Location and general information
Categories
Access to Sport - 
Children with disabilities - 
Healthy lifestyle - 
Strengthening partnerships
Access to Sport - Children with disabilities - Healthy lifestyle - Strengthening partnershipsContext
Children with disabilities in rural Kyrgyzstan have very limited access to inclusive forms of sport and physical activity. Their non-disabled siblings also often lack opportunities for healthy development and social interaction, especially if their families are living on a low income. This leads to isolation and reduced mobility, and places children and families under emotional strain.
Project goals
To provide inclusive, community-based opportunities for children with disabilities in Kyrgyzstan (and their families) to take part in sport, thus promoting good health, inclusion and equality of opportunity.
Project content
- Weekly inclusive sport sessions held at Uplift Centre
- Weekly sessions with local partners (NGOs, schools and clubs)
- Group movement/exercise activities for the participants’ parents
- Inclusive family sports days and tournaments
- Volunteer-led training on how to make sport more inclusive
- Free access to local clubs for participants’ siblings
Partner
