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Republic Center for Helping Persons with Mental Handicap

[Last updated Wednesday, June 1, 2005]

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(Message: Republic Center for Helping Persons with Mental Handicap)

Description:

The Republic Center for Support of Persons with Intellectual Disability – PORAKA is national, non-governmental,civil, parents' and non-profit organization representing the rights and interests of more than 20.000 persons with intellectual disability in Republic of Macedonia

Main goals of PORAKA:
• Provision of legal opportunities ensuring the equal participation and inclusion of persons with intellectual disability in the civil society
• Provision of alternative community-based services, following the principles of equalization of opportunities for persons with intellectual disability and advancement of their human rights.


Principles:
• Inclusion of persons with intellectual disability in every aspect of life
• Equalization of opportunities for persons with intellectual disability as equal citizens in the community
• Provision of family support – appropriate community-based services and support of the families with member with intellectual disability
• Self-determination and decision-making for persons with intellectual disability and their families
• Improvement of the living conditions in the existing institutions
• De-institutionalization of persons with intellectual disability and inclusion in alternative community-based service
• Raising public awareness


Activities:
• Initiatives for improvement of the policy regarding persons with intellectual disability on national level
• Coordination and methodological assistance of the local branches
• Establishment of network of alternative community-based services
- Club work and counseling of parents in all local organizations
- Day Centers (special groups in regular kindergartens) for preschool age children with intellectual disability
- Day Centers for adolescents and adults with intellectual disability
- Creation of conditions for establishing Services for independent living of persons which are going to be taken out from institutions
• Communication and exchange of experiences on European and international level, as equal member of Inclusion Europe and Inclusion International

For more information please visit:

The Republic Center for Support of Persons with Intellectual Disability – PORAKA is national, non-governmental,civil, parents' and non-profit organization representing the rights and interests of more than 20.000 persons with intellectual disability in Republic of Macedonia

Main goals of PORAKA:
• Provision of legal opportunities ensuring the equal participation and inclusion of persons with intellectual disability in the civil society
• Provision of alternative community-based services, following the principles of equalization of opportunities for persons with intellectual disability and advancement of their human rights.


Principles:
• Inclusion of persons with intellectual disability in every aspect of life
• Equalization of opportunities for persons with intellectual disability as equal citizens in the community
• Provision of family support – appropriate community-based services and support of the families with member with intellectual disability
• Self-determination and decision-making for persons with intellectual disability and their families
• Improvement of the living conditions in the existing institutions
• De-institutionalization of persons with intellectual disability and inclusion in alternative community-based service
• Raising public awareness


Activities:
• Initiatives for improvement of the policy regarding persons with intellectual disability on national level
• Coordination and methodological assistance of the local branches
• Establishment of network of alternative community-based services
- Club work and counseling of parents in all local organizations
- Day Centers (special groups in regular kindergartens) for preschool age children with intellectual disability
- Day Centers for adolescents and adults with intellectual disability
- Creation of conditions for establishing Services for independent living of persons which are going to be taken out from institutions
• Communication and exchange of experiences on European and international level, as equal member of Inclusion Europe and Inclusion International

For more information please visit: http://www.poraka.org.mk

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