ACRONYMS

CBR Network   Community Based Rehabilitation Network

DPEP               District Primary Education Programme

ECCE               early childhood care and education

ESCAP             Economic and Social Commission for the Asia Pacific

ICDS                Integrated Child Development Scheme

IEDC                Integrated Education for Disabled Children

ILO                   International Labour Organization

INGO                international non-governmental organization

NCERT             National Council of Educational Research and Training

NGO                 non-governmental organization

NPE                  National Policy on Education

PIED                 Project for Integrated Education Development

SSA                  Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

SYSS                Sikshit Yuva Sewa Samiti

UEE                  universalization of elementary education

UN                    United Nations

UNICEF            United Nations Children's Fund

UNDP               United Nations Development Programme

UNFPA             United Nations Fund for Population Activities

UNESCO          United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization