Description
This project aims to improve the ability of nature guides to provide nature guide service for larger population, people with special needs. During the project there will be meetings with different partners and experts for creating the best training program for the nature guides. After the program’s theoretical part the guides will carry out an internship. As a result of the project the rights of people with special needs will be improved. There will be new trained nature guides for people with disabilities all over Estonia. The capability of NGO Ökokratt will be improved due to new specialists who are able to intermediate nature to larger population.
Summary of project results
The objective of the project was to improve the human rights of people with disabilities by providing them equal rights with the regular people for getting part of nature and its healing effect; improve awareness of the organization and the ability of nature guides to provide nature guide service for larger population. The objective of the project was reached. A meeting was held with different partners and experts for creating the best training program for the nature guides. The target group of the project - nature guides who are willing to provide the service for people with special needs – participated in a special course for nature guides, so they are now able to offer guiding service in nature to people with special needs. People with special needs where also included in the practical part of the project, so that the nature guides could get as realistic practice as possible. In the end of the project 14 people got certificates for passing the course and are able to provide the service for people with special needs. The project had an impact on both, the participants of the course, as well as people with disabilities and their caretakers – they all got new and encouraging experience that helps to improve wellbeing and human rights of disabled people that is in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. Now, there are new trained nature guides for people with disabilities all over Estonia, but due to new specialists who are able to intermediate nature to larger population the capacity of NGO Ökokratt has also improved.
Summary of bilateral results