Posted on 24/7/2014

Fondation Dora will help the International Social Service (ISS)

Fondation Dora will help the International Social Service (ISS) to develop a programme in Vietnam entitled:

"An alternative future for children with disabilities in institutions"

Developed by the International Social Service (ISS) in partnership with the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and UNICEF Vietnam, the programme seeks to promote the development of an individual and personalised life plan for every child living in an institution, regardless of their state of health.

The following objectives have been defined:

• Provide training to professionals working in institutions to better identify the needs of all children living in institutions and, in particular, the specific needs of children with disabilities

• Develop and promote the systematic assessment of every child living in an institution

• Support the preparation of each child in the life plan designed for it

• Encourage the Vietnamese government to offer alternatives to the institutional care of children with disabilities by developing family-type care alternatives (original family, foster family, adoption)

• Ensure the project’s sustainability by identifying, training and monitoring local trainers

Active in 140 countries, the International Social Service (ISS) (www.iss-ssi.org) provides support for children and families faced with transnational social and legal issues.