Launch of Global Inclusive Education Network (GIEN)
15 April 2019. Global Inclusive Education Network (GIEN) launched today at UN Conference Room, 55, Lodi Road, New Delhi. This is the first time when schools from India came together to share, learn and improve the quality education goals as set out in the Sustainable Development Goal-4 promotes Quality Education; the Rights to Education Act; The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
Deadline:
All nominations must be submitted by 10 September 2025.
Call for Nominations for the GIEN-PURPLE Innovator Awards PROMOTING INCLUSIVE METHODOLOGY AND INCLUSIVE PRACTICES IN INCLUSIVE AND SPECIAL EDUCATION
We are delighted to invite nominations for the 2025–26 GIEN-Purple Innovators in Inclusive Education Awards, a prestigious initiative aimed at recognising outstanding contributions in the field of inclusive methodologies and inclusive practices.
These awards are being organised as part of the International Purple Festival, Goa, initiated by the Global Inclusive Education Network (GIEN) — an initiative of the Centre for Disability Studies and Action, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, and Brotherhood, Delhi— along with the support of the United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan and UNESCO Delhi. These awards seek to identify and celebrate outstanding individual educators, inclusive schools, and special schools that demonstrate innovation, dedication, and measurable impact in promoting education for all, including children with disabilities.
Award Categories:
You are invited to submit nominations under any one of the following categories:
1. GIEN-PURPLE Inclusive Teacher’s Excellence Award: For individual practitioners with and without disabilities, including special educators, Counsellors, social workers, rehabilitation professionals, OTs, PTs, psychologists, language or subject or sports teachers, Music, Dance, Drama and teachers promoting inclusion in schools
2. GIEN-PURPLE Inclusive Institution Excellence Award: For inclusive schools (Government/Non-Government institutions)
3. GIEN-PURPLE Special School Excellence Award: For special schools Government/Non- Government institutions)
We invite special educators, inclusive and special schools to submit nominations highlighting innovative methodologies and practices and their impactful contributions that promote inclusive education.
Nomination Form: 2025-26 GIEN-Purple Inclusive School Excellence Award (for inclusive schools)
Nomination Form: 2025-26 GIEN-Purple Special School Excellence Award (for special schools)
Introduction
The Centre for Disability Studies and Action, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; the Springdale School, Pusa Road, New Delhi and the Brotherhood, Delhi have been organising National / International Conferences on Inclusive Education. The purpose is to promote Inclusive
About GIEN
One of the outcomes of the conferences is to share and disseminate ideas, research findings, academic approaches, field-level experiences, evidence based practices and innovations & inventions in inclusive education globally creating a sharing community. Considering the interest shown by professionals, Global Inclusive Education Network has been formed with a three level advisory council: International Advisory Council (IAC) International Executive Council IEC) School Inclusive Education Development (SIED) Team International Advisory Council (IAC) IAC which will translate the policies of GIEN for implementation, will develop programme and policy guidelines to be implemented by International Executive Council (IEC). It will provide a link between programme implementation and GIEN
