On October 3, the closing conference of this project took place at the Darvas house. The conference was attended by people from different fields but with common values. It was a "soul-warming" event.
The period included in the project was a year full of new and successful experiences.
One of the main directions of our activity within the project Access to a better life - Integrated services for people with disabilities is that of information. Information about disability and especially about the somatic and psychoemotional recovery of those who cross our threshold and beyond. And one way in which we were able to support the recovery of several people, by providing accurate information, was to participate in a cycle of conferences with the aim of educating oncological patients and their relatives.
A few weeks ago I went to the Bihor Locomotive Disabled Association for the first time. Here, through the project Access to a better life - Integrated services for people with disabilities, we started to hold group meetings for the psycho-emotional well-being of the beneficiaries. Our topics of discussion focused on the needs of the participants, which we already learned from the first meeting.
In January of this year, through a collaboration that we have with the faculty of Geography, Tourism and Sport - the specialization of Physiotherapy and Special Motricity, we gave a presentation to the students, which addressed two related topics:
Medical devices – catalysts in prophylaxis and convalescence and
The psychoemotional impact of disability on patients and their relatives.
Integrated services for people with disabilities”, September 15, 2021
In a chic environment, at Darvas-LaRoche house, built in the Viennese secession, took place the conference, which aimed to present the objectives of the project “Access to a better life – Integrated services for people with disabilities”, the results and information about the funding program. The project developed by the Help & Care Association with the financial support of active citizens Fund Romania, a program financed by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants 2014-2021
The project was complementary to the efforts of specialists and institutions by providing free medical, therapeutic and psychosomatic counseling/education services, such as “coaching” of the patient and his/hers caregivers, in order to establish a higher degree of independence
The members of the association together with volunteers support the activity of the Pasca family in Dumbrava annually, by purchasing the necessary products for the optimal development of daily activities at the asylum. This family began to welcome homeless elders years ago. Mr. Pasca had two extra rooms, so he thought to welcome two people into his own home at first. Then two more people, and it went on until the number of people hosted reached 350 people.
The members of the association working in the medical field, in addition to financial support, have been available to several people in asylums to provide medical advice. The respect we have for the work of this family is enormous.
The first activity of the volunteers was Santa‘s coming, which dates back long before the formation of the Association. During this action, the volunteers, accompanied by Santa Claus, went (year after year) to the elderly and children, trying to bring them back the joy of the holidays in their souls through carols and gifts.
One of the most important and touching activities of the association is the "Cake Day", organized since the first months of the ’’Association's life’’.
April 2021. Although the SARS-COV 2 pandemic has brought and also brings new challenges, human kindness knows no limits. With the support received from people eager to help, the Help & Care team managed to reach this time also the social shelters in Dumbrava, Tinca and Râpa, managed by the family of Mr. Viorel Pasca. There we met over 460 souls who receive daily shelter, hot and fresh food, health care, medical help and moral support
Through this project, volunteers visited the elderly and children, shared gifts and brought peace and joy to their hearts on Easter.
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