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Handicap International and IKEA Foundation - New Partnership to Create Inclusive Playgrounds in Refugee Camps
Handicap International is one of IKEA's six partners for the new campaign, launching on 20 November to mark the UN Universal Children's Day.
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child states that child should have the right to play. But according to a research from the Ikea Foundation, children with mental and physical disabilities are often more likely to be excluded from playing and learning activities.
" says Cheryl Shin-Hua Yeam , Handicap International's technical coordinator for Growing Together.
Yet, sadly, vulnerable and disabled children rarely have the opportunity to play.
explains Cheryl.
" 10-year-old So Eike who lives in Mae La . " "
Handicap International's Growing Together project will create inclusive playgrounds where vulnerable refugee children can feel safe to play and learn.
http://www.handicap-international.org.uk
Co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, Handicap International is a charity working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work tirelessly alongside disabled and vulnerable people to help meet their basic needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.
The Growing Together project is funded by the IKEA Foundation (the philanthropic arm of the INGKA Foundation, owner of the IKEA Group) and supported by IKEA's new good cause campaign: http://www.ikeafoundation.org