PROJECT: "WORLD FOR EVERYBODY"
Duration: 8 months / 05/05/2011 - 12/05/2011 /
Program "Youth in Action", Action 1.2 - Youth Initiatives
In May a new project by the Focus Association is going to start. The project is called “A World for everybody”. Preparation of the project and initial stages. Making brochures, flyers, posters, pens, folders and other advertising materials for press conferences and presentations. Holding press conferences attended by local television and press, making use of electronic media. Conducting an educational campaign among the youth of Pazardjik.
Training on “How to work with people with disabilities”
Lessons on “What we should know about food and illnesses caused by incorrect food preservation”
Practical lessons on “How to choose food items of good qualities and how to cook by recipe”
Lessons on “ How to manage your own money”
Lessons on “Skin and hair care
Lessons on “Dental hygiene”
Lessons on “ Changes to my body. Human reproductive anatomy”
Lessons on “Conception and pregnancy”
Lessons on “How to develop your practical skills”
Lessons on “Learning how to live on your own and take care of your home”
Lessons on “How to behave in case of fire or other natural disasters”
Lessons on “Getting to know your town and its surroundings”
Lessons on “Sport and relax on the nature”
Making the movie “A world for everybody”
Conclusion and evaluation of the project.
The aim of the project is to provide young disabled people with knowledge and skills which help their integration into society and allow them to face various everyday difficulties. Through these lessons, which will be held throughout the whole project, the young participants will acquire autonomy and self-confidence in order to become conscious and capable individuals, who have their own place both in Bulgarian and in European society. Although, through the practical lessons (cooking, gardening, sewing, clay modeling, knitting, embroidery and so on), the participants will acquire knowledge and skills, which are necessary for them to live as much as possible as self-sufficient and autonomous individuals. Our ultimate goal is to make these young people feel more important to themselves and to the community, and to make them gain confidence in their own strength and ability, so that they understand that disability does not prevent them from living with dignity. The project will be for 6 months and involve 30 youngsters between 18 and 30. 25 of them will be people with disabilities and 5 non-disabled persons, volunteers of the Focus Center.
