Twenty schools from 14 districts were adjusted for the integration of students with special educational needs (SENs). There were built access ramps and set up special doors and support bars. Sanitary facilities were put up for children with locomotor disabilities. The blackboards were lit and elevators were purchased. The results of the initiative were presented on January 26 in a news conference that involved Japan’s Ambassador Masanobu Yoshii, IPN reports.

According to the Moldova Social Investment Fund, resource centers for children with SENs were created and laid out in schools. These include kinetotherapy, psychologist’s and logopedist’s offices. Training sessions were staged for teachers and parents.

The US$2.86 in financial support was provided as a grant by the Government of Japan through the Policy and Human Resources Development Fund that is managed by the World Bank.

The 20 beneficiary schools are attended by 9 056 students, 413 of whom are children with special educational needs.