The Association of Students with Disabilities invites all disabled secondary school students to sign up for a three-day training, where they will be empowered to become promoters of social inclusion. The training will cover the topics of equality, self-advocacy, as well as those of self-sufficiency and self-reliance. Training beneficiaries will be empowered to achieve their goals, overcome barriers and fight for the equalization of the conditions for continuing education.

Upon the training, the training beneficiaries will have the task to organize an activity that promotes social inclusion. They will have the support of a peer mentor for the organization and implementation of that activity, who will guide, advice and, if possible,  visit them. The Association of Students with Disabilities will, in cooperation with partners from local communities, provide support to the training beneficiaries.

Due to the corona virus pandemic, the training beneficiaries can choose whether they want to attend the training online or live, while complying with all the planned measures for combating the virus (wearing face masks, maintaining physical distance, etc.). Depending on the number of signed up candidates and their choice, the organizers will make a decision on the manner, time and place of holding the training. In the case of a live event, the training will take place on Mt. Zlatibor, in Vrsac or Vrnjacka Spa, in the period from October 27 to 31 or from November 4 to 6, 2020.

Any person who faces any barriers in their daily functioning – mental and chronic conditions and rare diseases (such as diabetes, depression, epilepsy, hemophilia), as well as motor, visual, sensory and permanent conditions, is a person with a disability and can sign up for the training. .

You can sign up by filling in the application form. The signing-up deadline is October 18.

It is necessary for underage training beneficiaries to submit a filled in form of parental consent to the e-mail address office@ush.rs.

The Association of Students with Disabilities will provide an excuse for being absent from school classes.  The Association of Students with Disabilities bears the  transportation and accommodation costs.

You can get answers to all additional questions via e-mail office@ush.rs.

The training "Promoters of Social Inclusion" is held as part of the project "Peer Mentoring as Support for Young People with Disabilities in an Inclusive Society – a New Generation", supported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, which is implemented by the Association of Students with Disabilities in cooperation with the National Youth Office and a network of organizations for children in Serbia.

Further information on the training, the application form and the parental consent form are available on ush.rs.

Source: Association of Students with Disabilities and Coordination Body