International Fews International Fews Summer Camp in Summer Camp in

HungaryHungary

Balatonfüred, Balatonfüred, 20062006

www.williams.ngwww.williams.ngo.huo.hu

to form an integrated development program to increase the chance of handicapped youth for equal opportunities

ten days of concentrated therapy improving the habilitation - rehabilitation of these people with accumulated disabilities, to promote their social reintegration

to extend the real or "imaginative" limits of abilities of our youth, with the surprise of "I can do it" feeling

to have a lot of fun and joy

Goals 1.Goals 1.

to produce international, non-formal educational activities, promoting a better understanding of the diversity of our common European culture and shared heritage, as well as of our common basic values

to present opportunities for free expression of participants’ sense of solidarity, to eliminate all forms of discrimination and to compensate their social disadvantages

to utilize this unique opportunity to perform psychological research with volunteers, aiming better sleeping and therefore learning of WS people

Goals 2.Goals 2.

Balatonfüred

LocationLocation

Program of the international WS Camp - Actions for Equal Opportunities Time Friday

07.07 Saturday

07.08. Sunday 07.09.

Monday 07.10.

Tuesday 07.11.

Wednesday 07.12.

Thursday 07.13.

Friday 07.14.

Saturday 07.15.

Sunday 07.16.

730-830 Breakfast

800-845 Preparation

900-1000

Musical gymnastic

Sensomotor training

Musical gymnastic

Sensomotor training

Musical gymnastic

Sensomotor training

1015-1115

Musical development

Musical development

Dance therapy

Dance therapy

Dance therapy

Musical development

1130-1230

“Get

together Games”

Beach

activities Hydro therapy

Special swimming

Hydro therapy

Special swimming

Hydro therapy

Special swimming

1300-1400 Lunch Lunch

1400-1530

Travel

Siesta Siesta

1530-1745

Arrival BUD

Airport by 1500, Travel to Balaton-

füred 1500-1700, Registra-

tion 1700-1800

“Get together Games”,

Short gastronomical

excursion

Visiting Tihany

by little train and boat

Walk to the 950 y old

Benedictine Abbey,

Music therapy

Beach

Activities,

Discussion groups: Life and

perspectives with WS

Drama therapy

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Art therapy

Musical

Afternoon with a band

Evaluate the camp

1800- Dinner

Presentation of Hungary+

Germany + Spain

Presentation of France+Finnland

Presentation of Ireland+Belgium

Cultural festival, concert of Zséda

Presentation of Sweden+Slovakia

Play and sport in the Sports Hall

Musical gymnastic, free time

1930-2100,

Evening

from 1900

Welcome arrange-ments

preparation for

presentations,

Musical gymnastic

preparation for

presentations,

Musical gymnastic

Play and sport in the Sports Hall

Musical gymnastic,

free time, Teehouse and

free swimming

free time Teehouse and free swimming

Farewell Party,

campfire,

Common entertaintment

Packing and

cleaning the

rooms, check out,

Sight-seeing in Budapest

Travel home

conference-hall smaller room, swimming pool Underway dogtherapy for small groups, parallel with the other classes sports hall Underway individual psychological occupations to improve development Autdoor

Advance MeetingAdvance Meeting

Welcome Welcome arrangementsarrangements

Get together gamesGet together games

Beach activitiesBeach activities

Gastronomical Gastronomical excursionexcursion

Free time at the Free time at the eveningsevenings

Sensomotor trainingSensomotor training

Special swimmingSpecial swimming

Musical developmentMusical development

Musical gymnasticMusical gymnastic

Dance therapyDance therapy

HydrotherapyHydrotherapy

Dog therapyDog therapy

Art therapyArt therapy

Drama therapyDrama therapy

Visiting suroundingsVisiting suroundings

ConcertConcert

Presentation of Presentation of countriescountries

Play and sport in the Play and sport in the Sports HallSports Hall

Final performanceFinal performance

Evaluate the campEvaluate the camp

Camp fireCamp fire

Farewell PartyFarewell Party

LeaveLeave

Fighting with papers Fighting with papers

It was astonishingly great so it is worth It was astonishingly great so it is worth the efforts.the efforts.

Need more fluent information flow Need more fluent information flow between the leaders of the organizations between the leaders of the organizations and the participants.and the participants.

Try to involve more and more the Try to involve more and more the participants into the planning of the participants into the planning of the program during the grant writing period.program during the grant writing period.

„„Do not let join a participant to a whale Do not let join a participant to a whale watching camp, who does not like watching camp, who does not like animals and even hate the water animals and even hate the water ””

ConclusionConclusion

Outstanding order of magnitude and organization (integrated development program for handicapped youth; 13 countries, more than 200 participants, 25 volunteers).

Integration at every level (the international group of WS youth were together with other handicapped and healthy youngsters of the parallel organized Hungarian special camp).

Complex development system based on the newest WS specific scientific results. Particular success in the improvement of social, gross motor and fine motor skills.

Colorful and diverse program. Besides the development, there was a big

emphasis on the better understanding of the diversity of people and our common European culture, promoting their social integration.

Our outstanding Our outstanding values 1.values 1.

The multiplication of the project is simple – the program can be continued in a similar way in different countries (this year in Sweden).

Several experts joined the project from different countries to gain experience (some on their own costs).

Our project initiated the increase of organizational level of several partners (e.g.: both Romania and Greece started to organize their WS associations, the Finnish group also wants to be legally registered).

Flexible accommodation to solve minor daily problems – regular evening meetings improved the operation of the camp.

Up-to-date methods to get public attention (internet, interviews, films, DVD).

Our outstanding Our outstanding values 2.values 2.

Award of "One of the best European youth project of the last seven years" (Hungarian Office of the European Union). We are among the best 21 projects out of about 2500 winners of the approximately 5000 international EU grant applicants! Within our own category (Involving and development of handicapped youth), our program was considered to be the third best☺.

Based on the above mentioned reasons, this program was nominated to the European Youth Week 2007 in Brussels, for the European Youth Award 2007!

EfficiencyEfficiency

Many thanks to our Many thanks to our supporters…supporters…

…and similarly to the volunteers, experts, participants, photographers

and cameramen!

© HWSA, 2007