By Karen Purdie | Project Leader
An exciting new venture for IRODA has been the opening of ‘Free-DOM’, an apartment in Tajikistan that will support young people in gaining independent living skills. Using the Russian word for house, ‘dom’, and the English word ‘free’ the name of this project describes what it is hoped will be created for young adults with disabilities in Tajikistan.
Prior to IRODA’s work in supporting and advocating for young adults with autism institutional care was assumed to be the most appropriate option for adults who were not able to live within their family’s home. In the creation of ‘Free-DOM’ IRODA is setting up a model for both training young people with everyday life skills and creating opportunities for supported accommodation within the community.
It is hoped that this recently equipped apartment will be the first of many places within neighbourhoods throughout Tajikistan that will provide young adults with supportive environments in which to learn new skills and experience independence within an inclusive community. Thank you for your on-going partnership that is changing the future for people with disabilities in Tajikistan.
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