Objective 3.1: Harmonious neighbourly relations through cooperation

The magic of inclusion

The project aims to enhance opportunities for children with autism and other disabilities by developing inclusive education together. It focuses on building individual skills, increasing opportunities, and fostering acceptance. Training for professionals and public awareness efforts will support these inclusive goals.

Basic Data:

Acronym: Inclusion

Project Title: The magic of inclusion

Project ID: HUSRB/23S/31/011

Total Project budget: EUR 163 579

EU contribution (IPA): EUR 139 042.15

Start Date: 01 July 2024

End Date: 31 December 2025

Lead Partner: Egyesült Út Alapítvány (HU)

Other Partners: 

P1: "ANTROPOS" Mental Hygiene Association (RS)

Contact:

Email: egyesultut@gmail.com

 
Project Description:

The project aims to support the development of disadvantaged children by fostering cross-border connections. In both countries, children with intellectual disabilities or developmental delays and their families face significant challenges. To address this, the project seeks to reduce these disadvantages through cooperation between the two organizations and their partner educational institutions. This program will unite professionals, parents, and guardians working with children with autism and other disabilities, offering both professional and personal support. By increasing people-to-people contacts, the project will help improve the living conditions of these children. Over years of collaboration, the organizations have identified focus areas for cooperation that can now be implemented. Inclusive education is key to helping these children break free from the limitations of their conditions, providing them with opportunities for a better quality of life. Workshops, camps, forums, sensory room sessions, concerts, and institutional visits will offer sustainable connections across the border, welcoming all who are interested.

(Expected) Results:

The main outputs can be divided into three groups. Namely the cooperation between professionals, which is very important in terms of transfer of professional knowledge, the disadvantaged children involved in the work and the organized events. The three outputs build on each other, complementing and reinforcing each other, to produce a result that will lead to the development of the target group and an improvement in their quality of life.  The activities (learning about each other's work, joint camps, teaching how to use Soundbeam, individual development, parent forums, music therapies and children's presentations) are all designed to ensure that inclusive education for the target group is as broad as possible. 
The impact of the results of the project will be felt not only during the project, but also in the long term. It is not possible to develop children with autism and other disadvantages in a spectacular way during the course of one year, because it requires a very meticulous step-by-step work, which starts with the previous project, continues with this one and then continues using the experience and tools gained. 
The project will result in a well-established cooperation between the existing relationship, which will also anticipate the development of future generations, using all the experience and tools acquired.

Outcomes:

  1. Knowledge expanding and further training of professionals working with target group: 1. Institutional visits – exchange of best practices: First time (2024.10.24.) in Baja at the Bajai EGYMI (6500 Baja, Barátság tér 18.) 34 participants. 2. Early prevention/development workshop – 1 time (2024.11.19. 12 people participated) 2 times (2024.11.20. 8 people participated) 3 times (2025.02.10. 15 people participated) 4 times (2025.02.11. 13 people participated) 5 times (2025.02.12. 14 people participated) at the “Dositelj Obradovic” school in Subotica - Online: 2025.02.24, 2025.02.25, 2025.02.26, 2025.02.27, 2025.02.28. an average of 8 people participated in this. 3.  Workshop: Children with sensory integration disorder at school – two-day training in which 15 people participated from 2025.03.27-28 at the “Dositelj Obradovic” school in Subotica 4.  Workshop on the possibilities of using Soundbeam – Workshop: 1 session – 3 days (2025.03.31-.2025.04.02) in Baja at the Bajai EGYMI (6500 Baja, Barátság tér 18.) 12 participants.
  2. Improved skills and competencies of direct targetg roup and relatives: 1. Documenting input and output observations data and evaluation of the results: - 30 participating students from both partners. Total 60 children involved.
    2. Compilation of an individual development plan  -30 students from both partners
    3.  Parent forum: 12 sessions (2024.10.21.-26 people; 2024.10.24.-23 people; 2025.01.14.-24 people; 2025.01.30.-16 people; 2025.02.07.-15 people; 2025.02.14.-21 people; 2025.02.17.-15 people; 2025.02.27.-21 people; 2026.03.26.-17 people; 2025.04.04.-19 people; 2025.04.07.-19 people; 2025.04.15.-15 people) in Baja at the Bajai EGYMI, (6500 Baja, Barátság tér 18.)
    4. Parent-child joint camp: 1 time – 3 days (2025.06.05-2025.06.07.) in Baja at the Bajai EGYMI, (6500 Baja, Barátság tér 18.) and in the Baja area, the programs were implemented with 30 Bajai participants and 30 Serbian participants, a total of 60 people; 30 adults and 30 children
    5. Rehabilitation and therapeutic workshops: 32 sessions in 6 types of sessions – animal-assisted therapy: (2025.09.22.-17 people; 2025.03.26.-17 people; 2025.03.25.-17 people; 2025.03.18.-12 people; 2025.03.07.-19 people; 2025.03.04.-20 people. Drum session: 2025.03.20.-17 people 2025.03.13.-19 people; 2025.02.25.-17 people; 2025.02.18.-17 people; 2025.02.12.-18 people; 2025.02.05.-18 people; 2025.01.29.-20 people. Basket weaving class: 2025.04.22.-17 people; 2025.03.25.-19 people; 2025.02.25.-18 people; 2025.02.11.-18 people; 2025.02.04.-18 people. Singing bowl therapy: 2025.03.25.-21 people; 2025.03.18.-12 people; 2025.03.04.-10 people; 2025.02.13.-13 people; 2025.02.06.-10 people. Ceramic class-clay making: 2025.04.15.-19 people, 2025.03.18.-20 people; 2025.03.04.-18 people; 2025.02.25.-18 people; 2025.02.07.-18 people. Gardening session: 2025.04.22.-17 people; 2025.04.15.-20 people; 2025.03.18.-20 people; 2025.02.18.-18 people; 2025.02.05.-18 people; 2025.01.29.-18 people). In Baja at the Bajai EGYMI, (6500 Baja, Barátság tér 18.).
  3. Sensitization of the target group's surrounding environment: 

    1. Sensory room sessions for autistic children. 32 sessions. 3.2.2025. 10.2.2025., 18.2.2025., 24.2.2025., 3.3.2025., 10.3.2025., 17.3.2025., 24.3.2025., 31.3.2025., 3.4.2025., 7.4.2025., 10.4.2025., 14.4.2025., 24.4.2025., 28.4.2025. 5.5.2025., 8.5.2025., 12.5.2025., 19.5.2025., 22.5.2025., 26.5.2025., 2.6.2025., 5.6.2025., 9.6.2025., 12.6.2025., 2.9.2025., 4.9.2025., 8.9.2025., 11.9.2025., 15.9.2025., 18.9.2025., 22.9.2025. The sessions were attended by 10 children and 2 session leaders at the “Dositelj Obradovic” school in Subotica.
    2.  Inclusive camp - 1 session - 3 days (2025.09.11-2025.09.13) the programs were implemented at the "Dositelj Obradovic" school in Subotica and the surrounding areas of Subotica and Palic. 30 participants from Baja and 32 participants from Serbia, a total of 60 people; 32 adults and 30 children.
    3.  Music sessions: 32 sessions – 2 hours duration/session (October 16, 2024, October 17, 2024, October 22, 2024, October 24, 2024, November 7, 2024, November 14, 2024, November 21, 2024, November 28, 2024, March 6, 2025, March 13, 2025, March 20, 2025, March 27, 2025, April 3, 2025; April 9, 2025, April 16, 2025, April 30, 2025, May 8, 2025, May 14, 2025, May 22, 2025, May 29, 2025, June 5, 2025, June 12, 2025, June 19, 2025, October 2, 2025, October 9, 2025, October 16, 2025, October 22, 2025, November 6, 2025, November 10, 2025, November 13, 2025, November 20, 2025, November 27, 2025) in Baja at the Bajai EGYMI (6500 Baja, Barátság tér 18) 10 participants
    - 32 sessions in Subotica: 2025.02.04., 2025.02.11., 2025.02.18., 2025.02.25., 2025.03.03., 2025.03.05., 2025.03.10., 2025.03.12., 2025.03.17., 2025.03.19., 2025.03.24., 2025.03.26., 2025.04.02., 2025.04.04., 2025.04.09., 2025.04.11., 2025.04.23., 2025.04.25., 2025.04.28., 2025.04.30., 2025.05.06., 2025.05.13., 2025.05.20, 2025.05.27, 2025.05.29, 2025.06.02, 2025.06.04, 2025.06.09, 2025.06.10, 2025.09.02, 2025.09.04, 2025.09.08. 10 participants at the “Dositelj Obradovic” school in Subotica.
    4.  Joint concert with Soundbeam: 1 time, (2025.11.12.) in Baja at the Bajai EGYMI (6500 Baja, Barátság tér 18.) 54 participants + 10 students from Baja performing
    5.  Exhibition of art works made by children: The opening took place on 2025.11.12. in Baja at the Bajai EGYMI (6500 Baja, Barátság tér 18.) 54 participants,
    - The opening took place on 2025.11.18. in Subotica at Kossuth Lajos tér 4, 21 participants. Both exhibitions were open for 1 month.

    Communication events: 
    - Opening conference: (2024.10.24) in Baja at the Bajai EGYMI (6500 Baja, Barátság tér 18.) 34 participants
    - Closing conference:(2025.11.18) in Subotica at Kossuth Lajos tér 4, 21 participants.