New handicap-accessible playground in Hradec Kralove
Public 29.11.2007 in category Press News / CSR and Sponsoring
- The new area will serve more than two hundred disabled children from local special schools
- T-Mobile contributed CZK60,000 to the playground built in the children's favorite location
Prague, 30 November 2007 - The enclosed courtyard between the buildings of the Special Elementary School in Hradec Kralove has been converted into a handicap-accessible playground that can be used by all 220 disabled children from the local special schools. This was made possible thanks to the combined efforts of the Parents of Special Needs Children civic association, the Skok do zivota (Leap into Life) association that supports mentally disabled people and the T-Mobile Fund, which contributed CZK 60,000 to the project.
"The new handicap-accessible playground can be much better used by disabled children and is also available to them after school. The money contributed by the T-Mobile Fund is also symbolic of our support to the civic association of parents of special-needs children in their long-term efforts to improve conditions for their disabled children," says Martina Kemrova, Senior Head of Corporate Communication at T-Mobile.
The original area, a small playground with a single jungle gym, was equipped with concrete ping pong tables, basketball goals, a see-saw and other playground equipment. "The playground will be used by children aged three and up with physical or mental disabilities and by children from socially disadvantaged families," explains Pavel Zahalka, the civic association's president, adding: "However, it will also be used by mentally disabled adults from the Skok do zivota association. These are usually former students of special schools in Hradec Kralove."
Members of the Parents of Special Needs Children civic association devoted many hours of volunteer work to building the playground and they believe that it will also improve the communication skills of special schools' pupils and help them actively participate in everyday social life. The tournaments and competitions that will be held here could be a strong motivation for the pupils in this respect. The project's budget is approximately CZK 115,000. "The area around the school is spacious enough to be equipped with other sports equipment if necessary," added Pavel Zahalka.
The Parents of Special Needs Children civic association was established in 2005. One of its main objectives is to improve the skills of disabled children so that they can more easily integrate into the mainstream after they finish their education. This is the third year that various projects have received financial contributions from the T-Mobile Fund. This year, a total amount of CZK 6.13 million will be awarded to 99 projects. Funding intended for the Hradec Kralove region is managed by the VIA Foundation, which selected 26 projects from among 88 applications from this region to receive a total amount of CZK 1.4 million.
More information is available from Pavel Zahalka, e-mail: pavel.zahalka@gmail.com, tel.: 602 583 170
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