Source of Funding: Swiss - Latvian Cooperation Programme 2009-2012
Program: NGO Fund of Swiss - Latvian cooperation program
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Overall aim of the sub-project is to promote economical and reduction of social differences for children and youngsters with disabilities, thereby improving quality of life of children and youngsters with disabilities who are subjects of social exclusions risk.
Direct aims of the sub-project:
- To shape and improve independent life skills for children and youngsters with disabilities who have spinal cord injuries.
- To promote motivation and self-esteem of children and youngsters with disabilities as well as healthy and physically active lifestyle.
- To promote integration in education and society of children and youngsters with disabilities.
Overall and direct aims of the sub-project will support achieving main aim of the grant program – to promote active citizenship of groups which are at risk for social exclusion and poverty.
During the Project by attracting different specialists and experts we will create social space where children and young people with different kinds of disability will be able to get needed resources for new ways of motivation, opening new integration opportunities, as well as for developing and improving skills for independent life.
In social space there will be available video and photo format tips and advices as well summarized opinions from specialists about different problematic regarding disabilities, which will help to children and young people to achieve above mentioned aims.
For the first time in Latvia target group will have opportunity to get necessary information in one place, make comments on that, ask questions on actual topics which sometimes are unpleasant to ask in public space, get to know opinions of specialists as well as get to know other children and young people with similar problems and learn experience, that have been solved in different way.
Project is unique with its dimension and content, as well as with involvement of target group.
We have planned to implement different activities for publicity in order to popularise and develop recognition of social space.
Target group: Children,Young people
Legal status of Project Promoter: Association/Foundation
Region: Riga Region
Amount of Grant Awarded: 21641.92 LVL / 30 793.68 EUR
Project number: 2010.CH04/mic-132
Project Promoter: An organisation of people with disabilities and their friends „Apeirons”
Partner(s): National rehabilitation centre VAIVARI
Start date of project: 01.01.2011.
Project finish date: 31.12.2011.
Place of implementation: Latvija
Legal address: Krišjāņa Valdemāra st.38 k-1, Rīga, LV-1010
Phone: 67299209
Fax: 67299277
E-mail:
www: http://www.apeirons.lv