President of North Macedonia, Stevo Pendarovski has recently extended an arm of kindness to an 11-year-old girl with Down syndrome, who was being bullied in school.
After President Pendarovski hearing that 11-year-old, Embla Ademi, who lives in Gostivar, was facing discrimination at her school, Edinstvo, he visited the child and her parents to lend his support. He also visited bearing gifts for Embla.
The president spoke to the girl’s family to understand the day-to-day challenges they face, including bullying, and encouraged them “in their fight for the protection of the rights of children.”
The President not only visited the family of the girl, but also walked Embla to her primary school, thus sending a powerful message to the parents of children in her class who had protested her presence in the class.
“Embla’s case reminds us of the prejudices we live with and the need for greater protection and care for children with disabilities,” Macedonian President also wrote while sharing a video of their meeting on Instagram.
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