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Serbia and Montenegro
| Macedonia | Bosnia
and Herzegovina | Albania | Kosovo
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Name of the organization |
Project |
| Belgrade |
Step Forward |
Training and development of speech
recognition software for the use of computer by voice
command method - Training has been provided for 5
people with limited movement of their body's upper
part in order to introduce them to Information technology
i.e. computers, with the aim to facilitate their access
to employment and education. Those 5 people have become
trainers themselves and will train other persons with
disabilities. Both the organisation and the project
have been promoted well in the media. |
| Belgrade |
Valid in |
Employment-stepping out from Isolation
- A survey about unemployment of people with physical
disabilities has been carried out with questionnaires
sent both to employers and people with disabilities.
In order to raise awareness of general public, results
were published on the website: www.valid-in.org.yu,
a press conference with presence of various media
was organised, leaflets were distributed to all surveyed
employers and media agencies. Given the resistance
of employers to hire people with disabilities, the
project has encouraged local DPOs to enhance activities
related to facilitation of access to employment. |
| Belgrade |
Association of paraplegics and quadriplegics
“Dunav” |
Photocopy shop - In order to create
employment and generate income for members of the
Association, the photocopy shop has been created and
2 photocopy machines were purchased. Unfortunately,
due to the unclear legislation regarding the requirements
for establishing and registering of a company with
a particular status (i.e. business owned by Pwd),
the project was considerably delayed. Eventually,
all necessary documentation was obtained, but the
experience of this project can serve as a lesson,
that before starting an economic activity, a homework
(research of current legislation and all needed for
registration of an economic activity) needs to be
done and all required steps need to be taken. |
| Ivanjica |
Association of people with Cerebral
Palsy |
Step Ahead -To improve the potential
for employment of people with disabilities and to
generate income for the Association, 10 beneficiaries
have received training to work with different technical
devices such as a machine for lamination, cutting
knife, machine to print labels on textile and others.
Given the good productivity and quality of items produced,
the Association has been recognised by some business
companies as a reliable partner. The quality of products
and its selling potential was tested on trail market
held in the centre of the town. |
| Kikinda |
Organization of dystrophic people,
north & middle Banat district |
We are ready, but are you? - Creation
of more organized disability movement by establishing
a network of six centres of local organisations of
people with disabilities and an umbrella organisation
based in Vojvodina. 20 meetings of Disabled People's
organisations have been organised in Zrenjanin, Subotica,
Sombor, Pancevo, Sremska Mitrovica and Novi Sad. |
| Niksic |
Association for Help to People with
psychologic - physical disability |
Children's Right to Smile -Project
aimed at improvement of physical and psychological
abilities of children in order to facilitate their
integration and inclusion into community. Different
workshops have been organised for 30 children along
with preschool teachers, physiotherapists, speech
therapists, psychologists, etc. Their parents were
also trained to give further physiotherapy exercises
to their children. Further activities are planned,
such as opening of a day care centre, seminars and
lectures for education of parents or advocacy activities
for legislative changes. |
| Novi Sad |
Association of Deaf |
My first sign language vocabulary
– To enable deaf children to communicate and
to be understood and with the aim of their better
inclusion into society from their early childhood,
one thousand sign language dictionaries have been
printed and distributed to schools, institutions and
“Faculty for special education” in Belgrade.
The dictionary was prepared mostly by people hard
of hearing themselves. Also, workshops for parents
of deaf children were organised to emphasize the importance
of sign language. As it was the first dictionary of
this kind, media covered the project quite well. |
| Novi Sad |
Ziveti Uspravno Association |
How I See You - An in-depth survey
has been conducted to shred the light on attitudes
and prejudices of social environment towards people
with disabilities. 300 citizens have been questioned
and results published in the shape of a scientific
work which has been widely distributed to different
stakeholders in the community: disabled people's organisations,
centres for social work, primary schools, media houses,
medical centres, etc. Printed leaflets, television
spots and art exhibition were also part of this important
awareness raising campaign. |
| Pljevlja |
Association of parents of children
with difficulty in evolution “Sunbeam of hope” |
Right to rehabilitation at home -
To improve motoric abilities, socialisation and integration
of children with difficulties in development and to
educate parents to work persistently with their children,
a set of activities has been carried out: children
had check-ups and therapies with physiotherapists,
2 surveys were carried out among 210 citizens, 2 round
tables organised, social event and picnic for children
held, 2 social gatherings for parents and their friends
took place, an article in newspaper and brochures
were published |
| Sombor |
Inter-community alliance of people
with hearing impairment |
Campaign in local media for raising
awareness about the needs and abilities of persons
with disabilities - With the objective to raise awareness
about people with disabilities within the community
a survey of 300 citizens was carried out in order
to get the insight on perception about people with
disabilities and the level of information on disability
issues; two-month campaign with a public tribune,
TV and radio spots, development of posters, brochures,
leaflets were accompanying this survey. |
| Uzice |
Association of people with celebral
and infantile paralysis |
With information against isolation
- To raise awareness in local community about problems
and needs of people with disabilities, several awareness
raising activities have been carried out during the
implementation of this project. To mention just few:
training in journalism for 5 people with disability;
organization of literature and art tender in primary
schools entitled "people with disabilities among
us", public tribune; broadcast of regular messages
in programs on radio and television; publishing of
Association’s bulletin, etc. |
| Valjevo |
Society of Cerebral Palsy |
Together tomorrow - To put in the
spotlight the denial and carelessness of society towards
PWDs' rights and abilities, with the consequence of
their exclusion from an active community life and
resulting in their low self-esteem, several press
conferences have been organised, video clip filmed,
broadcasts and documentary were realised as well as
production of awareness raising materials, an exhibition
of photos and handicrafts held and last but not least,
an extraordinary theatre play has been performed by
the members which has attracted a lot of attention. |
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Name of the organization |
Project |
| Prilep |
Association of blind people |
"Through New Eyes” –
The Regional Sound & Talking Library for Southern
Macedonia - To increase the number of sound/talking
materials for people with visual impairments in Southern
Macedonia, a mini studio facility in Prilep producing
master copies and reproductions of recorded materials
has been created. The produced materials have been
distributed regionally via free postal lending library
scheme. Partnership with other associations has been
establishedin order to distribute materials at local
levels. |
| Skopje |
CCA Biljana - Assocation of people
with sight impairment |
To upgrade quality of free time of
blind persons - With the objective of emancipation
and popularisation of inclusion of blind people into
art activities, members of the Association have realized
4 performances in Macedonia. Named “Expert’s
government”, the performance aims at raising
awareness on the problems of blind people and their
artistic abilities. To spread awareness farther as
part of project activities, a press conference has
been organised, one hour documentary story has been
broadcasted on national TV, and a survey conducted
questioning citizens of Skopje about the needs and
problems of blind people. |
| Skopje |
Dignitas |
Education for all - With the aim
of both increasing registration of new students with
disabilities in schools and universities, according
to the Principle adopted in the Madrid declaration,
as well as reintegrating students that have abandoned
the education system because of the lack of resources,
awareness campaigns and dissemination of information
were planned within this project. A website has been
created but due to internal organisational problem,
the project was not completed successfully. |
| Skopje |
Union of Blind people of the Republic
of Macedonia |
Training of blind people in new technologies
- To facilitate access to new technology to blind
people and thereby to increase the prospects for employment,
10 blind people have been trained to use computer
with Windows XP, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and
internet explorer. As a support to the training, a
handout on Braille alphabet and an audio CD of the
training have been distributed. |
| Skopje |
Association of students with special
educational needs |
Campaign for changing the attitudes
/ break prejudices about students with disabilities
at the University To improve the situation of young
people and students with disabilities and facilitate
their successful inclusion in the society, the project
aims at supporting students from the stage of enrolment
to the completion of studies, as well as with overcoming
all psychological and physical barriers. The activities
carried out were focused on awareness campaigns about
needs and abilities of students with disabilities. |
| Tetovo |
Association of Paraplegics and Paralyzed
Children “HANDICAP”- Tetova |
Look At Me - the project aims at
promoting inclusion of people with disabilities. The
association realized 30 theatre performances in 3
cities in Macedonia. For other activities, the association
developed cooperation with local NGOs, media and governmental
institutions and all together jointly created plan
for further activities. The association produced informative
brochures about rights of people with disabilities
which have been widely distributed to both people
with and without disabilities, mostly during the theatre
performances. |
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Name of the organization |
Project |
| Banja Luka |
Humanitarian organization Partner
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Information centre for persons with
disabilities- The project aimed at improving access
to education and employment of people with disabilities
by creation of an Information Centre. Number of courses
have been organised: course for use of computers,
course of journalism, workshops about non-violent
communication, independent living and personal assistance
as well as art workshops, for 200 beneficiaries. A
library with two hundred books has been established.
The project witnessed an increase in number of members
and more importantly an improved self-esteem in participants.
At the same time, the activities carried out also
contributed to raising awareness in the local community
about situation and needs of people with disabilities. |
| Doboj |
Association of people with Paraplegia,
Cerebral Palsy and other People with Psychical Disabilities
of Doboj Region |
The Law on urban planning and building
and its implementation - To put the emphasis on the
problem of accessibility for people with disabilities,
wide awareness raising campaign has been carried out.
In cooperation with the local authorities and ministry,
5 promo-educative seminars in five regions, gathering
233 participants from 53 municipalities, were held.
The association prepared various promotion materials
such as a handbook about accessibility for people
with disabilities and a brochure about architectonic
structural rules. Also, the TV clip “Gradimo
Srcem” has been broadcasted twice a day over
21 days. As a result of the awareness campaign, local
authorities agreed on a new law about accessibility
to all public institutions. |
| Sarajevo |
Centre for Self Reliance |
Fashion without barriers - To raise
awareness about people with disabilities and promote
their abilities and skills, the project planned a
public and media fashion presentation. People with
disabilities were involved in daily workshops where
they developed skills for designing and sewing different
type of clothes. All produced pieces of clothes were
unique items, hand-made with natural materials and
of a very good quality. The selling of clothes brought
in some profit to clothes-makers. Media coverage was
very useful on this occasion by presenting people
with disabilities as active and integrated in the
society. |
| Tuzla |
LOTOSICE |
With new self-confidence searching
for better tomorrow - To help women with disabilities
to break away from isolation and to integrate into
community life, workshops and lectures were held which
contributed to increase of their self-confidence,
respect and self-esteem, reaching 50 most isolated
women with disabilities. During the workshops and
lectures, women had the opportunity to share their
experiences and exchange ideas for solving theirs
most pressing problems. |
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Name of the organization |
Project |
| Tirana |
ANAD |
Development of Deaf women groups
in Albania - Deaf and mute women are extremely vulnerable,
usually totally isolated from the community and treated
as objects. In collaboration with governmental institutions
and other associations, the project established a
psycho-social service to provide counselling to the
women whose feelings for the first time were taken
into consideration. The women beneficiaries being
considered at last as human beings was the great and
positive impact of this project. The first national
conference for deaf and mute women was organised to
identify the needs and search for solutions. |
| The
UN administered province of Kosovo |
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Name of the organization |
Project |
| Pristina |
Handicap Kosova |
Education of 5 people with disabilities
in journalism - project enabled 5 persons with disability
to get the scholarship for professional training in
journalism with the aim to create the professional resources
for addressing the needs and issues of PWDs in media.
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| Pristina |
Intermunicipality league of blind Pristina |
Ending the illiteracy of blind people
- With the aim to empower illiterate blind people to
be able to fight for their rights and achieve equality,
10 illiterate members of the league have been trained
to conduct courses and to teach how to write and read
in Braille. Round tables have been organised between
representatives of Ministry of education, blind people
and their families. |
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