Including holidays for everyone: Starting new project of the Stephanus Foundation!

Including holidays for everyone: Starting new project of the Stephanus Foundation!

The summer vacation is just around the corner and for many children and adolescents this means a break full of fun and adventure. So that young people with impairments can also immerse yourself in the holiday joys, the Stephanus Foundation is relating to its project clearly on inclusion. The initiative pursues the ambitious goal that all children and adolescents between the ages of 10 and 21 can take part in holiday offers, regardless of possible restrictions.

The program, which has been active since September 2019 and has already won around 55 partners, is largely supported by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MBJS) Brandenburg. In this way, organizers from inclusive holiday offers can apply for funding to finance additional supervisors and thus ensure qualified support. Organizers can find all the necessary information and application forms on the homepage Ferien- Inclusive.org .

funding opportunities and training offers

Another important aspect of the project is the support of the supervisors. The Stefanus Foundation offers free and certified training courses that consist of three modules. This further training is carried out in Templin, Berlin or as an in-house training. Who could better bring practical experience than Peter Wohlleben, who is in a wheelchair and likes to pass on his skills? The training is not only a practical help, but also an invitation to design the supervision and develop new formats.

The financial framework is also appealing. Organizers can apply for a fixed amount of € 160.00 per day or € 200.00 per supervisor for the care of young people with impairments. These subsidies make it easier to organize including holiday offers and thus to promote learning together in heterogeneous groups, which is important for everyone involved, as is the strongly made.

Together for more inclusion

A future -oriented step that benefits the organizers, but also the children and young people. The initiative aims to strengthen the awareness of inclusion and enable every young person to participate in exciting holiday offers - a goal that is long overdue. Parents are also invited to contact the project partners, for example to the General Disabled Association Land Brandenburg e.V. or the environmental center three oaks.

In order to further increase the efficiency and quality of the offers, the project is permanently further developed. Stephanie Tiedig has trained as a specialist in inclusion and integration education in order to struggle for more participation and equal opportunities. Another sign of the positive development is the award with the "Wichern Plaque", which was awarded last year and underlines the high recognition of the Diakonie Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Oberlausitz.

in this sense: Let us work together to ensure that all children can experience exciting and unforgettable holidays, regardless of their impairments!