Bodaj, n.g.o.

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Commission

The commission of Bodaj, n.g.o. is improving the life conditions of children and adolescents living in institutes of social services in Ucraine. It provides material and direct help by means of volunteering. The important aspect is to facilitate the work that is done by staff and activate the staff to professional attitude towards the children and adolescents.

Aims of organization

The aims of Bodaj, n.g.o. Are to respect and enforce the rights of healthy and also mentally handicapped children and adolescents, especially the right to worthy life in dignified conditions.

It is also effort to improve the life conditions and services in institutes of social services for children and adolescents in Ucraine.

Focus groups

Our focus groups are healthy and handicapped children and adolescents living in Institutes of Social Services. The help is orientated on psychosocial, speech and motorial development of the children, on adopting basic hygienic habits and on self-service.

Activities of organization

Our activities are especially focused on:

• obtaining financial and material resources in order to evolve the children and adolescents in Institutes of Social Services in Ucraine
• broadening professional knowledge and skills (in terms of education, nursing care and therapeutical activities) of employees working in Institutes of Social Services
• associate and coordinate the volunteers by preparation and realization the short-term stays in the Institutes of Social Services
• individual and group work with clients in order to inhibit psychosocial pathologial phenonems via using elements of rehabilitation, ergotherapy and expressive therapy (physiotherapy, artetherapy, musicotherapy)
• organizing beneficial and educational actions (concerts, exhibitions, lectures)