THE ASSOCIATION WINS THE PROJECT COMPETITION ORGANIZED BY THE CHARITY SHOP CHAIN “OTRĀ ELPA”

The charity shops “Otrā Elpa” (Second Breath) in Riga and Liepaja have been organizing a regular funding competition called the Second Breath Grant since 2011, supporting different social initiatives in Latvia. Once each quarter three projects from the received proposals are nominated for voting.
The winner of the 3rd grant competition in 2017 is the association “Autism Support Centre in Rezekne” with the project aimed at the provision of developmental and educational activities for children with special needs.
The range of activities includes:
• ergotherapy (2 x a month, for children aged 10-12)
• activities with a speech therapist (2 x a month, for children aged 10-12)
• physiotherapy (4 x a month, for children aged 10-12)
• activities with a special pedagogue (individual activities 3 x a month, for children aged 10-12)
• activities with a social pedagogue (individual activities 2 x a month, for children aged 10-12)