Christmas event, new homepage and many other things!
Christmas event, new homepage and many other things!
Christmas event, new homepage and many other things!
2014 has started with interesting and useful activities, thanks to the performance of a financial support has been received from European Economical Area.
Christmas event at the Puppet theater.
In January 4, 2014 union brought together little and large union members, supporters and volunteers in the Latvian Puppet take part in amusing activities accompanied by clowns, participate in conversations and friendly being together. 134 children and young people visited the event, as well as their 178 companions/ parents who could share stories about experience, achievements and hopes. That day brought the joy of friend reunion, evaluation and discussions about the show, interesting activities during intermissions and tasting of sweets of the festive table. Thanks to all visitiors, organizers, sponsors!
A new, beautiful and functional homepage has been
created!
2014 has brought s children parents and development specialists (designer, IT specialists), as well as by attracting For Latvian Children with homepage was created www.kustibutraucejumi.lv. The main advantages of the new homepage- it is comfortable for the users, easily understandable, colourful, with various functions, available in more languages. The new homepages comprehension about children and young people with disabilities. The old homepage was created in 2005 by students of Riga Technical Univesity, though after almost ten years of working- it was not able to perform its functions anymore. There are new sections in the new homepage, for example, s activities, as well as there are links to social networks. The homepage will be regulary replenished with different news, latest photo reports and other useful materials.
We are preparing for the annual Mother’s Day event and an
educational excursion to Estonia.
The union has began an organisational work for the
upcoming
Mother’s day event in the Latvian Puppet Theater in May. The active
work involves creating the invitations, planning activities for
intermissions, festive table etc. This year visitors will have an
opportunity to watch the popular show „The Famous
Duckling Tim”. Also conversations with a touristical enterprise
have started about the process of an educational excursion to
Estonia in summer months. At least 45 union members will have a
chance to spend 2 interesting and thrilling days in Tartu- in the
second largest city of our northern neighbors. The main objects
have been chosen- ice age centre in the village Aksi, water
amusement park „Aura” , as well as the science centre „AHHAA” which
is situated in 3000m2 three halls which allows to aquire new skills
and knowledge, also to examine, feel and try already what has long
been known.
The work for the target group’s interest defence and
collaboration development is continuing.
In the beginning of 2014 a communication with the
representatives of the Ministry of Education and participants of
Parent forum was established , with a purpose to ensure children
and young people with the best possible opportunity to get
education, taking into account their interests and needs.
In 2014 the union has also started to talk about more qualitative
rehabilitation services for children and young people with
disabilities- the communication and current experiece has been
handed over to the representatives of the Welfare Department of the
Riga City Council.
The estimated costs for 2014 implementation of work plan consist of
25737,99 EUR, where 95 % from the co-funding comes from the
European Economical Area Financial Instrument and 5 % from the
Latvian State budget, 10% are financed by the union „For Latvian
Children with Disabilities”.
Additional information about the project: Ilze Kenne, phone no. 29460606, e-mail:
ilzekenne@e-apollo.lv .
Project „Soli pa solim uz priekšu!” („Step by Step Forward!”) , No. 2012.EEZ/DAP/
MAC/110/R/036/2014.
Project is financially supported by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
Program is financed by EEA and Latvian State.
Additional information can be received :
www.eeagrants.org www.eeagrants.lv www.sif.lv