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Ukraine to get 200,000 USD for inclusive education from "Belt and Road" businessmen

Xinhua, November 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Ukraine will get a grant of 200,000 U.S.dollars from the Silk Road Chamber of International Commerce (SRCIC), which assembles business associations of the "Belt and Road" countries, for the introduction of inclusive education, local media reported Monday.

The grant deal was signed between Ukrainian first lady Maryna Poroshenko and the head of the SRCIC Lu Jianzhong during a ceremony in Kiev on Sunday.

Poroshenko said at the ceremony that the funds will be used for implementation of a pilot project to introduce inclusive education, which envisages enrollment of children with disabilities to regular schools, in southeastern Zaporozhie region.

"The results of this experiment will form the basis of the roadmap for the implementation of inclusive education in all regions,"Poroshenko said.

Lu Jianzhong said, the SRCIC is to launch another charity project for promoting education in Ukraine next year.

"We will provide a grant to 30 students from various universities of Ukraine in order to enable them to receive education in China," Lu said.

The Hong Kong-based SRCIC, which was established in December 2015, is uniting businessmen and chairmen of commerce chambers from more than 30 "Belt and Road" countries.

According to the estimates of the authorities, about 700,000 Ukrainian children have psychological or physical disorders. Endit