Project

Region	National coverage
Title of the Programme	Human Rights
Title of the Project	Together for change - a common reflection on promoting the rights of people with disabilities
Number of the Project	LP-HRMGSA-022
Project Promoter	Transformation Support Center
Project Partner from Donor State	N/A
Czech Partner	Residential Social Service – Home Horizon, Home at the crossroads of Svitavy, Home at Bystré chateau, Home under Kuňka, Home of social services Slatiňany, Home in the woods Tavíkovice, Emin zamek, Castle Habrovany
Status	Estimated project duration: 12/2021 – 04/2024
More Information	Target group: Other minorities Web pages: http://www.podporatransformace.cz
Total Eligible Costs	188 657 EUR
Grant	188 657 EUR (100 %)

Project description:

The aim of the project is to improve the understanding of the rights of people with disabilities living in social services among direct care workers, social services management and officials. That is, the people who make decisions about the lives of people with disabilities, their participation in everyday life, and the support they receive. 

The project focuses on the lives of people with disabilities in residential social services and their ability to assert and exercise their rights in everyday practice. The project responds to the current situation, where institutions and large institutions are still an environment where human rights are violated and clients do not have many opportunities to point out possible violations, often they do not even know what they have the right to.

The project is based on the principle that the nature of the problem can best be understood if it is communicated directly by the person concerned (client, person with a disability) or by a colleague in the field who has relevant experience in practice. This approach is reflected throughout the project, from the set-up to the activities to the outputs.