The process of the reform of social services for children with

disabilities in Ukraine 2006 - 2011

SOFT Tulip (the Netherlands) Socires (the Netherlands)Rehabilitation Centre Dzherelo-LvivNational Assembly of Disabled of UkraineUkraine Association of Physical Therapists

Painful truth

LudmylaAge: 8 years

Weight: 8,6 kg

Weight: 14 kg

Good Practices

Seeking Cooperation

Dzherelo team Lviv and SOFT Tulip trainers

Capacity Building‘Train the Trainers’

+Additional training of Ukraine specialists

by ‘Sight and Life’ (DSM Company)

Prevention of malnutritionBasic Care Course

Training of staff in internats

Multi stakeholder network

Government, Civil Society, Church, Private Sector, International experts

Dep. Minister Social Policy V. Dyachenko, MEP V. Sushkevych, 22 directors of level 3-4 internats, NGO’s, UGCC, Nestlé Company, UNICEF + WHO

Round Table December 2007

Building of trustExpert visit to the Netherlands

Changing policies International Conference

September 2009

Learning and sharingAll-Ukrainian Conference

December 2010

Prevention of institutionalizationof disabled children

Increase of the level of expertise of Ukrainian Early Intervention teams

Development of Ukrainian EI network

Follow up trainings by UNICEF

Ukraine Association of Physical Therapists official member of WCPT

Parents of disabled children Civil Society motors for change

Dutch and Ukraine parents from Lviv and Uzhgorod sharing experiences

Summer camp ‘Path of Life’ NGO Day Care Center Uzhgorod

Community Based NGO services

Steps to be taken

Development of the policies in the framework of ratified UN convention

Professional development of care givers Expanding of basic care and follow up in

the internats Ongoing building up of community based

and EI services for children with disabilities and their families

Strengthening parents’ organizations