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Down Side Up

2019-1-RO01-KA105-0626062019Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: RO|TR|IT · Grant: €20,070.78
Health and wellbeingDisabilities - special needsYouth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Objectives

Developing a healthy living and lifestyle through proper diet and adapted physical activity and exercise. Acknowledging attitudes, habits and skills needed for a healthy lifestyle for 18 young people with Down Syndrome, during a 7 days project The young people with Down Syndrome will establish a routine of healthy meals and physical excises, will be able to correctly weigh their portions on the plate Mobility will greatly improve the language skills of participants As the young people will prepare their own culinary products, they will help providing food and accomplish kitchen chores, their self-esteem and confidence in their own strengths will increase The project will improve the image of the participants with fewer opportunities and their owners, in terms of autonomy and mobility The mobility will lead to a considerable improvement of adaptive capacities in new socio-cultural situations and environments, as well as the development of teamwork It will increase the transnational dimension of the organizations and will be a starting point for future collaborations It will lead to synergy through the input of further development ideas and outcomes, to which all organizations involved will contribute It will increase the motivation of young people with Down Syndrome to work in groups

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