The project of the Liozno Organization of Disabled People received a grant from the World Bank Social Development Fund

March 23, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. The World Bank's Social Development Fund has allocated a grant of $5,000 for the implementation of the project "Dialogue and Cooperation between Local Authorities and the Population" by the Liozno district organization of the Belarusian Association of Disabled Persons, the chairperson of the district organization Tatyana Emelina told a BELTA correspondent. The main goal of the project is to create favorable conditions for the participation of disabled people in all spheres of life and to increase their legal knowledge. To achieve this, it is planned to hold educational events, training sessions for disabled people and their family members, establish close cooperation with local authorities, and coordinate targeted work to provide assistance to this category of the population. It is planned to inform the residents of the district about the problems of disabled people through thematic events, round tables, as well as to produce informational materials and create the organization's website. The project implementation period is set from April to December 2009. Tatyana Emelina noted that this is the third grant received by the district organization of disabled people in various competitions. Seven Belarusian public organizations became winners of the World Bank's Social Development Fund competition in 2009. These include the Center for Support and Development of Youth Entrepreneurship, the Fund for Support of Social and Economic Reforms, the Republican Association of Consumer Cooperatives for Financial Mutual Aid, the Belarusian League of Parents and Educators "Step by Step", the Grodno district organization "Nadezhda" of the Belarusian Union of Women, and the association "Novoe Agropredpriyatie" (Cherven district). Each organization will receive grant support of up to $8,000 for the implementation of its projects. The World Bank's Social Development Fund supports activities aimed at empowering vulnerable groups of the population and involving all stakeholders in solving local development issues. The Fund's annual Program for Public Organizations has been implemented in Belarus since 1999. During this time, 68 projects have been supported for a total amount of about $420,000. -0-