European Self-Advocates

<< Objectives >>SO 1. To build the capacities of 9 partner organizations from 8 countries to effectively improve civic participation of young people with Down syndrome by developing and implementing an innovative self-advocacy curriculumSO 2. To develop a transnational network of cooperation between 30 Down Syndrome organizations, educational institutions and policy makers from 12 EU countries and equip it with knowledge and resources for training young people with Down Syndrome on self-advocacy...<< Implementation >>We will implement 3 online meetings to determine needs of target groups, the meeting for the exchange of best practices, training of trainers, 9 local implementations of the developed curriculum, final evaluation meeting, awareness-raising campaign, conference with decision makers and key stakeholders, 9 local multiplier events, publish 12 blogs, 18 newsletters, 70 social media posts, etc.<< Results >>The concrete results of the project will be:1. Study on the needs and best practices in social inclusion and self-advocacy of persons with Down syndrome2. An innovative self-advocacy curriculum for persons with Down syndrome with 12 training modules3. Handbook for trainers on how to implement the curriculum4. A video guide with 12 video lessons showing the implementation of self-advocacy curriculum5. An interactive learning management platform containing the curriculum, video guide, etc.