Reach Forward: Making educational research count for children with disabilities in Malawi, Kenya and Uganda
Project summary
The Reach Forward project aims to address the exclusion of children with disabilities in Africa from quality education. It will do so by establishing a wide network of partners from a variety of sectors, including UK and African universities, non-governmental organisations, educational managers and coordinators, practitioners and government staff in Malawi, Kenya and Uganda.
The project will draw on existing primary research to address a number of issues around the current educational support available for children with visual impairment and those with other disabilities, focusing on Malawi, Kenya and Uganda. The ultimate goal is to strengthen the capacity of partners in the South allowing them to set their own research agendas and inform the development of effective education systems.
Research team
Principal Investigator: Dr Paul Lynch, University of Birmingham
Co-Investigator: Professor Nidhi Singal, University of Cambridge; Dr Graeme Douglas, University of Birmingham; Emma Jolley, Sightsavers, UK; Elena Schmidt , Sightsavers, UK
Country Partners: Kenya Institute of Special Education, Kenya; Kyambogo University, Uganda; Montfort Special Needs Education College, Malawi
Duration
September 2013 - September 2015
Funders
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Sightsavers
