Damascus-SANA
The Syrian-Russian Cooperation Foundation opened the (Kafaat Educational Institute) in Barzeh Residences in Damascus, and the (Kafaat Center for Rehabilitation of Children with Disabilities) in the suburb of Harasta in Damascus and its countryside.
Dr. Lamis Adra, Director of the Education Sector at the Syrian-Russian Cooperation Foundation, stated in a statement to reporters that an institute and a center for competencies in the field of education and empowerment were opened, in cooperation with the Russian Coordination Center in Hmeimim and the Russian Cultural Center, in order to provide various educational services for students, such as strengthening and follow-up lessons for all stages and grades. Teaching the Russian language and rehabilitating people with disabilities, in addition to enabling courses for people with learning difficulties and specialists who wish to hone their skills in this field.
In turn, Rear Admiral Oleg Gorinov, Deputy Head of the Russian Coordination Center in Syria, pointed out the importance of this step to provide aid and support to people in need of education, learning the Russian language and rehabilitating people with disabilities, indicating that the Russian Center continues to provide assistance, especially in light of the current circumstances and the earthquake that occurred in Syria.
For his part, Nikolai Sukhov, Director of the Russian Cultural Center in Damascus, pointed out that the opening of the Kafaat Educational Institute and Center provides new educational opportunities and rehabilitation for all ages, indicating that the Russian Cultural Center is in constant coordination with the Syrian-Russian Cooperation Foundation to carry out educational activities, implement a joint work plan, and provide language curricula. Russian courses and workshops in various fields such as drawing and plastic arts.
For her part, Dr. Reem Al-Juhani, the supervisor of the Kafaat Center in the suburb of Harasta, explained that the center is based on rehabilitation and treatment of learning difficulties, diagnosis and evaluation of children with disabilities (Down syndrome), hyperactivity, memory difficulties and poor attention, in addition to carrying out recreational activities and teaching music and drawing under the supervision of cadres from the Faculty of Arts. Beautiful and music teachers, to integrate children with disabilities into society.
In turn, the director of the Kafaat Institute in Barzeh Residences in Damascus, Samer Al-Ahmad, indicated that the institute accommodates more than 100 male and female students, and it is a national project with specialized and professional cadres who have long experience in the educational field, explaining that (Russian teachers will be hired to teach the Russian language.
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