CHARITY DOBROTOLJUBIE 2014 BY THE CHURCH OF ST. GEORGE, OHRID
Dobrotoljubie by the Church St. Georgij, Ohrid is an association of citizens founded in 2004 and aimed to improve the living conditions of people with special needs, intellectual disabilities, and the elderly through various activities, training, and programs. The association tries to integrate these people into society, enabling them to live a sufficiently autonomous and quality life.
The project began in 2005 in the premises of the hall of St. George - Ohrd church, which were adapted according to the conditions required for these individuals. Initially, the project started with people with disabilities in 2005. Father Stjepan Kushan from the Catholic Church in Ohrid and Father Dime Kochovski from the St. George-Ohrd church realized all of that with the support of Bishop Kiro Stojanov. The project initially operated through JRS-Skopje, and this service realized all donations.
The Dobrotoljubie 2014 - Ohrid association was formed in 2014, so in 2015 started functioning independently, and all activities and donations were realized through it. We are financially supported by Renovabis from Germany, who has funded us since the beginning. In 2021, in addition to the project for people with disabilities, the project for older people began to function after we realized there was a need for this type of project in Ohrid. This project has two supervisors, Father Dimche Gjorgjeski from the Orthodox Church, who is also the president of the Association, and Father Oliver Tantushev from the Catholic Church in Ohrid.
To finance and implement the project and its activities, we are fully supported by Bishop Kiro Sojanov from the Catholic Church in Macedonia and the Metropolitan of the Debar-Kicevo Eparchy, Mr. Timotej.
Vision
To create an inclusive society where every person, regardless of their abilities and age, has equal access to services and resources and can live with dignity and equality.
Mission
To improve the conditions and quality of life for people with special needs, intellectual disabilities, and older people. Our goal is to provide them with a decent, safe, and dignified life, nurture and support them in every possible or necessary time, and help them integrate into society with full rights and freedoms.
Help for those who need it the most
Our Story
To achieve its goals, Dobrotoljubie 2014 has opened a Day Center where users socialize and learn through a range of daily activities, contributing to creating better opportunities for these individuals to live in an inclusive community where their rights and rights and needs are understood and accepted.
Additionally, Dobrotoljubie 2014 aims to raise public awareness about the problems and challenges faced by individuals with special needs, intellectual disabilities, and older people.
In the long run, Dobrotoljubie 2014 will establish a unique social service that will provide social services at home and in the community for individuals with special needs, intellectual disabilities, and older people. This service will receive a License to operate from the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy.
The association's priority is that the services that will be delivered comply with the quality standards and procedures prescribed by the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy.
Association Dobrotoljubie 2014 at St. George's Church, Ohrid, since its foundation, has been working on:
- Since 2014, the Daily Center has been managed daily. The Daily Center has 35 regular users, divided into groups (people with disabilities and special needs and older people).
- Organizing recreational activities and excursions.
- Organizing creative workshops.
- Organizing daily family exchanges for families who entrust their loved ones to daily care.
- Provides counseling, mutual support among parents and other family members, and friendly meetings and socializing for families.
- Working with volunteers who love working with people with special needs, intellectual disabilities, and older people and who will develop their career in this field of work in the future.
- Promotion of activities for people with special needs, intellectual disabilities, and older people.
As a non-profit organization, the Association "Dobrotoljubie 2014" does not have its income. Since its founding, it has been working continuously towards the sustainability of the association and manages to collect donations for the smooth functioning of the activities and the Day Center.
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