Description
"According to our experiences and needs analysis, parents with children, particularly with disabled children, very often feel lonely, face social exclusion. Organizing voluntary activities for families, particularly those with disabled children. Launching self-supporting parent groups for parents with disabled children, their mental strengthening, integration into communities. Acceptance towards families with children, particularly disabled ones, parents feel more content and people around them are getting more tolerant. 10-15 families given support in 8 local services, at least parents’ groups launched, at least 50 trained new volunteers and 8 trained volunteer coordinators.Parents taking care of their children at home, especially those with disabled ones, volunteers who are parents themselves. We collaborate with the Norwegian Home-Start Familycontacts family-supporting network, the Kézenfogva and Motiváció Foundations, the health visitor network, family centres."
Summary of project results
According to experiences and needs analysis of Home-Start Hungary, parents with children, particularly with disabled children, very often feel lonely, and face social exclusion. It is highly important to organize voluntary activities for families, so in the course of the project 6 new volunteer coordinators and 59 new volunteers were trained, 127 families were given support, and 8 parents’ groups were launched in 8 local services. Collaboration with the Norwegian Home-Start Familycontacts family-supporting network contributed to the emphatic approach of the question of disabilities and the elaboration of the new training material. The project resulted in growing acceptance towards families with children, particularly disabled ones. Such parents became more content and confident, and people around them more tolerant. The established self-supporting communities provide protective shield and future sustainment, completed syllabuses promote the founding of further communities.
Summary of bilateral results