Nearly one million people of working age have left Moldova due to high unemployment. Children often grow up without one or both parents and many of them do not attend kindergartens or primary schools, particularly those with disabilities or some other type of disadvantage. Caritas Czech Republic, in cooperation with local teachers, plans to create effective training modules approved both by the Ministry of Education and the National Centre of Psycho-Pedagogical Support. The goal is to ensure access to inclusive education for pre-school children with special educational needs.

Disabled people often find themselves at the fringe of society (photo: Petr Šilhánek).

The law does not deny disabled children the right for education (photo: Petr Šilhánek).

Helen was put into a standard kindergarten (photo: Petr Šilhánek).

Inclusion in education should take place without discrimination (photo: Petr Šilhánek).

Children acquire important skills already in kindergarten (photo: Petr Šilhánek).

Many teachers are afraid of working with disabled children (photo: Petr Šilhánek).

The situation is getting better gradually (photo: Petr Šilhánek).

Education of the officials in charge (photo: Petr Šilhánek).