Event

Online Kapuscinski Development Lecture ‘Leaving no one behind in education – a focus on children with disabilities’

  • Lieu

    LU

Organized for the first time in Luxembourg, this conference is part of the Kapuscinski Development Lectures series and will focus on inclusive education in developing countries. The purpose of this conference is to understand how the interaction of multiple factors of exclusion (such as gender or disability), leads to increased discrimination and marginalization of children worldwide.

The guest speaker, Ms. Toyin Aderemi-Ige, will be accompanied by a panel of distinguished experts and professionals from the development, humanitarian, and academic fields.

The lecture is hosted by Handicap International and the University of Luxembourg.

Dr. Toyin Aderemi-Ige has a background in public health, with expertise in disability-inclusion, and a PhD in Behavioural Medicine. Toyin was left unable to walk due to contracting polio in her childhood. Her mother used to carry her on her back to and from school until she got her first wheelchair at age 16. She is the first person in a wheelchair to study and practice pharmacy in Nigeria. She is an experienced development practitioner and researcher, working to influence government and development policies for social inclusion. She currently works as the UNRWA Disability Advisor seconded by Handicap International.