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There are approximately 14,000 ostomies in the Czech Republic - people with an ostomy from the intestines or urinary tract. It is thought that an ostomy will put the patient out of normal life. An ostomy is a big taboo in our society. Czech ILCO, z.s. shows that an ostomate can live a normal life. Our project called Yes, we can! expand society´s awareness of ostomy and life with it. It will reduce the patients´ and their families´ fear of ostomy. It will help them to orient themselves in the available help and care.
We will organize 2 training sessions, 2 supervision of volunteers, 1 training of regional coordinators of volunteers, 2-weekend workshops of volunteers who help new ostomies cope with the difficult situation. We will organize 11 professional training sessions for representatives of member organizations to make our assistance to new ostomies more effective and sustainable.
We will set up 1 regular therapeutic phone line of psychological support for patients and their families. We will organize 4 online psychological lectures and provide long-term psychological support.
We will publish 1 information material (notebook) for ostomies, the aim of which is to make it easier for them to orient themselves in aids, in available care and issues of life with an ostomy.
We will organize an information awareness campaign about the lives of people with an ostomy to increase the awareness of the public. Project activities will reduce the fear of creating a stoma. It will help the ostomies with returning to normal life, work and social life.
The project focuses on ostomies, professionals and the general public. As part of the partnership with the Norwegian partner NORILCO, we will share the non-traditional the idea of the exhibition. Unconventionally, we will inform about living with an ostomy in other countries as well. We will share experiences from living with an ostomy and the functioning of volunteering in both countries.