Vice-President drives support for Yangon disability care, women’s skills centres

 

Vice-President Nan Ni Ni Aye yesterday inspected several social welfare and vocational training institutions in Yangon Region, accompanied by deputy ministers, regional ministers and senior officials.

Her itinerary included visits to the School for Disabled Children and the Home for Children with Disabilities in Mayangon Township, the Women’s Development Centre in Kamayut Township, and both the Women’s Vocational Training School and the Domestic Vocational Training School in Bahan Township.

At the School for Disabled Children, officials from the Department of Social Welfare briefed the Vice-President on the history, objectives, staffing, capacity, healthcare services and educational programmes of the school and the children’s home. Nan Ni Ni Aye coordinated with relevant authorities to address operational needs, presented cash donations and toured classrooms, rehabilitation facilities, dormitories, dining halls and the Myitta San Eain Coffee Shop, where children receive vocational training.

She also met with the children and urged officials to provide age- and disability-appropriate education, strengthen healthcare and nutrition services, ensure psychological support and safe learning environments, and work closely with parents to promote the children’s overall development.

Established on 6 October 1971, the School for Disabled Children currently provides education, care and vocational training for 250 children with disabilities of different age groups.

At the Women’s Development Centre in Kamayut Township, the Vice-President reviewed vocational training, healthcare services, job placement programmes and the centre’s overall operations. She also inspected weaving and tailoring workshops, handicraft sales outlets and dormitories, calling for continued efforts to enhance women’s skills and empowerment in line with national policies.

In the afternoon, Vice-President Nan Ni Ni Aye and her entourage visited the Women’s Vocational Training School and the Domestic Vocational Training School in Bahan Township. She observed classes in sewing, home management, floral arrangement, plastic basket weaving and baking, as well as a model preschool.

The Vice-President urged officials to revamp training with a focus on practical skills, broaden government and private sector partnerships to drive jobs and entrepreneurship, and align vocational courses with market needs to improve women’s livelihoods.

MNA/ST

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