Naberezhnye Chelny, 21 December 2007
(REGIONAL NEWS) The competition of social advertisement ‘One World for All’ within the frames of the project ‘Social Integration of the Disabled in the Volga Region Federal District’ (VRFD) was held in VRFD over 10 October 2006 – 1 April 2007. People from all streets of life participated in the competition: societies of disabled people and social institutions, creativity teams of students and retired people, families and friends of people with disabilities; all in all, there were submitted 366 participants’ applications from 13 regions of VRFD.
During half a year, the exhibits were displayed in Samara, Perm, Nizhniy Novgorod, Saratov, Kazan, Naberezhnye Chelny. Visitors of the exhibition chose the works they liked and selected the winners of the nomination ‘Prize of Viewers Favor’.
On 21 December 2007, there was the announcement of results of the competition ‘One World for All’ in Naberezhnye Chelny. Prizes of Viewers favor were awarded by France Koumple, Head of the project ‘Social Integration of the Disabled in the Volga Region Federal District’.
Oleg Ipatov , System Administrator at the Samara Multiple Sclerosis Society, was awarded the Prize of Viewers Favor in the web-technology works nomination.
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12 January 2008
(REGIONAL NEWS) On 12 January 2008, the members of the Samara MS Society (N.Kuznetsova, head of the social group, and A.Protasov, social unit chief) jointly with the staff of the Social Department at the Samara State University (L.Vandysheva) conducted a series of events. People with disabilities, who live alone, had received students’ assistance for years with regard to housecleaning, going shopping on their request and running on errands.
The students normally prepare fascinating performing arts presentations for the parties, thus, enlightening the atmosphere with their high spirits and creativity. This way of getting along has appealed a lot to members of the MS Society, and they really look forward to promoting the cooperation.
Members of the Society were invited to the University on 12 January, where they told the second-year students of the Social Department about the Society activities and the problems people with disabilities have, as well as they answered many a question of the students. This joint work has resulted in the development of a project and the signing of a contract with the Samara State University with reference to cooperation.
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