DonateSummer sport rehabilitation camps are a great opportunity for children and young adults with disabilities to have rest on the shore of the Lake Sevan, socialize with each other and have nutritious food.
100 children and young adults in four ten day long sessions will have rest in the rest home. Monitors will take care of the youngsters and organize the activities of the campers.
Summer sport rehabilitation camps
are a great opportunity for children and young adults with disabilities to have a rest on the shore of the Lake Sevan, socialize with each other and have a nutritious food. 100 children and young adults in four ten day lasting sessions will have rest in the rest home. Monitors will take care of the youngsters and organize the leisure of the campers.
Total budget for the sport rehabilitation camp is $18,844.
Yerevan Summer Camp
The problem of physical, social psychological rehabilitation of children and youth with disabilities Pyunic is solving organizing annual summer sport rehabilitation camps. In these camps comparatively independent children and young adults are involved. For those children who are deprived of independent living skills Pyunic organises short term daily camps, where more than 100 children and youth with disabilities spent time in parks of Yerevan, play games, use rides and socialize with each other.
Total budget is $1650.
Early Intervention
The first and the only intervention program developed within Pyunic was created in 2003 aiming to reduce disabled infants and children into going to orphanages and remaining in the care of their families and also to help the disabled children obtain their potential development and mainstream in the society. The program helps not only to provide education, stimulation, therapy and cognitive growth to children, but also provides support and education to their families. The early intervention program created in Pyunic provides education to society and has created jobs for professionals. The future of early intervention program is to provide infants and children therapy and support to their families. Within the following year, the plan is to provide services to hundreds of disabled infants and children and to their families, educate society, provide jobs for professionals within the field and conduct development evaluations to children from three to fifteen years of age.
276 children are enrolled for the participation in this project. 30 children on a monthly basis will receive services of the specialists.
The total budget is $14,970 .
Vocational Training
Vocational training projects aim at promoting the integration of persons with disabilities by providing vocational training. The objectives of the projects are strengthening the capacities of persons with disabilities, increasing their competitiveness in the labor market, organize leisure activities and promote their psychological rehabilitation through art.
- “Ceramic work” workshop – total budget is $3657
20 children and young adults with disabilities will participate in the project. - “Wood carving” workshop- total budget is $7460.
20 children and young adults with disabilities will participate in the project. This project has the potential to be turned into the social enterprise like “Production of Wooden Toys” - “Embroidering” workshop - total budget is $3272.
10 young adults with disabilities will participate in the project. - “Handmade cards” workshop total budget is $3065
15 young adults with disabilities will participate in the project - “Bead work” workshop – total budget is $2445
15 young adults with disabilities will participate in the project - Computer training classes – total budget is $5930
50 children and young adults with disabilities are involved in the project on a yearly basis.
Public education and awareness raising projects
- Yerevan-Echmiadzin marathon – total budget is $2645.
100 person with and without disabilities participate in the marathon. - Ascent to Mountain Aragats – total budget is $1448.
50 persons with and without disabilities participate in the ascent.
Sport and rehabilitation
- Physiotherapy and general physical education - total budget is $4120.
50 children and young adults with disabilities will get services of physiotherapisparticipate in the trainings of the gym. - Wheelchair basketball -total budget is $9840
12 players with disabilities are involved in the team - Para Ice Hockey – total budget is $3840
12 players with disabilities are involved in the team - Para Athletics - total budget is $3840
6 young adults with disabilities are involved in the project - Wheelchair Dance and National Dances –total budget is $4560
5 pairs (one person with disability and one without in each), will be involved in the wheelchair dance and around 40 persons in the national dance groups