August 5, 2017
YARP Hello from Isabelle!
Armenia has great schools, but there are still many children who do not have access to quality education. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), is an organization for children’s rights, is working around the world including in in Armenia so all children have the knowledge they need to live successful lives. Most children in Yerevan have access to education, but out in the smaller villages, not many children have the same privilege as the children in the city. A particular problem in villages is that there is lack of preschools.
Preschools are important because they prepare young children for school. Most children in the outskirts of Armenia enter school without knowing the letters, or even how to hold a pencil. Because they don’t know the letters, instead of learning how to read and write they have to learn the alphabet instead.
Like I mentioned before, most children in Armenia are able to go to school. Disabled children do not fall into that majority. The disabled don’t get the same quality education as those without disabilities. UNICEF believes that every child has a right to a bright future, as well as the right for education, including children with disabilities, with which I agree. Separating the disabled from those not disabled, will only be robbing the disabled from their society. They won’t be able to interact with others and normally will get lower quality education. If those with disabilities attend the same school as those without, this teaches the children without disabilities to care for their classmates. They will learn to be understanding, caring, and patient. These important skills will come handy later in life for those with and without disabilities.
In my opinion, no matter the child, girl or boy, disabled or not, should all get good education. This is one of UNICEF’s main goals, not only in Armenia. In many countries around the world 61 million children at the age of school are not going to school. UNICEF’s goal in education is to lower that number. Many children, not only in Armenia, disabled or not, deserve education. If a child’s education isn’t stable, this will result in an unstable future. I hope that by reading this post, you will donate some of your time to raise awareness for disabled children’s rights in Armenia and around the world.