Inclusive Education Week in Kazan: Erasing Boundaries Together

28 april 2025

On April 18 to 25, Kazan hosted Inclusive Education Week, a set of unique interactive events for schoolchildren that drew more than 600 school students as participants. The event was organized by Perspektiva, a regional non-profit organization based in Moscow, the City Center of Education (Kazan) and the TISBI University of Management (Kazan) with the support of SIBUR as part of its Formula for Good Deeds social investment program.

More than 50 volunteers and more than 50 teachers worked at the event’s venues, with 9 locations made available for the students to visit. The schoolchildren attended film screenings at the Cinema Without Barriers film festival, took part in lessons of kindness and parasport, participated in master classes and quizzes, and studied Braille and sign language. All children received memorable gifts courtesy of SIBUR.

Roza Denis, Head of Perspektiva:
"The main goal of the Inclusion Week is to draw the public’s attention to the matters of cultivating respect for, and understanding of, people with disabilities. We want to show that there are no limits to the abilities of an individual, and that inclusion is what makes our world fairer and more comfortable to live in for everyone."

The schoolchildren took part in the process very eagerly. They asked questions, discussed pressing topics, tried their hand at parasports and got acquainted with the stories of people with disabilities who had proven that physical disabilities are not an obstacle to leading a fulfilling life.

Elena Melina, the region’s organizer and coordinator, director of the City Center for Education:
"The events that we are holding as part of the Inclusion Week help motivate children to achieve their goals while also highlighting the capabilities of special needs people making their world more interesting, partnership-based, built on mutual respect for each other. That's the ultimate goal: make everyone understand the importance of mutual respect and cooperation."

Both the teachers and their students thanked the organizers and expressed their readiness to keep cooperating as such initiatives help to rear up an open, tolerant and friendly generation.

Background:

The Formula for Good Deeds, SIBUR's social investment program, was launched in 2016. It is being implemented across seven focus areas covering urban development, education and science, sports and healthy living, environmental protection, culture, inclusion and volunteering. To find out more, visit formula-hd.ru.

Perspektiva , a regional non-profit organization of people with disabilities, was founded in 1997 and is one of Russia’s leading organizations championing inclusion. Its mission is to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities and their proper integration into all spheres of society. The organization supports people with all forms of disability, implements federal projects in more than 20 regions, cooperates with businesses, the mass media and grantors, and participates in domestic and international events. Most of the organization’s employees have disabilities which allows for a deeper understanding of the needs of their target audience.

The City Center of Education (Kazan) is a resource center of “socially-oriented” non-profit organizations of the Volga region focusing on inclusion. It has been offering continuing education programs, retraining for specialists in the fields of education, career guidance, psychology, management and marketing.
The center implements social projects seeking to support foster families and additional education, development and career guidance programs benefiting children with disabilities and health limitations.

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