Service Centers for Families of Children with Disabilities Quarterly Progress Report

Service centers for families of children with disabilities Quarterly Progress Report

Marginalized Populations Support Activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina

1 April 2018

QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT

Service centers for families of children with disabilities

January – March 2018

The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government.

CONTENTS

1. General information about Service centers for families of children and persons with disabilities ...... 4

2.1. Service Center “Dajte nam šansu” Sarajevo (SC #1 i SC#2) ...... 5

2.2. Service Center “Tračak nade” Foča ...... 9

2.3. Service Center “SocI” Tuzla ...... 12

2.4. Service Center “Dajte nam šansu-Zvjezdice” Banja Luka ...... 16

4. SC Beneficiaries’ Statements ...... 19

4. Press clipping ...... 21

1. General information about Service Centers for families of children and persons with disabilities

The Service Centers are particularly focused on strengthening the families of children and persons with disabilities and their development. It is important that every family has the security provided by the work and services of the Service Centers. It is necessary to point out that psychological support for parents / guardians has been proven as necessary. The majority of new Service Center services beneficiaries come to SCs at the recommendation of parents of children with developmental difficulties who already use SC services. The quality of services is appreciated by the beneficiaries, who in turn recommended the SCs to other families of children and people with developmental difficulties.

In Bosnia and Herzegovina we have 5 active Service Centers: 1. Sarajevo SC # 1 (managed by the Association "Dajte nam šansu / Give Us a Chance" Sarajevo), 2. Sarajevo SC # 2 (managed by the Association "Dajte nam šansu / Give Us a Chance" Sarajevo), 3. SC Tuzla (managed by the Association "SOCI" Tuzla), 4. SC Banja Luka (managed by the Association "Dajte nam šansu-Zvjezdice / Give Us Chance-Stars" Banja Luka), 5. SC Foča (managed by the Association "Tračak nade / Glimmer of Hope" Foča).

All Service centers continuously provide the following free services:  Short stay at the Service Center (up to 4 hours);  Psychological support: o Initial interview with parents and assessment of parental acceptance of their childrens’ diagnosis; o Support workshops; o Advisory-instructional work with parents of children with disabilities; o Counseling for parents and siblings of children with disabilities; o Psychological work during the short stay, to analyze behavior and address dysfunctional patterns of behavior; o Psychological crisis interventions;  Labor and occupational workshops with beneficiaries;  Individual and group treatment with beneficiaries;  Providing information and legal advice;  Mobile team - field support and transport of beneficiaries;  Outdoor activities;  Education of trainees / assistants;  Creative workshops for beneficiaries;

Services provided by some of the Service Centers, depending on available resources:  Information provided by social workers;  Individual speech therapy treatments;  Individual special education sessions;  Animal-assisted therapy for SC beneficiaries;  Organized activities with adult beneficiaries;  IT workshop;  Observation and recommendations for children with suspected developmental disabilities;  Sports;  Folklore / Folkdance;  Evening support to families (third shift);  Weekend support (working Saturdays).

The constant increase in the number of beneficiaries and the number of services provided shows that the Centers meet the expectations of beneficiaries.

At the end of March 2018, the Service Centers had 725 registered families, and in the period of January - March they provided almost 12,000 services in 5 Centers.

2.1. Service Center “Dajte nam šansu” Sarajevo (SC #1 and SC#2) Below is a list of the most significant activities carried out at the Service Centers in Sarajevo (SC#1 & SC#2) in the period between January and March 2018:

Activities specific to SC #1:

1. In January we held an Open Door Day for members of the Novo Sarajevo Municipal Assembly, to introduce them to the work and methods used at the SC. 8 members attended. 2. A one-day training was held at the Social Work Center in Zenica for members of the Association “Dlan” from Zenica. It was intended to present the work done by the Service Centers, i.e. the opening of SCs across BiH. The training was attended by experts, the Association's management, volunteers and parents. It was conducted by the Director Ines Kavalec, psychologist Bojan Šijan, social worker Almina Hodžić, and special education expert Selma Paravlić. 3. The SC was visited by Mirela Alić, the psychologist at the SC SOCI Tuzla, to attend a training with the SC's psychologist and learn about the work of psychologists at the SC “Dajte nam šansu”. She met the users and attended workshops for parents and children. 4. Representatives of the Center for Healthy Aging agreed to cooperate on activities held for parents while the children are at the SC: e.g. language courses, computer courses, music workshops, and physical therapy. 5. Meeting held with the Mayor of Novo Sarajevo Municipality, to discuss cooperation. Considering the number of problems faced by this segment of the population, both children and their parents, the Municipality wants to open a center that would support these families and children, which should be funded through a special grant. 6. Service Center visited by Sarajevo's “sit down” comedian Jasmin Đemiđić, who met our users, spent time with them and entertained them. Jasmin has a disability and wants to volunteer at our Service Centers. He regularly performs as a “sit down” comedian (Jasmin uses a wheelchair, so «sit down» is wordplay referencing “stand up” comedians). 7. The SC was visited by BHT 1, for the purpose of filming a segment on animal-assisted therapy conducted at the Association in cooperation with the foundation Bela Vida. 8. Psychologist Bojan Šijan appeared on BHT1, in a show called “Putevi zdravlja” and talked about the SC's work, experiences of families using our services, what the families see as the biggest problems, how the SC model is replicated in other cities in BiH, and the importance of psychotherapy for parents. 9. As a part of the program «Young volunteers» the SC1 was visited by students from Dobrinjska gimnazija, who volunteered at the Center for the day, and learned about its work and services it provides, and had the chance to work directly with the users. 10. The Association “Dajte nam šansu” was appointed into an inter-sectoral group advocating for changes in the education of children and persons with developmental disabilities. The goal of this group is to reorganize existing institutions and take advantage of the available space and staff capacities, so that every child with developmental disabilities are in the system and have the same rights as typical children.

Activities specific to SC#2: 1. SC2 held a workshop on legal issues and psychology for parents and volunteers. The workshop was conducted by Minela Džananović, attorney, and Bojan Šijan, psychologist. 2. Training held for new volunteers. Special education expert Selma Paravlić presented the work of the SC, the services provided and their tasks. 3. SC2 was visited by students of Prva gimnazija (15 students) who acted as young volunteers at the SC for the day. They met our users, spent time with them and took part in the day's activities. 4. Workshops for parents held at the SC “Dajte nam šansu 2”, by the Foundation CURE. The trainers were Vedrana Frašto (“Violence in romantic relationships”) and Vildana Džekman (“General rights of women in BiH”). 5. The Open Door cycle included an Open Door Day at the SC2 for the media, who learned about the work of the recently opened SC and the difficulties faced by families, including problems regarding education for children and persons with developmental disabilities.

6. Meeting with representatives of the Parent's Council of the Institute “Mjedenica” and the Center “Vladimir Nazor” to discuss the press conference on the topic “Current problems in education of children with developmental and other disabilities in Sarajevo Canton”. 7. The Center for Healthy Aging of the Centar Municipality held a roundtable on the topic “All visible, all equal, rights and perspectives of socially marginalized women”. The speakers were Prof. Meliha Lekić, PhD, Ana Kotur –Erkić (activist for the rights of women with disabilities) and Anela Kozica (activist for the rights of parents of children with disabilities). 8. During the program “Young Volunteers” the SC 2 was visited by students from the High School of Dentistry (juniors and seniors). The students learned about the work of the SC and worked directly with our users through organized activities planned for the day.

By the end of March, 2018, the two Service Centers in Sarajevo had 445 registered families, and in the previous period (January - March) provided 4246 services.

In focus: Beginning of the campaign “Families Rule”

On April 27, 2018, the Association “Dajte nam šansu” celebrated their birthday and launched the campaign “Families Rule!”. The event was attended by representatives of municipal, cantonal and federal authorities, and representatives of partners – US Embassy and USAID. A bridge in the center of Sarajevo (Skenderija) was turned into a «bridge of diversity». This is the first bridge of its kind in Sarajevo, with hanging umbrellas with powerful messages celebrating diversity, because every family is different but they need the same thing – systemic support and protection.

The bridge was opened by the BiH track and field athlete Amel Tuka, reporter Mimo Šahinpašić and Director of the Association of Families of Children and Persons with Disabilities “Dajte nam šansu” Ines Kavalec, marking the beginning of “Families Rule” – a campaign on social responsibility intended to bring attention to the problems faced by families of children and persons with developmental disabilities and the need for systemic support. The campaign will be implemented in several cities in BiH.

The U.S. Embassy and the Government are very proud that we are here today, that we are supporting the centers and working with them, together with our partners and all of you. I'm happy to see the launching of the initiative “Family Rules” because I truly believe that families are the most important part of everyone's life“ – said Maureen Cormack, U.S. Ambassador to BiH.

2.2. Service Center “Tračak nade” Foča

The most important events and results of the Service Center “Tračak nade” for January - March 2018 are listed below:  Speech therapist and special education expert took part in a training called “Scientific methods for working with children with developmental disabilities” held by the Association EDUS;  SC took part in a meeting attended by all SCs in Sarajevo, during which they discussed the finalization of the Standards Manual, organized by the Marginalized Populations Support Activity;  Students of the Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation in Foča held practicals at the SC center, where they worked with users for one week;  Valentine’s Day (February 14) was celebrated at the SC; o A workshop called “Love” was held at the Elementary School “Sveti Sava”. Students were engaged in interesting and creative activities that taught them about different types of love;  From February 20 to March 7, the SC was preparing for the celebration of International Women’s Day. Creative workshops were held, and participants used various methods and techniques to make Women’s Day presents and cards that were given to moms and other users of the SC.  Donors evening held to raise funds for an orthopedic aid for an older user;  In March, the SC held a show and a social event for mothers of SC users: o Older beneficiaries and children took part in a show held at the SC, which included dance numbers, songs, plays, etc.  High School Center Foča played the movie “Osmi dan” (“Eighth Day”); o High school students had the opportunity to learn more about persons with Down syndrome, their problems and how they deal with them;  World Down Syndrome Day Celebrated; o A small action held, called “Friends don’t count chromosomes” with children from the “Čika Jova Zmaj” kindergarten. Events included different performances at the kindergarten (songs, games) and creative inclusive workshops at the SC.

The Service Center provided over 2017 services in this period and the number of users by the end of December 2017 was 65 families.

2.3. Service Center “SocI” Tuzla

In addition to regular services for beneficiaries, some of the most significant activities in this quarter are listed bellow:  Workshop for siblings of persons with disabilities on healthy nutrition and nutritional habits of persons with disabilities;  Mobile team visited Mramor near Lukavac for an intervention requested by a user;  Meeting with all SCs in the PPMG offices, regarding the Standards Manual;  Psychologist of the SC SOCI visited the SC “Dajte nam šansu” during a study visit and exchange of experiences, to further improve the quality of psychological services provided by the SC SOCI;  Visit to the Elementary School Mejdan to discuss the implementation of activities for “Education Day”;  Mobile team had an intervention in Gornje Čakloviće;  Promotion of the manual “Parenting a child with special needs” held at the house “Plamen mira”, and was attended by parents/users of the SC and the media;  Workshop held at the SC, for typical children from the elementary school “Mejdan”, kindergarden Jelenko and children with disabilties. The workshop was conducted by SOCI educators and rehabilitation experts;  Special workshop held for employees and volunteers of the SC SOCI, with a focus on interventions in crisis situations, how to react in crisis situations, and basic ways of communicating and preventing crisis situations;  Preparations began for advocating for changes to the way internships are structured. The goal of the SC is to ensure that students in Tuzla Canton and interns in relevant professions are required to spend some time working at an NGO, organizations or institutions that work with persons with disabilities;  Celebration organized for the World Down Syndrome Day at Dom mladih, and activities included children from the elementary school “Pazar”. Students from the Education and Rehabilitation Faculty attended special electives on “Volunteering” and “Persons with Down Syndrome”, intended to highlight the importance of volunteering and supporting persons with Down syndrome;  Celebration of the International Day for Supporting Persons with Epilepsy and students and users learned about what to do in case of an epileptic seizure and provide first aid in crisis situations.

The number of SC beneficiaries was significantly increased in last 3 months and in December they had 85 families as their beneficiaries. In the last quarter of 2017, they provided more than 2788 services.

Notable: USAID continues supporting the Service Center “SOCI” in Tuzla. USAID's Marginalized Populations Support Activity provided 64,000 BAM, which is sufficient to sustain the Center for the next two years. The Grant Agreement was signed on 27th of February 2018, at the Center. “USAID has been supporting the work of marginalized groups for years, with a special emphasis on families and children with developmental disabilities. The Service Centers were a chance for us to help the socialization of children with developmental disabilities and improve their quality of life.” - said Jasmin Bešić, Chief of Party of USAID's Marginalized Populations Support Activity. The Center for supporting families of children and persons with developmental disabilities offers users the option of a short stay (4 hours) during which persons with disabilities have access to psychologists, special education experts and educators, creative workshops, inclusive workshops, music therapy, and the families of children and persons with disabilities are provided with legal aid, psychological counseling and help in crisis situations. The opening of the Service Center was supported by USAID's Marginalized Populations Support Activity (USAID/PPMG) and the City of Tuzla, and it was initiated by the Association for Human Rights and Social Inclusion (Socl) from Tuzla. USAID's Marginalized Populations Support Activity supported the opening of 5 service centers in BiH: Foča, Banja Luka, Tuzla and two in Sarajevo. Next year, PPMG/USAID will support 5 service centers.

2.4. Service Center “Dajte nam šansu-Zvjezdice” Banja Luka

In addition to regular services listed in the general overview, the most significant activities in the previous period are listed below:  3.1.2. Visit to the Skydiving Club Banja Luka and Helicopter Services of RS o Children/persons with developmental disabilities, siblings, skydivers, representatives of the Student Councils Network of the Banja Luka region visited the Skydiving Club Banja Luka, spent time with the skydivers and got presents prepared for them by the members of the Student Councils Network. Skydivers performed jumps for the users of the SC dressed as Santa Clauses. This activity was intended to brighten the holidays for the families of children and persons with developmental disabilities, and to teach them about helicopters as a mode of transport.  3.1.3. President of Republika Srpska awarded a Medal of Merit to the Association o The goal is to have institutions recognize the work done by the SC and their dedication to helping families of children and persons with disabilities, and the medal brought us one step closer to that, by recognizing the work we have done thus far.  3.1.6. Meeting in Sarajevo - defining the Standards Manual o Meeting of representatives of all SCs and USAID's Marginalized Populations Support Activity, to discuss the Standards Manual that would ensure that all SCs have the same mode of operating and that can be used to open new SCs using the same model.  3.1.8. Meeting with the Director of the Center for Speech and Hearing Rehabilitation in Banja Luka o The Center for Speech and Hearing Rehabilitation in Banja Luka opened a kindergarten for children with developmental disabilities, and the goal of this meeting was to initiate cooperation and learn about their work so that we can share the information with parents.  3.1.9. Visit ot the Family Center “Kuća radosti” in Kotor Varoš o The goal was to introduce the members of the Center in Kotor Varoš and beneficiaries with the SC model, services and how they are provided, and to sign a memorandum of cooperation with the Association regarding support to families of children and persons with disabilities.  3.1.12. Creative workshop – making jewelery and decorative objects o Participants of the workshop were children and youth with developmental disabilities, and it was intended to help them develop fine motor skills, sense for harmony and beauty, hand-eye coordination, imagination, creativity.  3.1.17. Visit by the UK Ambassador to BiH, Edward Ferguson and his wife Caroline, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Crnadak o THE UK Ambassador to BiH, Edward Ferguson, his wife Caroline, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Igor Crnadak visited the SC, learned about our work and held a news conference at the SC. Affairs Igor Crnadak. The children performed a dance number and the Director of the SC talked to the visitors about the problems faced by the families of children/persons with disabilities and the work done by the SC.  3.1.23. Manifestation: I'm just like you! – Celebration of the World Down Syndrome Day o The Association held a manifestation “I'm just like you!” at the Cultural Center Banski Dvor, to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day, intended to show the general public and society what youth and children with disabilites can do, include them in cultural events, develop imagination and creativity, and show the society the position these families are in.  3.1.25. Dance workshops – preparing for March 21 o During February and March children and youth with disabilities and typical children learned to dance and developed 4 choreographies for the manifestation «I'm just like you!». Dancing helped them develop gross and fine motor skills, memory, and helped them present everything they learned to the general public.

PERMANENT WORKSHOPS  3.1.26. Workshop for parents – psychological support o The goal of the workshop was to help parents accept the fact that they have a child with disabilities, help them handle problems and dedicate some time to themselves. The workshops were intended to strengthen parents, and support the entire family.  3.1.27. Sports workshops and trainings on the courts of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports

o The goal is to improve gross motor skills, coordination and physical skills. A sports groups was formed and trainings are tailored to the needs of every child. The children are supported by professors, assistants and seniors at the Faculty.  3.1.29. Folk dance o We established cooperation with the KUD "Čajavec", offered youth with disabilities to learn folk dances and started a folk dance group. Typical children – youth from «Čajavec» took part in this activity as well.

At the end of 2017, the Service Center in Banja Luka had 128 families as beneficiaries. In this quarter, the SC in Banja Luka provided 2870 services.

3. SC Beneficiaries Statements

Parents say that using the SC helped improve some segments of their children’s lives. Using the services of the SC gives parents more time for themselves. The SCs also allowed them to share their experiences with other parents, and make new friends.

Most parents believe that they improved their parenting competencies, and truly accepted their child with developmental disabilities, with all their strengths and weaknesses. Parental expectations were better aligned with children's abilities.

Adis (Sarajevo)  I'm very satisfied with the services and work of the Service Center. I am taking full advantage of the free legal aid, which means a lot to me at the moment. Thank you for everything.

Mujo (Sarajevo)  After my first visit, for the first time ever I met a psychologist, an association, who take me seriously. I don't get told off «Mom has a syndrome, so she wants to child to have something». Ferid Ibrahim goes there to socialize and talk to a psychologist. It's great. We have meet ups with other parents and it makes you see you're not alone, which gives you strength.

Parents who use the Service Center say that they particularly appreciate the opportunity to share their experiences with other parents who have similar problems, and to learn how others handle and solve their problems. Using the Service Center helps parents perceive things more realistically and feel more in control of their own reaction to problems they are faced with. Service Centers help parents find “new solutions of old problems”.

Miladin Ćosović (Foča)  I like coming to the Association (Service Center) to play, dance and listen to music. Karate training is my favorite.

Jovo Đurović (Foča), father of an older user with a combination of disabilities says that his daughter Miljana has a much more positive outlook on life since she started using the services of the SC.

4. Press clipping

3.1. SC Sarajevo #1 & SC Sarajevo #2

Sort of Media Date Link or short description media Radio RTV Vogošća 09/1/2018 https://www.rtvvogosca.ba/page/2/ TV N1 10/1/2018 http://ba.n1info.com/Video Portal Klix.ba 21/1/2018 https://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/problem-osoba-s-poteskocama-u-razvoju-treba-nam- podrska-drzave-a-ne-sazaljenja-i-donacije/180115068 Portal Mladi.ba 15/1/2018 http://www.mladi.ba/desavanja/270/posjeta_centru_djece_iz_druzenja_dajte_nam_sansu .html TV FTV 7/2/2018 http://www.federalna.ba/bhs/vijest/228591/07022018 TV Alfa TV 12/2/2018 http://alfa.avaz.ba/ Portal Avaz.ba 9/2/2018 http://avaz.ba/vijesti/bih/349506/za-20-nevladinih-organizacija-u-bih-osigurano-200-000- km Portal Klix.ba 9/2/2018 https://www.klix.ba/lifestyle/diplomatski-zimski-bazar-postavio-novi-rekord-prikupljeno- 200-000-km-za-djecu-u-bih/180209052#8 Portal Fokus.ba 9/2/2018 https://www.fokus.ba/vijesti/bih/najuspjesniji-diplomatski-zimski-bazar-do-sada-dvadeset- organizacija-dobilo-200-000-km/1007631/ Portal https://www.radio 9/2/2018 https://www.radiosarajevo.ba/metromahala/teme/diplomatski-zimski-bazar-prikupio- sarajevo.ba 200000-km-za-djecu-i-mlade/290575 Daily Oslobođenje 15/2/2018 https://www.oslobodjenje.ba/ news TV TVSA 16/2/2018 http://tvsa.ba/ Youtube/ HEMA TV 16/2/2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXrHhOkX9HI internet TV BHT 1 16/2/2018 http://www.bhrt.ba/bht1/

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Portal http://prvi.tv 27/3/2018 http://prvi.tv/lifestyle/zdravlje/udruga-dajte-nam-sansu-obiljezava-sedmu-godinu/116276

TV RTRS 17/1/2018 Http://www.rtrs.tv/av/pusti.php?id=74403 Portal Glas Kotor 31/1/2018 https://www.glaskotorvarosa.com/zvjezdice-iz-banjaluke-u-zajednickoj-akciji-sa-kucom- Varoša radosti-centar-za-porodicu-kotor-varos/ Portal Oslobodjenje.ba 14/3/2018 https://www.oslobodjenje.ba/vijesti/bih/banjaluka-crnadak-edward-i-caroline-ferguson- posjetili-udruzenja-za-osobe-sa-downovim-sindromom Portal BHT 14/3/2018 http://www.bhrt.ba/vijesti/bih/banjaluka-crnadak-i-fergusonovi-podrzali-udruzenja-za- podrsku-djeci-s-poteskocama/ Portal Faktor.ba 14/3/2018 https://faktor.ba/vijest/crnadak-edward-i-caroline-ferguson-posjetili-udruenja-za-osobe-s- downovim-sindromom-287831

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