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Description
The whole vulnerable group is very difficult to engage in everyday life, activities that are common to others. They encounter discrimination, social exclusion. A major obstacle to their inclusion is a lack of self-esteem, health problems, bias, ignorance and their rights, possibilities. Their disadvantage is also low education, limited access to information, lack of interest in public affairs. In the village of Chocholná-Velcice, 2 houses were sold, in which 15 persons with health disadvantages are to be moved within 2 years, several of them of Roma origin. People in the community who have learned what their new neighbours will have become worried about it and angry at who their neighbours will have.
The project aims to meet new inhabitants - the disadvantaged, Roma and other inhabitants - so that the new inhabitants gradually become part of everyday life in the village. The project seeks to meet through these meetings so that the two groups get to know each other, break down prejudices, establish good relations and learn to tolerate each other. The activities will be aimed at showing the disadvantaged people how they can benefit the municipality. This group is very willing to help and grateful to see that it has made someone happy with its help. The aim is for residents to understand that these people can be beneficial in their community and can enrich social, cultural events in the community, and help to improve the community.
The project will involve several activities, various joint workshops, sports or cultural events, trips to the surroundings and live books. Both the original/local inhabitants and the new inhabitants (disadvantaged, Roma) of the municipality should participate in all activities. They should cooperate, help each other and have fun in convergence activities. The target groups of the project are public administration, local communities, people with disabilities, including Roma, children and youth.
Summary of project results
In the village of Chocholná-Velčice, 2 houses have been sold to which people with disabilities are moving. People from the village, who found out what their new neighbours will be like, started to worry about it. The aim of the project was a joint meeting of the two groups, so that the target group gradually became part of everyday life in the village. Another goal was for the inhabitants of the village to gradually get rid of prejudices, fears, intolerance.
As part of the project, there were carried out 37 activities aimed at getting closer to each other and raising awareness of the target group: 8 workshops entitled Let''s get to know each other, let''s have fun - During joint meetings, mutual barriers were broken down, 3 information workshops - At the meetings, the target group and other participants learned various information from the mayor, 6 cultural and 10 sports events - Motivated the handicapped and the citizens of the village to an active lifestyle through tennis, table tennis, football and training for cultural events in the village, 6 trips to the surroundings - Through popular trips, the target group got to know the citizens of the village better, shared experiences, 3 live libraries - Motivational discussions with people who managed to assert themselves in life despite the difficult start.
Through joint activities, vulnerable groups have gained practical experience from the project, which they use in their daily lives. At the activities, the handicapped met many people from the village, barriers were broken down, and mutual relations were established. They will be familiar with this environment when moving to the village. They already know the mayor, various organizations in the village, cultural and sports opportunities. As the civic association Stronger Weaker will continue to organize, as far as possible, meetings of seniors, volunteers and clients of the Social Services Home, mutual relations will continue to develop.