CHRISTABEL OTUERORO FOUNDATION a.k.a Friends of Special Children Foundation (fscf)

FRIENDS OF SPECIAL CHILDREN FOUNDATION @7 All thanks to God who had kept us as an organisation this seven years, it had never been that easy, from where we are today we say a big thanks to our Almighty God for his favours and also to all our friends and partners for believing in us, special thanks to all members of team FSCF you guys are wonderful. Every year we mark our anniversary with a stakeholders  forum this year we are unable to do so due to the covid-19 pandemic, NIGERIA CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL(NCDC) laid down regulations must be adhere to, Team FSCF met  and access and evaluate our activities for the past years and came up with the following:- 1*Have a permanent shelter  to house children with special  needs abandoned by their parents/guardians, we have field report of children abandoned in dump sites e.t.c left to die just because of their challenges, some of this  children lacks proper care and attention.  2*Intensify our advocacy and  ca...

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Policy Brief: A Disability-Inclusive Response to COVID-19 United Nations   19 May 2020 This Policy Brief by the United Nations highlights the impact of COVID-19 on persons with disabilities and in doing so, outlines key actions and recommendations to make the response and recovery inclusive  of persons with disabilities. While the brief contains specific recommendations focusing  on key sectors, it identifies four overarching areas of action that are applicable for all. 1. Ensure mainstreaming of disability in all COVID-19 response and recovery together  with targeted actions.  A combination of mainstream and disability-specific measures are necessary to ensure systematic inclusion of persons with disabilities. 2. Ensure accessibility of information, facilities, services and programmes in the COVID-19 response and recovery.  Accessibility is fundamental to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the immediate health and socio-economic response to COVI...