European Union provides vehicles for mobile teams from both banks of Dniester

Chisinau, 26 September /MOLDPRES/ – The European Union offered five vehicles for mobile teams on both banks of the Dniester, which provide social assistance at home to people with disabilities with limited access to specialized services today.  

Thereby, mobile teams in Causeni, Stefan Vod, Gagauzia, Slobozia and Tiraspol were equipped with new cars. According to the Ministry of health, labour and social protection, the project provides for the creation and development of six new services (five mobile teams and a day centre) for people with disabilities and capacity building of local public administrations, non-governmental organizations, to prevent the institutionalization of people with disabilities and their social inclusion.

Thus, at the event, the Ambassador of the European Union to Moldova, Peter Michalko, and the Minister of Health, Labour and Social Protection, Stela Grigoras, handed the car keys to the representatives of the local public administrations in administrative-territorial units. "Over the recent five years, by the EU support, 10 Mobile Teams for People with Disabilities were created. These services focus on improving the quality of life of people with disabilities through counseling, recovery and psychosocial rehabilitation services, in order to increase personal autonomy, prevent institutionalization and social inclusion," said Stela Grigoras.

The Chief of the EU Delegation in Chisinau, Peter Michalko, said that "by offering new cars for mobile teams providing social services for people with disabilities and their families, there are created better working conditions and this will lead to improved social services to those who need it."

"Due to the project, Keystone Moldova has the opportunity to develop partnerships with local governments and non-governmental organizations in Gagauzia and Transnistrian region, contributing to many beautiful initiatives in the field of social inclusion of people with disabilities", said Executive Director of Keystone Moldova, Ludmila Malcoci.

The vehicles were offered within the project "Social services for people with disabilities to support confidence-building measures between both banks of the Dniester" funded by the European Union and implemented by Keystone Moldova in partnership with the Ministry of health, labour and social protection.

(Reporter A. Ciobanu, editor M. Jantovan)