Project Blog - Page 4

I am Magnus Ramsdal and am a third-year student at Molde University College, studying to become a Social Educator. At the beginning of this year I was a part of a group of students that went to Tanzania for about two months, as participants in this NOREC project. In addition to the project aim, I had two main, personal goals. The first one was to share some of the knowledge that I have learned through my studies, and how this knowledge can be used in order to improve the situation of children with special needs. The second one was about learning about different cultures and how to use that knowledge in my future work life. 

My name is Martine Moen and I am 23 years old. I have worked for people with special needs for almost six years, and earlier this year I went to Tanzania on an exchange project where the aim is to improve the situation of children with special needs.  

My name is Kristin Furholm Sjåstad. I am 23 years old and live in Ålesund, a town by the West Coast of Norway. In Norway, I have been working with children and young people with special needs. To contribute to a better everyday life and improved life quality for other people is something that I am passionate about. 

I am Emilie. In between studies, I work in rehabilitation and a nursing home. I´m passionate about that all people should have a good life and being taken care of whether they have a certain diagnosis or not. I´m particularly passionate about those who are seen as vulnerable in society, that they should have the same opportunity to have a good life in the same way as everyone else. I feel so lucky to be involved as a participant of this Norec-project. My ambition with this participation is to contribute in making more people more aware of the human rights in their work with children with different needs, in accordance with the Convention for persons with disabilities (CRPD), article 8 about awareness-raising. 

Hi, my name is Ane Aasen Hveem. I feel very lucky to be involved in NOREC’s project between Norway and Tanzania. My ambition as a participant was to disseminate knowledge about and contribute the implementation of the UN rights conventions, CRC and CRPD. Thanks to this project, I have learned a lot about human rights. I am very passionate about this subject, and I ask: are children with special needs allowed to be “just children”? Are they seen as equal to other children? The fact that children with special needs are being treated differently based on norms and rules in different societies, seems to me, unfair.