Inclusive education for children with disabilities

GPE helps make education more accessible and free of discrimination so that no child is left behind.

Our results

More than
663,000
children with disabilities
supported by GPE over 2021-2025
$138 million
in GPE grants
supported children with disabilities in 64 partner countries since 2021
58 out of 59
national education coalitions
funded by GPE’s Education Out Loud have member organizations representing people with disabilities

Sources

GPE in action

Comprehensive approach: Partner countries use GPE grants to tackle inclusion from all angles – to train teachers in inclusive education, make school environments more accessible, better identify children with functional difficulties, develop and distribute inclusive learning materials, establish inclusive policies, and make education financing fairer.

Research and data: GPE supports governments to strengthen education data systems and works with partners to gain better insight into exclusion. Examples of this work are publishing research such as the household survey data on disability and education, tracking partner efforts on disability inclusion, and finding evidence to help in decision making.

Advocacy and learning: GPE encourages inclusive education at the global, regional and national levels, supports knowledge exchange (see GPE KIX for more), and sets up peer learning on inclusive education.

Engagement with nongovernmental organizations: GPE works to enhance the ability of non-government and not-for-profit organizations – especially organizations advocating for people with disabilities– to take part in education sector planning, policy discussions and monitoring and to promote transparency and accountability (see Education Out Loud for more).

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