Pre-History
Today, there are many public organizations who care about the disabled. But the big problem is isolation of people with fewer opportunities from society, indifference of people to problems of invalid organizations and their clients. In a crisis, econiomical, financial and spiritual nobody pays attention to NGOs working with disabled people, who require not only financial support for their projects and initiatives, but also long for their recognition as active members of our society.
Therefore we, the team EURC "Social Partnership" had the idea to develop a project to help public organizations to tell everyone how they and their clients overcome the crisis and live a full life, enjoy it and help others. It is important to draw public attention to their needs and help them feel necessary to society.
Aim of the project is unite the two worlds that exist in parallel - the world of disabled people and the world of ordinary people.
About the project "Open space for artists"
The goal is to create a database of invalids NGOs of Donetsk region and on-line gallery which will include art works made by clients of these organizations in order to draw public attention to the needs of organizations and disabled people, to make society to take active part in charitable activities.
During the project it is planned:
1. Create a web site with information about all active organizations working with disabled people in Donetsk region. The site will be hosted gallery of art works of disabled clients of these organizations, with the constantly upodated information, visitors will get information about holidays and events with the participation of disabled people.
2. Search of organizations working with disabled people in the region and involve them in active communication with colleagues.
3. Organize workshops for staff, volunteers and clients of these organizations for the production of creative works and images, invite them to participate in the Exhibition of art works.
4. Announce the competition for the best art works in various categories of Arts in 2010. Visitors of the website will vote.
5. Conduct meetings and interactive activities among students in 4-8 grades for tolerance to disabled children and youth.
6. Organize regional exhibition of art works where its participants, people with fewr opportunities, can show their talents.
The results of the project are:
- Creation of the Ukrainian-English website with a database of NGOs working with disabled people in Donetsk region and Internet gallery on-line, which will be constantly updated with new pieces of art works.
- Conducting of 5 interactive lessons for pupils to make them more tolerant towards people with disabilities, as well as promotion of volunteering ideas among youth.
- Conducting 4 master classes for social workers and the disabled how to master new materials and techniques.
- Organization of the First Competition of art works and the 2010 Fair with the participation of people with disabilities.
- Establishing a good tradition of collecting donations to help this segment of the population.
- Development of volunteer movement.
- Creation of new contacts among public organizations and other cooperation.
