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Description (LT): Ignalinos ir Daugpilio rajonai susiduria su panašiomis socialinėmis problemomis: ilgalaikiu struktūriniu nedarbu, dideliu skaičiumi mažas pajamas gaunančių socialiai pažeidžiamų šeimų bei socialinių paslaugų jaunimui ir vaikams trūkumu. Nors Ignalinoje ir Daugpilyje yra keletas socialinių paslaugų teikėjų, nė vienas iš jų nėra specializuotas teikti paslaugas vaikams iš šeimų iš socialinės atskirties. Dažniausiai tai būna savivaldybės įstaigos, kurios teikia bendro pobūdžio paramą socialiai pažeidžiamoms šeimoms.
Projekto veiklomis siekiama suteikti galimybių vaikams iš šeimų iš socialinės atskirties tobulėti, įgyjant naujų įgūdžių, atrandant ir ugdant savo talentus, įveikiant savo baimes ir tokiu būdu mažinti socialinę įtampą tiek Ignalinos, tiek Daugpilio rajonuose. Socialiai pažeidžiamų šeimų problemos bus aptartos diskusijose, mokymuose, bus pateikti problemų sprendimo būdai apsikeičiant patirtimi, suteikta psichologinė parama. Tikimasi, kad projekto veiklomis bus įtakotos tris tikslinės grupės: daugiavaikės šeimos iš socialinės atskirties , šeimos iš socialinės atskirties auginančios vaikus bei šeimos auginančios vaikus su negalia. Šias veiklas vykdys savanoriai iš abiejų šalių, kurie dalinsis tarpusavyje savo patirtimi. Šiuo projektu planuojama organizuoti dešimt stovyklų Latvijoje ir Lietuvoje, kuriose bendrai dalyvaus keturi šimtai vaikų. Bus numatytos trys stovyklų rūšys, skirtos vaikams iš tikslinių grupių šeimų: 160 vaikų iš šeimų iš socialinės atskirties dalyvaus keturiose stovyklose, 200 vaikų iš daugiavaikių šeimų iš socialinės atskirties aplankys dar keturias stovyklas ir 40 vaikų dalyvaus dviejose stovyklose skirtose vaikams su negalia. Stovyklų metu vaikai mokysis pagrindinių kempingavimo, sveikos mitybos ir maisto paruošimo įgūdžių, dalyvaus komandinio darbo pratybose, muzikinėse programose atrandant ir ugdant savo talentus, kūrybiškumą ir tokiu būdu stiprintų pasitikėjimą savimi, keltų savo savivertę.
Siekiant efektyviai organizuoti stovyklas, Daugpilio parapijos dienos centrui bus įsigyta stovykloms būtina įranga. Ignalinos parapijos patalpos bus remontuojamos ir pritaikytos Jaunimo dienos centrui, įsigyta reikalinga įranga. Be to, bus įrengta virtuvė su labdaringa valgykla. Šiame centre jaunimas galės rinktis, organizuoti savo socialines ir kultūrines veiklas, sportuoti. Galiausiai vyks viską apibendrinanti konferencija. Projekto poveikis tikslinės grupės nariams bus ilgalaikis, suteiks savianalizės ir socialinių įgūdžių bei paskatins jų pilietiškumą ir aktyvumą, polinkį padėti kitiems žmonėms. Tai sudarys sąlygas abiejuose regionuose stiprinti dalies socialinių problemų prevenciją, aktyvesniam socialiniam ir kultūriniam bendruomenės gyvenimui bei kultūriniams mainams abipus sienos ateityje.
Read more Description (LV): Ignalinas un Daugavpils rajoni saskaras ar līdzīgām problēmām: ilgtermiņa strukturāls bezdarbs, liels skaits sociāli neaizsargātu mājsaimniecību ar zemiem ienākumiem un sociāli atstumtiem jauniešiem un bērniem paredzētu kvalitatīvu sociālo pakalpojumu trūkums. Kaut arī gan Ignalinā, gan Daugavpilī ir vairāki sociālo pakalpojumu sniedzēji, neviens no tiem nespecializējas sociālo pakalpojumu sniegšanā sociāli atstumtajiem bērniem. Parasti tie ir specializēti centri, kurus vada vietējā pašvaldība, kas piedāvā dažāda veida atbalstu sociāli ietekmētām grupām bez iedalījuma vecuma grupās.
Šī projekta mērķis ir sniegt iespēju mērķgrupas dalībniekiem pilnveidoties, apgūstot jaunas prasmes, attīstot savus talantus, pārvarot savas bailes un tādējādi mazinot sociālo spriedzi gan Ignalinas, gan Daugavpils rajonos. Projekts paredz 3 mērķgrupu – bērni no sociāli atstumtām daudzbērnu ģimenēm, bērni no sociāli atstumtām ģimenēm un ģimenēm ar bērniem ar īpašām vajadzībām - dzīves apstākļu uzlabošanu. Projekta īstenošanas laikā tiks apspriestas sociāli neaizsargātu jauniešu problēmas, notiks pieredzes apmaiņa un ar treniņu, lekciju un nometņu palīdzību vieglā un efektīvā veidā tiks sniegts psiholoģiskais atbalsts. Pavisam 400 bērnu piedalīsies 10 kopīgās projekta nometnēs gan Latvijā, gan Lietuvā. Būs trīs veidu nometnes paredzētas dažādām grupām. 160 bērni no sociāli atstumtajām ģimenēm piedalīsies 4 nometnēs, 200 bērnu no sociāli atstumtām daudzbērnu ģimenēm piedalīsies apmeklēs citas 4 nometnes un 40 bērnu piedalīsies 2 nometnēs, kas paredzētas bērniem ar īpašām vajadzībām. Nometņu laikā bērni apgūs pamatprasmes dzīvošanai nometnē, būtiskas uztura izpratnes un ēdiena pagatavošanas prasmes, bērni tiks iesaistīti komandas darba vingrinājumos, muzikālajā programmā un vingrinājumos talanta atklāšanai, tādējādi bērni attīstīs radošumu un cels pašapziņu. Šīs aktivitātes vadīs projekta partneru brīvprātīgie, kas projekta ietvaros dalīsies labās prakses piemēros. Lai nodrošinātu efektīvu nometņu organizēšanu, Daugavpils partneris iegādāsies nometņu un virtuves aprīkojumu. Ignalinas pagasta telpas tiks izremontētas un tajās tiks izveidots Jauniešu dienas centrs, kurā tiks iekārtota virtuve un ēdamistaba ar visu nepieciešamo aprīkojumu. Šajā centrā jaunieši organizēs sociālās un kultūras aktivitātes.
Kā arī tiks organizēta projekta noslēguma konference. Projekts radīs kopienās aktīvāku sociālo un kultūras dzīvi, un sekmēs kultūras apmaiņu pāri robežai.
Read more Description (EN): Ignalina and Daugavpils regions face similar problems: long-term structural unemployment, high rate of low – income socially vulnerable households and shortage of quality social services for youth and children from social exclusion. Although there are several providers of the social services in Ignalina and Daugavpils, none of them is specialized in social services for socially excluded children. Usually these are specialized centers controlled by local municipality, who offer different kind of support for socially affected groups without age referring.
The aim of this project is to provide opportunities for target group members to improve themselves by gaining new skills, developing their talents, overcoming their fears and thus to reduce social tensions in both Ignalina and Daugavpils regions. It is expected, that living conditions of 3 target groups´ – children from socially excluded multi-child families, children from socially excluded families and families with disabled children – will be improved by the project. During the project problems of socially vulnerable youth will be discussed, the experience will be exchanged and psychological support will be given through the trainings, lectures and camps in easy and effective way. 400 children in total will participate in 10 joint camps of the project in both, Latvia and Lithuania. There will be three types of camps, targeting different groups. 160 children from social exclusion families will take part in 4 camps, 200 children from socially excluded multi-child families will visit another 4 camps and 40 children will take part in 2 camps for children with disabilities. In camps the children will learn basic camping skills, essential diet understanding and food preparation skills, will be engaged in teamwork building exercises, musical programmes and exercises to discover talents, develop creativity and boost their self-confidence in such a way. These activities will be carried out by volunteers from both partners, who will share their best experiences with each other. In order to organize camps effectively, wide range of camp and kitchen equipment will be bought for Daugavpils partner. The premises of Ignalina parish will be repaired and designed for Youth Day Center, a kitchen with a dining room with all necessary equipment will be installed. In this center, young people will organize their social and cultural activities.
Finally, concluding conference will be organized. Project will create more active social and cultural life of the communities and cultural exchanges across the border.
Read more Achievements (EN): Achievement of project main output “Improving living conditions and social skills for deprived communities through creating social links between children from vulnerable groups in Ignalina and Daugavpils” was ensured by both project partners through educational and recreational children camps.
All deliverables and activities taken during project implementation were oriented for 3 types of deprived communities/vulnerable groups:
multi-child socially excluded families,
socially excluded families with children,
families with disabled children,
It was planned, that camps will be visited by 160 children from social exclusion families (4 camps), 200 children from multi-child socially excluded families (4 camps) and 40 disabled children (2 camps). 400 children in total. There were three types of camps, every type for different target group of the Project.
The main goal of the camps was to help children discover themselves. Children were able to do this in four main ways:
during the morning lap;
during talent classes;
during joint evening activities;
during social activities;
Morning lap sessions.
These sessions were structured in such a way that first one guest with experience of growing up in a vulnerable or socially excluded family shares their experience. After this, the children were divided into groups, during which there was a discussion about how the children identified and what emotions they felt. During these sessions, children had the opportunity to touch on topics such as shame, fear, anger, parental love, dreams, and more. During the groups, it was emphasized that we speak one by one, do not criticize, do not condemn and do not interrupt. It was a safe place for children to open up and share openly.
Talent activities:
Both project partners wanted children to get to know their talents during the camps. Therefore, each day during the camp, children were able to choose from one of four possible afternoon activities:
art;
photography;
dancing;
sports;
All sessions were conducted by volunteers who are specialists in their field and have experience working in groups. During each day, the children had different topics and tasks in the area. This allowed the children to experiment and see what talents they have. Every evening daily discussions were held, during which it was also discussed with the children what they liked / disliked the most about the day. After several activities, the children were able to name the emotions they felt during the day and gradually recognize which activities best reveal their talents.
General evening activities:
In the evenings during the camps joint activities were held, the purpose of which was for the children to relax, have fun, get to know each other better. Usually one of the evenings was a general dance lesson, during which the teacher taught some new dance moves and dances. These dances for children were so memorable that the children danced them a few more times during the morning exercise and used them as a performance during a talent show. There was also a talent evening where the kids were able to show up and show off what they learned. During the talent show, the children danced, sang and played.
Social activities:
One of the goals of the camps was to develop children’s social skills. The whole camp was based on discipline routine, a clear schedule of the day, morning exercises and etc. There usually was also a motivational system where children had a chance to collect some kind of stickers for help with cleaning and help in the kitchen. After collecting the appropriate number of stickers at the end of the camp, the children received a prize-cup with a general photo of all the participants in the camp.
This way children quickly became friends with each other, sometimes despite the language barrier, talking and already making plans for a meeting at future camps.
Although the last camp planned for March 13-17, 2020 didn’t take place due to start of Covid-19 restrictions and last 20 participants couldn’t visit last camp in Daugavpils, what could put at risk reaching the target value of 400 participants during the project implementation, target value was reached in 98.25%, as there were 396 children participating in all camps during the project implementation. This was possible, because both partners were determined to accept as many camp visitors and involve as many children from vulnerable families as it was possible on each camp, so some camps had more visitors than it was initially planned.
Leader partner had an abandoned building in Ignalina with accommodation of 158 square meters fully repaired and redecorated. It included roof repair, new windows, new doors, electricity system repair, heating system repair, water supply system repair, floor renewal, walls redecorating. Also it was fully newly equipped, so that premises from an abandoned building transformed into fully functional youth day care center.
Project partner on the other hand had equipped it’s premises in Daugavpils with new sports and leisure equipment.
So concluding, during project implementation three vulnerable target communities were positively affected by project implementation in Latvia and Lithuania, with 396 children from vulnerable families of planned 400 participated in self developing activities.
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Expected Results (EN): Number of households not facing pollution, grime and other municipal environment
Expected Outputs (EN): • 10 camps in total (4 by 7 days, 4 by 3 days, 2 by 5 days for people with disabilities) organized;
• 400 participants in total will take part in camps: 200 participants from Ignalina region, 200 participants from Daugavpils region;
• Premises repaired and adapted to the activity of youth day center - 1 set;
• Established charitable dining room - 1 set.
• Purchase of kitchen and dining room equipment - 1 set;
• Purchase of camping equipment - 1 set.
All these results are directly related to reduction of social exclusion and increasing of social inclusion. The establishment of charitable dining room and a kitchen and the purchase of equipment for young people repair and installation as well as camping equipment purchase is related to continuation of project.
As project’s target group consists of children from multi-child socially excluded families, children from families from social exclusion and disabled children it is possible, that one household will be involved in all of the three target groups, as a taken family can be a multi-child family from social exclusion raising at least one child with disability. Considering this, lead partner commits to ensure, that at least 120 households will benefit from the project.
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