Within the project “Towards European Values – Persons with Disabilities as Equal Citizens two project activities have been held in the past period. The first one was realized in the period 22 – 24 April 2016, and the second one in the period 27 – 29 May 2016.
The implementation of the 5th project activity, workshop/training entitled “Work engagement Program for persons with disabilities”, within project “Towards European values – people with disabilities as equal citizens”, was realized from 22 – 24 of April 2016 in Novi Sad, Serbia.
The three-day training on work engagement for persons with disabilities, consisted of the following topics:
– Professional rehabilitation and Work engagement for persons with disabilities;
– Support to work engagement of persons with disabilities;
– Adaptation of working space and accessibility with use of assistive technology;
– Demonstration of adapted working space;
– Work engagement program – example of good practice of School “11. May” from Jagodina, Serbia;
– Practical work in bakery – School “11. May” Jagodina, Serbia;
– National experiences in professional training of persons with disability;
– Employment of persons with disabilities;
– Presentation of ŠOSO work center (agricultural workshops, example of international cooperation, Paper recycling workshop);
– National experiences – socially responsible work within process of support to persons with disabilities;
The training/workshop was jointly attended by professionals and beneficiaries – persons with disabilities. Representatives from PORAKA were Viktor Borizovski I Kristina Dalova (engaged persons in the day center – PORAKA Skopje) and Nikola Ognenovski and Zaklina Velkovska, beneficiaries at the day center – PORAKA Skopje.
The work was organized trough presentations, exchange of practical experiences and workshops, also as trough work in small groups, either for both beneficiaries and experts, either especially adjusted for beneficiaries in accordance with the subject.
The aim of the training was to introduce good practices and improve employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities, often deprived of legal capacity and excluded from the open labor market. The program is based on a piloted, tested and approved program of work engagement by project partner from Serbia, which is accredited by the Republic Institute for Social Protection.
The implementation of 6th project activity – training named “Debate on social entrepreneurship”, was organized in the period 27 – 29 May 2016 in Ohrid, Macedonia. The Republic center for Support of persons with Intellectual Disability – PORAKA was the organizer and host of this project activity.
The three-day training related to development of social entrepreneurship consisted of the following topics:
– Introduction to Social Enterprise;
– Social entrepreneurship in Serbia and EU, the state, legal frameworks and examples;
– Examples from practice;
– Social entrepreneurship, Experiences from Macedonia;
– Development of social enterprises;
– Experiences through different examples.
The work was organized trough presentations, and picturesque presentations trough schemes and steps in planning and realization of production with a view to profit, but also the social mission of these enterprises. The training also encouraged discussion related to legislation in this area and opened a lot of ideas for the development of social entrepreneurship.
The aim of the training was to inform and empower participants to develop social entrepreneurship (pooling and use of sustainable business models) as well as the possibilities of working engagement and employment of persons with disabilities and other marginalized groups.
Representatives from PORAKA were: Violeta Dimoska, Secretary General; Vasilka Dimoska Program Manager; Vlado Krstovski, Program Assistant and Victor Borizovski, engaged person in the day center – PORAKA Skopje.
The last day of the training was also used to make agreements and agreements regarding the next project activity that is scheduled for the beginning of July.
The project “Towards European Values – Persons with Disabilities as Equal Citizens” lasts one year and is funded by the EU through the program “Europe for Citizens”.
