Values
EQUALITY FOR ALL is a network of organization that are joined to work together,
by recognizing and respecting its values:
Integrity: Upholding honesty, trustworthiness, and moral principles in all actions and interactions.
Respect: Showing respect for oneself, others, and promoting inclusivity and diversity.
Responsibility: Taking responsibility for one’s own actions, making ethical choices, and contributing to the better society for all people.
Teamwork: Working collaboratively and effectively in teams, valuing cooperation, and supporting one another.
Leadership: Developing leadership skills, fostering initiative, and empowering people with disabilities to lead and make a positive difference.
Service: Engaging in community service, actively contributing to the welfare of others, and practicing good citizenship.
Environmental Impact: Promoting environmental awareness, conservation, and sustainable practices.
Global Citizenship: Encouraging an understanding of regional and global issues, promoting cultural exchange, and fostering a sense of responsibility towards the international community.
Organizations
North Macedonia
Association of Persons with Cerebral Palsy and Other Disabilities - Veles
is a humanitarian, non-profit organization, established on September 12, 1997 by parents of children, youth and adults with disabilities…
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Association “Sunce”
is a non-governmental organization of regional character (the region is Herzegovina), established in 1998. It operates as a voluntary, non-political, non-governmental, multiethnic organization of persons with disabilities…
Serbia
CSO “Will for life” Velika Plana
The association of persons with cerebral palsy and children’s palsy “Will for life” from Velika Plana was founded in 2003, and this year we are celebrating a significant jubilee – 20 years of existence and work of the Association…
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Association “Oaza”
The Association for Support of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in the Sarajevo Canton “Oaza” is a non-governmental and non-profit civil society organization that works to improve the rights and protection of persons with intellectual disabilities, founded in 1960…
Croatia
Centre for inclusion and community support - Pula
Centre for inclusion and community support – Pula is non-governmental organization, which is from 2006 supporting groups of people with intellectual disabilities in the Istrian Region (5 cities)…
Priorities 2024-2030
Based on the internal analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the network (SWOT), as well as the analysis of external factors and trends (PESTEL), four priorities of the network for the next few years of joint work were determined.
Priority 1: Expansion of the network and strengthening of its internal capacities
The members of the network are aware that the network can achieve its joint objectives as well as the objectives of its members only if they are strong and large enough to:
– Represent as large as possible number of persons with disabilities in their countries
– Have highest possible market share of their target group
– Show that they are strong enough to influence policy makers in the area of persons with disabilities.
Therefore, the expansion of the network is the first priority of this Strategy.
Strategic Goals and Actions
– Signing of the memorandum on the formalization of the network
– Network expansion
– Inviting new member organizations in the network- networking with other networks
– Membership in larger international networks of people with special needs (EU inclusion)
Priority 2: Social services
About the social services…
Strategic Goals and Actions
– Realization of joint initiatives for inclusive tourism – target group as user of services
– Implementation of joint initiatives for inclusive sports activities
Priority 3: Social entrepreneurship
Quality jobs ensure economic independence, foster personal achievement, and offer the best protection against poverty. However, the rate of employment for people with disabilities is only around 50%. To achieve the countries’s growth targets, more people with disabilities need to be in paid employment on the open labour market. The network will pay particular attention to young people with disabilities in their transition from education to employment. It will address intra-job mobility on the open labour market and in sheltered workshops, through information exchange and mutual learning. It will also address the issue of self employment and quality jobs, including aspects such as working conditions and career advancement, with the involvement of the social partners.
Strategic Goals and Actions
– Joint work on the promotion of inclusive tourism – creating an offer
– Promotion of the network as a large target group interesting for certain companies
– Promotion of agricultural production as an opportunity for employment of persons with disabilities
Priority 4: Joint work on projects financed by the European Union
Joint work on EU funded projects will lower costs for Network members organizations as they will have only one programming exercise to deal with for all of them.
Joint work also makes support to their target groups more coherent and less fragmented, as cooperation helps cut out gaps and overlaps. Moreover, there will be a higher impact and better value for money, as Network members combine their resources.
For Network members, work on joint projects funded by EU can also help to raise awareness, improve public perception in their countries and in the Region, and increase accountability of each of the Network members.
Strategic Goals and Actions
– Representation in each of the countries, depending on the needs, on the rights of persons with disabilities
– Joint work on advocacy and lobbying for persons with disabilities
– Exchange of experiences in relation to solving specific problems
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Association of people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities – Veles in the period from 05-10.11.2023 in Villa Lake Palace on Berovo Lake in R. Macedonia, realized the camp for persons with disabilities “Equality for all”, in which non-governmental organizations from Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina took part.
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Association of people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities – Veles in the period from 05-10.11.2023 in Villa Lake Palace on Berovo Lake in R. Macedonia, realized the camp for persons with disabilities “Equality for all”, in which non-governmental organizations from Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina took part.
