Children and Youth Briefly

98% of disabled children worldwide remain out of the formal education system
According to a recent Inclusion International press release aimed at government officials and in the international community, 98% of children with disabilities are currently out of the formal education system with the situation for girls with disabilities even worse. According to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, governments have until 2015 to ensure that all children complete primary school. Read the entire press release and others like it.

Handicap International's new "Fun Inclusive!" sport and disability handbook for disabled children in post-conflict regions
In February, Handicap International UK announced the publication of "Fun Inclusive!" This sport and disability handbook offers guidelines for the implementation of sports and games as a means of rehabilitation and integration for children with disabilities and is designed to encourage institutions, organizations, physiotherapists, teachers and especially children and young people to work together through sporting activities. Initiated by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit, pilot projects were carried out in two separate post-conflict countries, the first one in Cambodia by Handicap International and the Disability Action Council and the second in Angola by Medico International and the Luena Rehabilitation Centre for Landmine victims. Download this handbook.

Call for submissions for online global directory of deaf organizations
The International Deaf Children's Society (ICDS) is compiling a comprehensive online global directory of deaf organizations and is calling for submissions from NGOs, schools, hospitals, government bodies and commercial organizations concerned with childhood deafness. The Directory will be housed and accessible on its new website which will launch in April 2004. Organizations may submit their details to The Directory using a short, user-friendly form.

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