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Description
The limited mobility of volunteer services, especially inclusive ones, caused by pandemics and natural disasters, prevents volunteers from becoming more actively involved in supporting vulnerable groups and citizens living in earthquake-affected areas, especially in rural areas.
The objectives of the project are: to organize a mobile volunteer service in the earthquake-affected area; strengthen the Petrinja Volunteer Center for the implementation of volunteer activities that will provide insight into the current needs of the local community, create methods for their application and transfer knowledge to stakeholders in the local community.
Activities:
1. Organization of regular field work of the mobile volunteer service
2. Mapping the needs for support in the educational process of children, with special emphasis on children and youth with disabilities
3. Reporting on the collected data and proposing methods of organizing support to children and youth in the area of the City of Petrinja and Sisak.
The direct beneficiaries are volunteers of the mobile volunteer service, civil society organizations and institutions in the area of the City of Petrinja and Sisak.
Indirect beneficiaries are children of the general population and children and young people with disabilities involved in the educational process from the area of the City of Petrinja and Sisak.
The applicant will ensure the field work of volunteers, send their mobile volunteer services to the field (needs mapping), prepare a report on the results of mapping, propose support methods based on the results of mapping and assistance and support the regular work of the Volunteer Center Petrinja.
The partner will develop a plan for mapping the needs of end users, implement mapping of needs in the field with the help of applicants, coordinate field work of the mobile volunteer service and participate in the preparation of reports on mapping results and distribution to NGOs and institutions.
Summary of project results
The main achievements in relation to the urgent problem in the area affected by the earthquake are: provided space for mobile volunteer service and their continuous work; provided equipment for field work, formed a professional volunteer service of 3 volunteers and included 7 volunteers from the territory of the Republic of Croatia; conducted mapping of the needs of end users in the area of the town of Petrinja and Sisak; needs analysis based on the results of mapping and a report with recommendations on the methodology of working with children with disabilities in the existing conditions, schools and kindergartens in the area of Petrinja and Sisak; report submitted to 20 institutions and CSOs from the area of Petrinja and Sisak.
The project achieved the goal of: organizing a mobile volunteer service that will map the educational needs of children with special emphasis on children and young people with disabilities. In addition, the achieved goals of the project are the transfer of methodology, knowledge and experience of the Local Volunteer Center Zvono to other associations and volunteer centers, acquired in working with people with disabilities and proposing models for future work and support to end users, as well as reporting on mapping results.