Description
The projects foresees the development of child day care centres in Švenčionys district municipality. The day care centres will help solve existing problems among the target group in territories of less than 6000 inhabitants, as the project will seek to contribute to increasing the well-being of children at social risk while implementing effective and qualified measures in Švenčionys district. This aim will be reached by establishing two child day care centres in Adutiškis and Švenčionėliai together with a camp base in Kaltanėnai. During the project implementation period of 20 months, infrastructure reconstruction works will be carried out, measures for child day care centres will be purchased and innovative social services networks will be expanded while using inter-agency cooperation. Family empowerment services will be created, and provided through innovative ways: the work with families at social risk will be organized not only in traditional way in child day care centres, but also in an informal environment through the organisation of family camps.
Summary of project results
According to Statistics Lithuania, 131 families and 280 children from social risk group were registered in Švenčionys district. Unfortunately, there was only 55% of all children from social risk families who received services in child day care centres in Švenčionys district. This situation showed the necessity to implement project „The development of child day care centres in Švenčionys district municipality“. During the implementation of the project Children Day Care Centres (hereinafter referred to as the CDCC) were established in Adutiškis and Švenčionėliai with a camping base in Kaltanėnai. The issue of transportation of children attending Adutiškis CDCC and residing in rural areas were solved: children are taken home after the Day Center activities. While implementing the Project camps of even six different themes were organized for children. During the project implementation period infrastructure reconstruction works have been done, measures for child day care centres were purchased (computers, household appliances, furniture, tourism and sports inventory as well as various entertainment and leisure time means). Innovative social services network was expanded while using inter-agency cooperation. “Family empowerment” services were created, which are provided through innovative ways: the work with social risk families is organized not only in traditional way in child day care centres, but also in informal environment while organizing families’ camps.
Summary of bilateral results