FOGARES SANXE - Un lugar para vivir la diversidad

<< Background >>The motivation of this project is due to the fact that many of our people with intellectual diversity (ID) dream of being able to enjoy an autonomous and independent life, like the rest of their peers. This supposes for all of them a very complicated challenge that both the San Xerome Association and the Associazione Collettivo Street Sociale, as transforming social agents, have the duty to guarantee the access to the Right to emancipation of the people with intellectual diversity, so that they can live as they wish: either in couple, -thus realising their dream of living a full affective-emotional relationship-, with flatmates or in solitude, like any other person who leaves his family home to start a new life of his own,their own life.This project also addresses ethical needs and duties, such as providing answers and solutions to a crucial question: the families of people with I.D. face a great challenge: what will become of their children when they can no longer take care of them, or when they are no longer there? The FOGARES SANXE project is a tailor-made solution to the needs of people with I.D. and their families, as it prepares, trains and accompanies them throughout the process of emancipation.<< Objectives >>The motivation of this project is due to the fact that many of our people with intellectual diversity (ID) dream of being able to enjoy an autonomous and independent life, like the rest of their peers. This supposes for all of them a very complicated challenge that both the San Xerome Association and the Associazione Collettivo Street Sociale, as transforming social agents, have the duty to guarantee the access to the Right to emancipation of the people with intellectual diversity, so that they can live as they wish: either in couple, -thus realising their dream of living a full affective-emotional relationship-, with flatmates or in solitude, like any other person who leaves his family home to start a new life of his own, their own life.<< Implementation >>-Coordination and management of the project: monitoring of objectives, adequate development of the planned activities, technical-financial management, milestones, results and dissemination activities that support all the activities developed.-Transnational meetings: partners' meetings with the stipulated frequency both through telematic platforms and face-to-face meetings to discuss project implementation, planning and possible resolution of difficulties. -Creation of new training curriculum adapted to the needs of the target group, especially people with I.D. Through this material it is possible to obtain training for the constitution and management of a cooperative and it is adapted to the learning needs of people (easy reading, pictograms,...).-Expert accompaniment: Permanent face-to-face expert accompaniment, who had the opportunity to work first-hand from the initial phase of the project. This has been carried out by a person from the Associazione Colletivo Street Sociale, being able to carry out training and accompaniment activities for people with I.D., their families, dissemination strategies and search for resources for the development of the project.<< Results >>Through the implementation of the activities developed, the following concrete results were achieved: - 60 people with I.D. empowered to manage their own independent life, with the necessary supports.- 60 families supported in the process of recognising their children with I.D. as adults with the right to emancipate themselves.- 30 professionals supporting people with I.D. trained on the functioning of a cooperative, in order to be able to accompany them in the management of the cooperative. - 3 people from the Driving Team trained on how to promote social innovation projects for people with ID.- Dissemination of the project throughout the region (A Guarda, Tui, O Rosal, Oia and Tomiño Town Councils, in the south of Galicia) through the project activities and the presence of a person who carried out expert face-to-face accompaniment.- Creation of a new training curriculum adapted to the learning needs of the target groups, to train and acquire the necessary knowledge and assume their responsibility in the Fogares Sanxe: being members of the cooperative, rights and obligations, decision-making, participation processes, assemblies, shared management of spaces and active participation in the Governing Council.