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Global Campaign on Education for all Children with Visual Impairment (EFA-VI) Launched

The Education for All Children with Visual Impairment (EFA-VI) is a global campaign and program of the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI) acting in partnership with the World Blind Union (WBU) and endorsed by the UNESCO and UNICEF to ensure that girls and boys with blindness and low vision enjoy the right to education. The campaign was formally launched by Y.B. Dato’ Sri Hishammuddin Bin Tun Hussein, the Hon. Minister of Education, Government of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, on July 16, 2006. The Honorable Minister was assisted by three visually impaired children and the Presidents of ICEVI and The World Blind Union.

The campaign is being implemented at two levels. A Global Task Force (GTF), chaired by the President of ICEVI has developed the overall framework for the campaign including its guiding principles and a business plan. Currently the following organizations are members of the Global Task Force:

Christoffel Blindenmission
Deafblind International
Hilton-Perkins International Program
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment
Light for the World
Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted
Royal Visio International
The National Organization of the Spanish Blind (ONCE)
Sightsavers International

The campaign will work within the framework of the general and special education systems of countries and will create a demand for education of children with visual impairment. Provision of appropriate support in educational settings and creation of alternative settings to reach out to the un-reached are also key aspects of the campaign.