Description
The project is aimed at improving welfare of large families living in Salaspils Municipality and other families with children living in Salaspils Municipality by creating interest education programmes to develop children’s creative thinking and technical abilities and offering spending of quality free time near their home. The project will increase the welfare level of the project's target group both during the project and in the long-term. Activities like lego hobby group pilot-project, flight-model hobby group pilot project, development and accreditation of interest education programmes, will be implemented within the project. Our direct target group is children from large families, children exposed to the risk of social exclusion (including from low-income families and children with special needs, and other children living in Salaspils Municipality.
Summary of project results
The project objective and expected results are fully achieved during the project implementation - welfare of children from large families, children at risk of social exclusion, and other children in the Salaspils municipality has increased - 62 children and young people have been involved free of charge in activities of two technical creativity circles. 32 children between 4 and 14 years have participated in lego circle,while 30 children and young people between 10 and 18years – in model aircraft circle. The attendance of circles created during the project has provided possibilities of high-quality leisure time for children of Salaspils municipality near their homes. One of the most significant project result planned and also achieved is formulation and development of two programs of interest’ education - "Lego" and "Model aircrafts". Both programs are approved and agreed in accordance with the state regulations and are freely available to all interested stakeholders. Lego and model aircraft circles established during the project in the specially equipped premises in so-called "creative house" in Salaspils, will continue be operational after the end of the project. Implementation of the project has made a direct investment in the development of civic participation, because nearly all staff of the project including teachers and assistants in both circles are the parents of children from large families. Technical innovation movement created by the project has direct impact to the well-being of families in the Salaspils municipality, both now and in the long term. It is expected that active participation in the circles created during the project, will raise interest of children to natural and engineering sciences, which are and will be the basis for economic growth and welfare of our country.
Summary of bilateral results