Projects

Support to the Establishment of a Model Day-Care Centre for Disabled Children in the Republic of Tajikistan

01.01.2005 - 31.12.2005

Tajikistan

Overall project value (EUR)N/A
No. of staff provided2
Name of ClientThe Government of the Republic of Tajikistan
Financing agencyEuropean Commission (EC)
Name of partnersARCADIS BMB BV (Netherlands)
Detailed Narrative Description of ProjectThe global objective of the project was to assist the beneficiary country in the development of alternative solutions to traditional institutional care for disabled children.
The specific objectives of this project were as follow:
- To support and facilitate, on the basis of good practice and pilot projects developed with other organisations, the creation of a model day-care centre in Dushanbe;
- To enhance technical capacities of parents, local NGOs and current professionals of the health system on modern methods of therapy for disabled children;
- To increase awareness among government officials, parents’ associations and local NGOs on inclusive education and alternative solutions to traditional institutional care for disabled children.
Detailed Narrative Description of Services provided1. Assist with the development of the legal, organisational framework as well as financial and institutional capacity required for the establishment of a day-care centre;
2. Organization and sustain a working group with parents’ associations, NGOs, professionals, students of the Pedagogical Institute’s Department of “Defectology” and government officials on the creation of a model day care centre in Dushanbe;
3. Development guidelines and curriculum, provide training materials and literature in Russian and Tajik on methodology to set up and manage day care centres and on modern therapy methods.
4. Delivering technical training to parents’ association, local NGOs, students of the Pedagogical Institute’s Department of “Defectology” and current professionals of the health system involved with disabled children on modern methods of therapy, physical and occupational rehabilitation.
5. Development an advocacy strategy for the government’s expert group, local government officials, NGOs, students of the Pedagogical Institute’s Department of “Defectology”, medical professionals and parents’ associations on inclusive education and alternative care structures for disabled children;
6. Organization a study tour for the government, NGOs and professionals involved with disabled children to a country where a reform of the institutional care was already implemented and day-care centres have been established (preferably in Eastern Europe).