TIRANA, Oct 15 /ATA/ Minister of Education and Sports, Evis Kushi, received on Friday children and teachers from the Institute for Blind and Visually Impaired Children on International White Cane Day.
The group of children and teachers, together with director of the institute Emiliano Lule took a stroll as part of an awareness campaign from “Skënderbej” square to the Ministry of Education and Science. Minister Kushi hosted the children in her office, where the latter imparted very significant messages by reciting poems.
The director of the Institute for the Blind Children, on behalf of the children and teachers, gifted to Minister Kushi some special “Braille” works, which are read with touch.
Lule stressed that great challenges lie ahead and today they set the milestones they have to achieve by October 15 of the next year.
“We have one year ahead of us to do even bigger things. This is the month of awareness for the visually impaired, “- Lule concluded his speech.
After receiving the children, Minister Kushi organized a meeting with the teachers of these children, to whom she conveyed her commitment that the work will continue to turn the Institute for the Deaf Children, the Institute for the Blind Children, but also for other special schools in resource centres.
