Description
The project addresses the difficulties faced by young people with intellectual disabilities in Byala Slatina related to limited involvement in social, sports and cultural activities, limited social contacts and opportunities to develop skills. The project attempts to ensure greater social inclusion by engaging such people in social activities, providing the needed premises, trainers and support. First, the Social Inclusion Centre will be set up with the needed trainers and rules on its work. Next, 10 volunteers aged 15-25 will be attracted and trained for 2 days. Finally, 39 young people with intellectual disabilities aged 15-29 from the Children’s Home and the community will be selected and engaged at the centre in art therapy workshops (art, music, applied arts). The project will benefit the selected young people, their families and the staff of the children’s home. The two partners will provide the necessary experience, skills and premises ensuring the project’s sustainability.
Summary of project results
The project addressed the difficulties faced by young people with intellectual disabilities in Byala Slatina related to limited involvement in social, sports and cultural activities, limited social contacts and opportunities to develop skills. It expanded the services provided to children and young people with special needs living in the community and those placed in Nadezhda Home for Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities in the village of Tarnava by adding a new service. The service enabled the users to have opportunities for communication, social inclusion, extended support and development of new skills and knowledge. Improved emotional state, improved confidence, new communication skills, new knowledge about the environment, the people and the deinstitutionalization process could be observed among all the children and young people who used the service. 38 children and adolescents and 10 volunteers joined the activities. The project was implemented jointly with Nadezhda Home and Razvitie 1892 Community Centre in Byala Slatina.
Summary of bilateral results