Description
The aim of the project is to develop innovative social services to persons with diabetes - children, young people and adults, including persons with disabilities, through activation, information and education of persons at risk of exclusion to improve the quality of life of these groups and to promote social inclusion at the Latvian Diabetes Federation. The target group is children and young people with disabilities, adults including pre-retirement and retirement age and persons with disabilities. In the framework of the project there will be social rehabilitation program implemented including new non-existing e-service for persons with diabetes - "Digital Diabetes Diary", psychologist service at home, social and work skills development workshops for children and young people also with disabilities as well as support and education groups for families with children with disability due to diabetes. The project activities are planned to be implemented at the national level - in all Latvian Planning Regions, including Latgale planning Region.
Summary of project results
The project aimed to develop innovative social services for people with diabetes - children, young people and adult persons, including persons with disabilities, Latvian Diabetes Federation in the implementation of exclusion risk groups activation, information and education to improve the quality of life of these groups and prevent social exclusion. The target group was the social exclusion and poverty and at risk people, including 20 children, 32 young people, 15 families with children, 129 persons with disabilities, 254 adults and 854 pre-retirement and retirement age persons. As well as NGOs - 30 members, 5 staff members and 10 volunteers. During the project we achieved the following results: • Implemented a social rehabilitation program, in which 513 social workers provided counselling, psychological counselling and 664 583 advice from healthcare professionals. As well as organized 79 educational support measures and set up a support group for families caring for children with disabilities. • Implemented the LDF members, staff and volunteer training. • Implemented information materials and information technology solutions for how to innovate the service - Diabetic digital diary, as well as improved organization's website. • Implemented promote cooperation and participation in national and international cooperation between NGOs and networks activities. Organized two seminars for the exchange of experiences with Norwegian partners - Norwegian Diabetes Association. Participation in the Diabetes Research Association Congress and implemented an exchange visit to the Slovenian Diabetes association. The project directly contributes to sustainable social security system parameters and tasks to be solved, because given the opportunity to receive social services for disadvantaged target groups of the population, thus improving the social exclusion of people at risk the quality of life and contributed to the re-integration into society, as well as reduced the risk of poverty for children and adults.
Summary of bilateral results
Norwegian Diabetes Association (NDA) contribution to the project was an important - how to work with diabetic patients of the group and what services to offer, and was used for the project during development as well as practical implementation of activities took into account the experience of the partners to attract and diabetes and nutrition experts and psychologists as well as using the experience of diabetes diaries creation. The partnership gave significant contribution to the achievement of project results through the partners' experience, activities better satisfied the needs of the target group (nutrition expert solicitation, digital diaries convenient functionality), its more active and more involved in the events became more knowledgeable and more open and made it possible to achieve goals. LDF got more information and experience to work in society and to attract members to organize support measures to make better use of internet facilities and mobile devices. Strengthened bilateral cooperation; There was co-operation ties between the LDF Children and Youth Diabetes Society, which will continue in the future implementation of joint activities, e.g., a summer workshop in the organization, and the LDF and the NDA group motivation seminar.