Back in July 2021, Sophie Ibbotson, Uzbekistan's Tourism Ambassador to the UK, invited me to contribute to the forthcoming OCA Magazine issue on UK-Uzbekistan bilateral relations and write about why social inclusion and accessibility in the arts and culture is so important. The article was published in...
Illustration: Eldos Fazylbekov / Gazeta.uz The involvement of blind and visually impaired teachers in the education system is necessary for the promotion of inclusion in this field of Uzbekistan. But have equal conditions and opportunities been created for them to carry out teaching activities like teachers without...
Photo: Abdulaziz Salimov, a blind Mathematics student at the National University of Uzbekistan, by Konstantin Bashlaev How are disability-inclusive employment and innovations interconnected? Why is inclusivity in the field of information and communication technologies of practical importance for persons with disabilities and society and business in...
Illustration by David Werner, 1998, "Nothing About Us Without Us: Developing Innovative Technologies For, By and With Disabled Persons". Does the recently established Interagency Council on the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities represent the rights and interests of people with disabilities and their organisations? Together with...
Illustration: Eldos Fazylbekov / Gazeta.uz Representatives of the Ministry of Justice of Uzbekistan and system-forming NGOs (GONGOs) report positive changes in the development of civil society. But is everything perfect, and are there any genuine improvements in the regulation of NGOs and civil society institutions in...
Illustration: Eldos Fazylbekov / Gazeta.uz What is the essence and principles of corporate social responsibility (CSR)? Why it cannot be equated with charity and how best to implement projects useful to society? Together with a CSR specialist, founder and director of the consulting company CARE CSR,...
Photo: a self-initiative group Youth Volunteer Center "Oltin Qanot" (Golden Wing) who already received 20 rejections to register their NGO in Tashkent city. Author: San'atbek Muzaffarov On February 15, the Minister of Justice Ruslanbek Davletov spoke with the local media representatives about the Ministry's activities in...
Illustration by Eldos Fazylbekov / Gazeta.uz In Uzbekistan, vulnerable groups of the population affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and strict quarantine measures are being included in the so-called 'iron notebook' (in Uzbek 'temir daftar') to receive financial assistance from the state through the mahallas (local community...
Photo: Republican Center for Social Adaptation of Children The new Law 'On Education' in Uzbekistan is currently under review in the Senate of the Oliy Majlis. Does it comply with the principles of inclusive education? On May 19, the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) of...
Illustration: Eldos Fazylbekov / Gazeta.uz On 23 May Gazeta.uz conducted a poll titled 'Do we need orphanages?' among its readers in order to their attitudes towards orphanages and specialised institutions for children and those left without parental care. The results showed that most of the poll...