Association „club " Verte "" implement the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism, the program " NGO Fund "project" I know I can, I'm doing” , Project no . 2012.EEZ/PP/1/MEC/079/025Projekts "I know I can , I'm doing " is being implemented through a 53,599 Euro grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Financial Mechanism 2009-2014 Project NGO programs .
The project aim is to create a new social service in Latvia. In the result would be activated people with reduced mobility so that they would become as active as possible and knowledgeable citizens, reducing their risk of social exclusion.
The project objectives is to provide disabled people with the information and services that provide them a great understanding of their disability and facilities what they can do, where to go to get the service and information that they need. As well they will get support for them self in support groups and in “independent living trainings”, where they will be motivated for better, active living and they will learn a lot of necessary things for independent life.
The project provides:
The project aim is to create a new social service in Latvia. In the result would be activated people with reduced mobility so that they would become as active as possible and knowledgeable citizens, reducing their risk of social exclusion.
The project objectives is to provide disabled people with the information and services that provide them a great understanding of their disability and facilities what they can do, where to go to get the service and information that they need. As well they will get support for them self in support groups and in “independent living trainings”, where they will be motivated for better, active living and they will learn a lot of necessary things for independent life.
The project provides:
- Create a project initiating event in the National Rehabilitation Centre “Vaivari”;
- Create a new social service design;
- Develop a methodology for support groups for people with disabilities;
- Create and publish two booklets, one about the new social service and other with participant’s knowledge and appreciation of social service;
- Organize regular support groups for people with disabilities who have a disability recently got to motivate them more active life. Support groups will be held 2 times per month, for 10 people, ranging from in 2014. From March until 2015. February;
- Build an „independent living training „for people with reduced mobility. Training will have access to a variety of professional services such as: occupational therapist, physiotherapist, psychologist, etc. specialist services. Special emphasis will be placed on the same became wheelchair users a positive experience. There will be three independent living training, each workout will take part in 10 people each workout will last for 7 days;
- Organize presentations seminars for municipalities about the possibility of helping people with reduced mobility, using new social service.
- Create 25 videos with tips for independent living for people with disabilities and positive stories about people with disabilities and their achievements, distribute videos.
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