International Fews Summer Camp in Hungary Balatonfüred,

to form an integrated development program to increase the chance of handicapped youth for equal opportunities ten days of concentrated therapy improving the habilitation - rehabilitation of these people with accumulated disabilities, to promote their social reintegration to extend the real or "imaginative" limits of abilities of our youth, with the surprise of "I can do it" feeling to have a lot of fun and joy Goals 1.

to produce international, non-formal educational activities, promoting a better understanding of the diversity of our common European culture and shared heritage, as well as of our common basic values to present opportunities for free expression of participants sense of solidarity, to eliminate all forms of discrimination and to compensate their social disadvantages to utilize this unique opportunity to perform psychological research with volunteers, aiming better sleeping and therefore learning of WS people Goals 2.

Balatonfüred

Location

Advance Meeting

Welcome arrangements

Get together games

Beach activities

Gastronomical excursion

Free time at the evenings

Sensomotor training

Special swimming

Musical development

Musical gymnastic

Dance therapy

Hydrotherapy

Dog therapy

Art therapy

Drama therapy

Visiting suroundings

Concert

Presentation of countries

Play and sport in the Sports Hall

Final performance

Evaluate the camp

Camp fire

Farewell Party

Leave

Fighting with papers Fighting with papers

It was astonishingly great so it is worth the efforts. It was astonishingly great so it is worth the efforts. Need more fluent information flow between the leaders of the organizations and the participants. Need more fluent information flow between the leaders of the organizations and the participants. Try to involve more and more the participants into the planning of the program during the grant writing period. Try to involve more and more the participants into the planning of the program during the grant writing period. Do not let join a participant to a whale watching camp, who does not like animals and even hate the water Do not let join a participant to a whale watching camp, who does not like animals and even hate the water Conclusion

Outstanding order of magnitude and organization (integrated development program for handicapped youth; 13 countries, more than 200 participants, 25 volunteers). Integration at every level (the international group of WS youth were together with other handicapped and healthy youngsters of the parallel organized Hungarian special camp). Complex development system based on the newest WS specific scientific results. Particular success in the improvement of social, gross motor and fine motor skills. Colorful and diverse program. Besides the development, there was a big emphasis on the better understanding of the diversity of people and our common European culture, promoting their social integration. Our outstanding values 1.

The multiplication of the project is simple – the program can be continued in a similar way in different countries (this year in Sweden). Several experts joined the project from different countries to gain experience (some on their own costs). Our project initiated the increase of organizational level of several partners (e.g.: both Romania and Greece started to organize their WS associations, the Finnish group also wants to be legally registered). Flexible accommodation to solve minor daily problems – regular evening meetings improved the operation of the camp. Up-to-date methods to get public attention (internet, interviews, films, DVD). Our outstanding values 2.

Award of "One of the best European youth project of the last seven years" (Hungarian Office of the European Union). We are among the best 21 projects out of about 2500 winners of the approximately 5000 international EU grant applicants! Within our own category (Involving and development of handicapped youth), our program was considered to be the third best. Based on the above mentioned reasons, this program was nominated to the European Youth Week 2007 in Brussels, for the European Youth Award 2007! Efficiency

Many thanks to our supporters… …and similarly to the volunteers, experts, participants, photographers and cameramen! © HWSA, 2007