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The goal of NGO Eesti Laste ja Noorte Diabeedi Ühing (hereinafter ELDÜ) ''s project is to prepare for the support system reform regarding children with special needs. Because the reform significantly increases the extent of local government participation in the support system for children with special needs, it is extremely important to increase the organizational capacity of ELDÜ to advise the maximum amount of local governments on the topic of children with type 1 diabetes.
Soon, local municipalities will be the main acquirers of support services for special needs children. Therefore, it is extremely important that municipalities would understand the needs of type 1 diabetic children and be able to order consulting and diabetes training services.
The main target groups of the project are local government agents responsible for the social sphere and heads of general education schools and kindergartens under the administration of municipalities. As a result of the project, a competency to communicate with local governments has been developed at ELDÜ and informative material has been created for local governments to understand the needs of families with diabetic children and how to help them.
As a result of the project, at least 40 municipalities in Estonia have been consulted and trained and 30 municipalities have booked ELDÜ''s services for November 2023. More broadly, the goal of the project is to improve type 1 diabetes management in Estonia amongst 800+ children and teens and reduce the development of diabetes complications. They are the ultimate beneficiaries of this project.