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The humanitarian project “Inclusive history is a history accessible to everyone”

The project title: Inclusive history is a history accessible to everyone.

The project timeline: 2025-2030.

The project objectives: Creating an inclusive environment for people with special needs in Lida Castle.

The tasks to be accomplished within the scope of the project:

  • purchasing audio guides for the castle to be used by people with special needs;
  • creating and purchasing Braille labeling for the castle;
  • creating and purchasing tactile mnemonic schemes, pictograms and plates with Braille for the castle;
  • creating a ramp equipped with anti-slip coating and two-level handrails or lifting devices for wheelchairs in the castle;
  • purchasing 3D models (models of weapons and elements of armor, models of ceramic products, sculptures, model of Lida Castle) to be used by visually impaired people;
  • purchasing touch panels to be installed in the courtyard of the castle for people with special needs who cannot climb up the tower;
  • purchasing replicas of historical garments to hold museum educational and animated historical activities in Lida Castle for people with special needs;
  • purchasing equipment for the museum-pedagogical and animated historical classes in Lida Castle for people with special needs;
  • purchasing call buttons to be installed in Lida Castle for people with special needs.

 Target group:

People with the following disabilities:

  • deaf and hearing-impaired people;
  • visually impaired and blind people;
  • people with ICP;
  • people with psychiatric deviations;
  • people with statodynamic dysfunction;
  • people with other types of disabilities.

Brief description of the project activities:

Creating an inclusive (barrier-free) environment for people with special needs:

  • training of specialists catering to people with special needs;
  • purchasing necessary equipment and materials to create an inclusive (barrier-free) environment in Lida Castle);
  • equipment maintenance;
  • improving the service quality for people with special needs;
  • compliance with the international standards of creating an inclusive environment.

Total amount of funding (in USD) – $ 120 000,00.

Donor-advised funds: $ 100 000,00.

Co-financing: $ 20 000,00.

The project location: the Republic of Belarus, Grodno region, Lida district, Lida.

The contact person: +375 154 62-24-32.