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The SCFO is an affiliate of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah
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It launched the project in August 2019 in collaboration with UNICEF and in partnership with Sharjah Private Education Authority and Sharjah Education Council
The Sharjah Child Friendly Office on Sunday, May 30, honored 26 schools and nurseries that have successfully met the requirements of the pilot phase of the office’s Child Friendly Schools and Nurseries project.
The SCFO is an affiliate of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah. It launched the project in August 2019 in collaboration with UNICEF and in partnership with Sharjah Private Education Authority and Sharjah Education Council.
As part of its pilot phase, public nurseries and private schools in Sharjah were encouraged to promote and advance children’s rights in their standard of education as learners and key beneficiaries.
The next phase of the project will target all public and private schools and nurseries in the emirate, and will include the integration of differently abled children and children with special needs into mainstream education.
The 13 private schools and 13 public nurseries chosen in the pilot phase were honored in a virtual ceremony on Sunday.
Dr Khawla Al Mulla, secretary-general of SCFA, Dr Hessa Khalfan Al Ghazal, executive director of SCFO, Saji Thomas, chief of Child Protection at UNICEF Gulf Area Office, Ali Al Hosani, director of Sharjah Private Education Authority, Mohammed Al Mulla, secretary general of Sharjah Education Council, and principals and staff from the participating schools and nurseries were among those who attended the virtual event.
