Special Educational Needs and Inclusion Conference (SENICON) is a gathering of education stakeholders who are interested in moving forward the knowledge and practice of providing quality accessible education for neurodivergent children in Africa.
The importance of early childhood development, care and education is well-established within global research. It also remains a targeted goal within the Agenda 2040 for Children’s Rights in Africa as well as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 (UN SDG4). However, for children with disabilities especially neurodivergent children in Africa, the scarce evidence available shows that the first 6 years are usually characterised by limited health and educational support.
Given the above, SENICON 2022 will focus on the strengthening of early years provisions for neurodivergent children through the theme: ‘Building stronger foundations for the early childhood education of neurodivergent children in Africa’. Within this theme, our attention will be on provisions and practices that are culturally relevant and accessible.
The conference which will be held online will run for 2 days from 1st to 2nd December 2022 in commemoration of this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
For us, we recognise that not all disabilities are visible and no child regardless of their difficulties should be left behind. We hope you can join us.
The conference will draw on the voices of parents, educators, practitioners, academics and policymakers. All these stakeholders will provide multi-perspectival views that will help the understanding of current needs, the provision of meaningful support and thinking for the future. We also encourage participation from private sector organisations that are interested in disability, gender and education for their CSR.
innovative solutions in delivering inclusive education for all leaners especially those who are neurodivergent .
prevailing issues constituting barriers to learning and participation for neurodivergent children in schools and at home.
insights on how to effectively use limited resources available to support learning and participation in schools.
Network with neurodivergent people, education professionals and policy makers and promote your brand to attendees made up of key decision makers.
150+ ATTENDEES
12 Speakers
6 Hours of Learning
