabilities, their school enrolment ratio is barely 4.5% partly due to the fact that children are faced with attitudes of pity or discrimination in schools and in society at large, which affects their dignity and self-esteem.
CODA International Training, based in London, will use the £498,311 grant to improve the inclusion of children with disabilities in mainstream schools through training teachers and families so they have the skills required to help disabled children to attend and participate fully in school life. Training and support on how to secure and enforce disability rights will also be provided to families, teachers, civil society groups, while media and community campaigns will also ensure that governments are more aware of the needs and rights of disabled children.
Samira Yussuf, Director of CODA International, said: “We cannot describe how enthusiastic we are about receiving this grant and contributing towards bringing a bit more brightness into the lives of Nicaraguan children with disabilities and their families.”
The project will be implemented by people with disabilities and will be a joint effort between CODA International and the Asociación Nicaragüense de Integración Comunitaria (ASNIC), a Nicaraguan organisation formed by children with disabilities and their families to work on issues such as inclusive education, poverty reduction, and human rights.
A grant of £499,983 going to London-based Concern Worldwide (UK) will help some of the poorest and out-of-school children in the Shariatput District of Bangladesh to access and remain in education.
The grant will promote the importance of education for all children and involve parents in the management of schools by forming active and committed Parent Teacher Associations and School Management Committees. By training teachers in better teaching methods and encouraging a more child-friendly environment with simple, practical measures the grant will support the inclusion of children with disabilities.
Finally, Project Hope UK, based in Middlesex, will use £494,729 in the Tsunami-affected district of Nagan Raya, Aceh Province, Indonesia, to improve access to quality maternal and child health services and promoting healthy behaviours at the community level.
The award will help to increase the number of skilled healthcare attendants and the quality of the service they provide through the Integrated Health Posts, improving services such as immunisations, growth monitoring, nutrition counselling and pre-natal consultations. It will also strengthen the provision of maternal care currently offered by the Village Midwives and the Traditional Birth Attendants.
Big Lottery Fund Chair, Sir Clive Booth, said: “Today’s awards are great examples of how the benefits of Lottery good causes money are reaching some of the most disadvantaged communities across the globe. The Big Lottery Fund has a long tradition of supporting UK charities operating overseas and working with these organisations has allowed us to identify the long-term needs for funding, ensuring that Lottery money brings lasting benefits.”
The £72 million available through the Big Lottery Fund’s International Programme will deliver grants through different funding strands. £60 million will be shared by the International Communities Programme, the International Strategic and International Small Grants programmes. £12 million has been designated to fund projects that will bring about sustainable and long-term change to communities affected by the tsunami. More information can be found on the Big Lottery Fund website www.biglotteryfund.org.uk .
Big Lottery Fund Press Office: 020 7211 1888
Out of hours contact: 07867 500 572
Public Enquiries Line: 08454 102030 Textphone: 845 6021 659
Full details of the Big Lottery Fund programmes and grant awards are available on the website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk .
Notes to Editors
• The Big Lottery Fund rolls out close to £2 million in Lottery good cause money every 24 hours which together with other Lottery distributors means that across the UK most people are within a few miles of a Lottery-funded project.
• The Big Lottery Fund, the largest of the National Lottery good cause distributors, has been rolling out grants to health, education, environment and charitable causes across the UK since its inception in June 2004. It was established by Parliament on 1 December 2006.
• Since the National Lottery began in 1994, 28p from every pound spent by the public has gone to Good Causes. As a result, over £20 billion has now been raised and more than 280,000 grants given out across the arts, sport, heritage, charities, health, education and the environment.
The award is one of three grants worth a total of £1.5 million going to UK-based organisations supporting marginalised communities overseas from BIG’s International programme.
Despite the fact that Nicaragua enjoys a legal framework and education policies that promote inclusive education for children with disabilities, their school enrolment ratio is barely 4.5% partly due to the fact that children are faced with attitudes of pity or discrimination in schools and in society at large, which affects their dignity and self-esteem.
CODA International Training, based in London, will use the £498,311 grant to improve the inclusion of children with disabilities in mainstream schools through training teachers and families so they have the skills required to help disabled children to attend and participate fully in school life. Training and support on how to secure and enforce disability rights will also be provided to families, teachers, civil society groups, while media and community campaigns will also ensure that governments are more aware of the needs and rights of disabled children.
Samira Yussuf, Director of CODA International, said: “We cannot describe how enthusiastic we are about receiving this grant and contributing towards bringing a bit more brightness into the lives of Nicaraguan children with disabilities and their families.”
The project will be implemented by people with disabilities and will be a joint effort between CODA International and the Asociación Nicaragüense de Integración Comunitaria (ASNIC), a Nicaraguan organisation formed by children with disabilities and their families to work on issues such as inclusive education, poverty reduction, and human rights.
A grant of £499,983 going to London-based Concern Worldwide (UK) will help some of the poorest and out-of-school children in the Shariatput District of Bangladesh to access and remain in education.
The grant will promote the importance of education for all children and involve parents in the management of schools by forming active and committed Parent Teacher Associations and School Management Committees. By training teachers in better teaching methods and encouraging a more child-friendly environment with simple, practical measures the grant will support the inclusion of children with disabilities.
Finally, Project Hope UK, based in Middlesex, will use £494,729 in the Tsunami-affected district of Nagan Raya, Aceh Province, Indonesia, to improve access to quality maternal and child health services and promoting healthy behaviours at the community level.
The award will help to increase the number of skilled healthcare attendants and the quality of the service they provide through the Integrated Health Posts, improving services such as immunisations, growth monitoring, nutrition counselling and pre-natal consultations. It will also strengthen the provision of maternal care currently offered by the Village Midwives and the Traditional Birth Attendants.
Big Lottery Fund Chair, Sir Clive Booth, said: “Today’s awards are great examples of how the benefits of Lottery good causes money are reaching some of the most disadvantaged communities across the globe. The Big Lottery Fund has a long tradition of supporting UK charities operating overseas and working with these organisations has allowed us to identify the long-term needs for funding, ensuring that Lottery money brings lasting benefits.”
The £72 million available through the Big Lottery Fund’s International Programme will deliver grants through different funding strands. £60 million will be shared by the International Communities Programme, the International Strategic and International Small Grants programmes. £12 million has been designated to fund projects that will bring about sustainable and long-term change to communities affected by the tsunami. More information can be found on the Big Lottery Fund website www.biglotteryfund.org.uk .
Big Lottery Fund Press Office: 020 7211 1888
Out of hours contact: 07867 500 572
Public Enquiries Line: 08454 102030 Textphone: 845 6021 659
Full details of the Big Lottery Fund programmes and grant awards are available on the website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk .
Notes to Editors
• The Big Lottery Fund rolls out close to £2 million in Lottery good cause money every 24 hours which together with other Lottery distributors means that across the UK most people are within a few miles of a Lottery-funded project.
• The Big Lottery Fund, the largest of the National Lottery good cause distributors, has been rolling out grants to health, education, environment and charitable causes across the UK since its inception in June 2004. It was established by Parliament on 1 December 2006.
• Since the National Lottery began in 1994, 28p from every pound spent by the public has gone to Good Causes. As a result, over £20 billion has now been raised and more than 280,000 grants given out across the arts, sport, heritage, charities, health, education and the environment.
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