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NGO «BelAPDIiMI»

The NGO “BelAPDIiMI”

• is an independent nongovernmental organization.

It was founded in 1991 on initiative of parents bringing up children with disabilities.

Our aim is:

to create equal in comparison with other people opportunities for disabled children and youth to participate in every field of social life.

The Republic of Belarus

The NGO «BelAPDIiMI» unites more than 4000 families bringing up children and young people with intellectual and physical disabilities. The NGO «BelAPDIiMI» is

• rganized in 55 regional and 9

Minsk member organizations.

□The area of 207 square kilometers □Population of more than 10 million people □126 914 children with psychophysical disabilities □More than 28 000 children with disabilities □More than 500 000 people with disabilities who are after 18 years old

The NGO The NGO “ “BelAPDliMI BelAPDliMI” ” organizational

• rganizational

structure structure

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65 65 primary member organizations that are legal entities and have th primary member organizations that are legal entities and have their eir

• wn programs of development.
• wn programs of development.

The NGO The NGO “ “BelAPDliMI BelAPDliMI” ” stages of development stages of development

□Number of member organizations

9 12 15 17 23 30 34 43 57 64 1991 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2005

The NGO The NGO “ “BelAPDliMI BelAPDliMI” ” main activities main activities

• Psychological, social and legal support to families brining up

Psychological, social and legal support to families brining up children and young people with disabilities; children and young people with disabilities;

• Early assistance to children with disabilities and their

Early assistance to children with disabilities and their families; families;

• Employment and job placement of young people with

Employment and job placement of young people with disabilities; disabilities;

• Development of rehabilitation services for children and

Development of rehabilitation services for children and young people with disabilities on the basis of local young people with disabilities on the basis of local communities; communities;

• Teaching activities and information service;

Teaching activities and information service;

• Organization of spare time activities and health care

Organization of spare time activities and health care activities. activities.

The Belarusian Resource-Adaption Centre “Open Doors”

• The department of assistance to

children and families;

• The day stay department for teenagers

and young people with disabilities.

The center was established in March 1998

Teaching activities and information service:

• Publishing and distribution
• f special literature: 20 books and more

than 30 brochures;

• The work of the library (700

books), availability of video materials(300 records), lekoteka (toys);

• Preparation of seminars and conferences carried out for specialists,

parents, representatives of governmental structures and nongovernmental organizations.

The system of support to families bringing up children with disa The system of support to families bringing up children with disabilities. bilities. Social adaptation, rehabilitation and integration into the socie Social adaptation, rehabilitation and integration into the society of children and young people with ty of children and young people with severe degree of disabilities severe degree of disabilities

The work of centers of corrective and developing education and rehabilitation (143 centers in Belarus) I ntegration into infant schools, primary and secondary schools

Professional education. Territorial centers of social services to population – day stay departments (156 centers in Belarus, approximately 30 departments) Job placement and sheltered employment Independent living

Early assistance:

• centers of early intervention
• centers of rehabilitation

FAMILY

The project The project « «I am adult! I am adult!” ”

within the Supporting Belarus Program of within the Supporting Belarus Program of German government German government during during 2005/2006 2005/2006

Partners Partners: :

• «

«Fortochka Fortochka” ”

• «

«Group to Assist the Children of Chernobyl of the Evangelical Group to Assist the Children of Chernobyl of the Evangelical community Berlin community Berlin-

• Koepenick

Koepenick” ”

• Territorial center of social services to population in

Territorial center of social services to population in Zhlobin Zhlobin region region

• 9 Minsk member associations of the NGO

9 Minsk member associations of the NGO “ “BelAPDIiMI BelAPDIiMI ” ”

• Primary organization of

Primary organization of Oktiabrskiy Oktiabrskiy region of Minsk region of Minsk

• Baranovichi

Baranovichi member organization of the NGO member organization of the NGO “ “BelAPDIiMI BelAPDIiMI ” ”

• Osipovichi

Osipovichi primary member organization of the NGO primary member organization of the NGO “ “BelAPDIiMI BelAPDIiMI ” ”

• Kalinkovichi

Kalinkovichi primary member organization of the NGO primary member organization of the NGO “ “BelAPDIiMI BelAPDIiMI ” ”

• Territorial center of social services to population in

Territorial center of social services to population in Kalinkovichi Kalinkovichi

The aim of the project: The aim of the project:

To help young people with disabilities become more independent a To help young people with disabilities become more independent and be nd be integrated into the society. integrated into the society. To create and develop a system of permanent social services to p To create and develop a system of permanent social services to people with eople with disabilities in local communities disabilities in local communities in in Belarus. Belarus. To establish workshops on the basis of day stay departments in T To establish workshops on the basis of day stay departments in Territorial erritorial centers of social services to population and member organization centers of social services to population and member organizations of the NGO s of the NGO “ “BelAPDIiMI BelAPDIiMI ” ”

The objectives: The objectives:

• To analyze the current situation, to

To analyze the current situation, to asses assess the existing own and foreign s the existing own and foreign experience; experience;

• To improve the quality of life of young people with disabilities

To improve the quality of life of young people with disabilities, to improve their , to improve their social status; social status;

• To create the developed system of workshops;

To create the developed system of workshops;

• To increase the professional competence of specialists;

To increase the professional competence of specialists;

• To publish informational and methodical materials;

To publish informational and methodical materials;

• To attract the attention of mass media and

To attract the attention of mass media and community community to the problems of to the problems of employment of young people with disabilities; employment of young people with disabilities;

• To strengthen the cooperation between different departments in t

To strengthen the cooperation between different departments in the social sphere. he social sphere. To strengthen the role of nongovernmental organizations. To strengthen the role of nongovernmental organizations.

The results of the project: The results of the project: 2 new centers of employment for young people with disabilities 2 new centers of employment for young people with disabilities were established; were established; 5 workshops received the support. 5 workshops received the support.

The The “ “Fair of Crafts Fair of Crafts” ” was organized and carried out. was organized and carried out. Specialists and 20 young people who attended nongovernmental and Specialists and 20 young people who attended nongovernmental and state mini state mini-

• workshops in all Belarusian regions participated in it.

workshops in all Belarusian regions participated in it.

Next activities were organized and carried out Next activities were organized and carried out: :

• 10 Round tables with participation of young people with disabili

10 Round tables with participation of young people with disabilities, their parents, with ties, their parents, with representatives of local administrations, with employees of pub representatives of local administrations, with employees of public institutions and other interested lic institutions and other interested

• rganizations and citizens;
• rganizations and citizens;
• 3 meetings of Belarusian partners of the project who are members

3 meetings of Belarusian partners of the project who are members of the group of experts;

• f the group of experts;
• International conference on the results of the project and on th

International conference on the results of the project and on the assessment e assessment of

• f the work of

the work of workshops; workshops;

• 60 specialists were taught at seminars that were organized by th

60 specialists were taught at seminars that were organized by the German experts who also e German experts who also participated in them. participated in them.

• The catalogue of goods made in 10 nongovernmental mini

The catalogue of goods made in 10 nongovernmental mini-

• workshops was published;

workshops was published;

• Methodical materials on the organization of sheltered employment

Methodical materials on the organization of sheltered employment for young people with for young people with disabilities were developed and published. disabilities were developed and published.

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