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April 07, 2008
Information on persons with disabilities-Tajikistan
Mr. Asadullo Zikrikhudoev, who sent us the following message to Blog page on April 3, 2008 informed us about the situation of persons with disabilities in Tajikistan.
"Situation of People with disability in Republic of Tajikistan"
The population of Republic Tajikistan is 7,000,000 persons. On official data the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the population by 153,000 are disables. The organic law which protects the rights of disabled it " the Law on social protection of disabled in Republic of Tajikistan ".
The average pension of disables is 50 somoni that is equivalent to 14,50 US dollars.
The average living wage is 146 somoni that 42,32 US dollars are equivalent. Among disables very low educational level. Tajikistan is ax republic of Soviet Union and disabled basically receive formations at boarding schools. In schools much barrier for disabled children. In general for activity of PWD there are no conditions. Continually there are barriers that does not enable actively to be
integrated to disables into a society. For disables there is no condition for work, and many disables do not work.
But despite of all problems, we hope that we are waited with the light future, but for this purpose we disables should work and prove that we equal citizens to the republic and can develop on the same level with all the country I think that if we shall develop potential of disables that in the
future we shall reach the purpose.
It is brief information on position of PWD in Republic of Tajikistan.
regards,
Asadullo
Posted by jicafriends at April 7, 2008 04:07 PM