“Zaporizhstal” Steel Works within the framework of social projects contest “We are the city” allocated 100 thousand UAH to the Rehabilitation Center of handicapped children “Children’s Radonezh” for the implementation of system related program of rehabilitation of children with specific features of development, their comprehensive training and psychological adaptation of parents.
“Children’s Radonezh” center invested the money into energy conservation equipment for ensuring the functioning of center round the year, including winter season. In particular, solid fuel boiler and rooms heating system which use alternate types of fuel were installed in the center.
“Continuous education of our children is very important. Thanks to the project “We are the city” of “Zaporizhstal Steel Works, our center arranged year round education. Methodological games, guidebooks, tablet computers for children – autists, different interactive toys – all this is necessary for the development of children. Here they get the free pass into the real life”, said Iryna Pylipenko, psychologist-speech pathologist.
Within the framework of project “The right to be equal” the Children’s center “Radonezh” under the auspices of “Zaporizhstal” Steel Works arranged some training sessions for parents and volunteers. In particular, training classes are arranged for the parents, seminar-cum- workshop on work with children with specific features for the volunteers and students of “Practical Psychology” faculty. The summer health improvement camp was arranged for the children with specific features of development in 2014. Festivity events were arranged for children dedicated to Children’s Day and to Saint Nicholas Day.
“People who work in “Children’s Radonezh”, devote themselves completely to education of these children. ”Zaporizhstal” Steel Works, as socially oriented enterprise, fulfil all its commitments. Such association of concerned people is beneficial to children and their parents. Thanks to this, every child will be happy, will be developing, and do a world of good to our city, and Ukraine”, said Sergey Ilchenko, the leader of Youth organization of “Zaporizhstal” Steel Works.
Rehabilitation center of handicapped children was arranged in 2011 by Iryna Pylipenko, psychologist-speech pathologist. More than 20 pupils – children with specific features of developments ( mental retardation, serious articulation disorders, autists, hearing impaired) are trained in the center in a consistent manner. The center gives psychological support to parents of children with disturbance of development, adapt the children to real life conditions. Remedial classes are conducted with children, develop their knowledge and learning skills. Classes are conducted jointly with parents, besides, the capabilities of each child is taken into consideration.