ISLAMABAD, Jan 20: The Government of Japan has decided to extend financial support of Rs 9.1 million to the Educational Welfare Society for Disabled Children (EWSDC) for construction of primary school for children with disabilities in the capital city.

The agreement for the project was signed on Thursday between Hiroshi OE, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, and Dr Ahmad Hassan, President of EWSDC, at the Japanese Ambassador’s residence in Islamabad.

Through this project, a well-equipped primary school will be established for children with disabilities from low-income families that cannot afford to send their children to school due to financial constraints. These children will be provided opportunities to receive basic education for free or on nominal fee, depending on their family income.

Full services, such as, food, uniform, textbooks and transport will be provided to the poor disabled students to support their enrolment and learning. In addition to teaching by speech therapists, a comprehensive education including cooking, cleaning, sewing and computer literacy will also be provided to the students.

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