Activity report for 1999(PDF) - Soros Foundation Moldova

The aim of the project is to educate disabled persons
in issues concerning their rights, as well as providing
consulting and assistance in legal cases.
(Co-financed by the Association of Disabled Persons
from Stræøeni and Stræøeni Mayor’s office)
$ 1,340
Equipment Grant for S.V. IERGEN Republican
Fund of Charity for Blind People and People with
Poor Sight
S.V. IERGEN Republican Fund of Charity for Blind
People and People with Poor Sight, project director Ion
NEGREI
The project is promoting the mission of the Fund
and is searching ways to help the disabled. A database
of people who require support was created. The project
includes organizing training courses in the use of specialized
equipment for the blinds.
$ 3,153.95
The Independent Life (Viafla Independentæ)
Association of People with Myopathic Disabilities,
project director Vitalie TONU
The project’s goal was establishing of an informational
and consulting center for disabled persons – The
Independent Life.
During the project implementation collaboration
relationships were developed with the Information
Center of the Council of Europe from the Republic of
Moldova, with international organizations which promote
the independent life of disabled persons: the
European Disability Forum, Mobility International, DPI,
EAMDA, WAMDA, the Independent Life Center from
Ireland.
The Center provides information to disabled persons
through consulting, individual discussions, conferences,
seminars, a computer school familiarizing
with the Internet and e-mail.
(Co-financed by EWMI – 2,350.29 USD and SFM –
2,650 USD)
Center for Education and Information of the
Public on STD
The Info-Aids Center, project director Arcadie CO-
VALIOV
The Center’s program of activity includes a better
information of the population on:
– the STD prevailing among youth and the consequences
of these diseases
– prevention of AIDS and other sexually transmitted
diseases
– the role of drugs and drug addiction in spreading
of STDs
– educating the children and youth and establishing
a better relationship between school, doctors, and
public servants
– promote good models based on strong families.
1999 ACTIVITY REPORT
The target audience was teenagers, young families,
single women, teachers, doctors, public servants, businessmen,
etc.
(Co-financed by the World Bank)
$ 1,800
Program Administration $ 1,667.86
Participation at Seminars and Conferences
Special Olympics, North Carolina, USA, June 21 –
July 6, 1999
Project director Nicolae BÆRBIERU
The national team of disabled children from Moldova
participated at the 10th Summer Olympic Games
of children with mental disability.
$ 6,000.02
Internship at the European Youth Forum, Council
of Europe, September 27– October 10, 1999, Strasbourg
Natalia VASILENCIUC $ 54
Participation at the International Seminar: Europe
and the World, International European Training Center,
Berlin, Germany, September 20-25, 1999
Dorin PEREU $ 263.68
Prevention Diplomacy and Peace Keeping Scholarship
Program, Burg Schleining, Austria, June 21 – July
2, 1999
Oazu NANTOI $ 400.05
Rural Development in Central and Eastern Europe
International Conference, Poprad, Slovakia, December
6-9, 1999
Valeriu SPÎNU $ 217.54
International Summit of the Leonardo da Vinci
Program of the European Union, Paris, France, October
13-17, 1999
Ilie NASU $ 528.78
Human Rights Scholarship Program, Utica College,
Syracuze University
Natalia MARDARI, Helsinki Committee for Human
Rights $ 2,180
FAR’99 NGO Forum, Romania, June 11-13, 1999
CONTACT Center, project director Igor GROSU, 4
persons $ 566
Vision’99 Conference and the World Summit of
Blind Persons, Organized by Lighthouse International
and the World Blind Union, July 12-16, 1999, New
York, USA
Dumitru SCLIFOS $ 793.36
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