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| ACCOSIATION FOR PEOPLE WITH KINETIC DISABILITIES IN THE PERFECTURE OF RODOPI AND FRIENDS |
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| NGO name/title: | ACCOSIATION FOR PEOPLE WITH KINETIC DISABILITIES IN THE PERFECTURE OF RODOPI AND FRIENDS | |||
| Legal form: | NPO | |||
| Starting year of activity: | 2002 | |||
| Brief profile: | The Association of People with Disabilities and friends of Rodopi Prefecture, “Perpato” was founded on September 2002 from a group of friends of People with Disabilities (PWD), their families and other friends. Today “Perpato” includes around 300 members with disabilities and 150 active volunteers.The objective of the association is to bring together all People with Disabilities (PWD) in the prefecture of Rodopi, also to inform and organize them. The Association through concerted actions tries to: · Give a solution to their everyday difficulties · Create a better living for them ·Socially include People with Disabilities The purpose of the association is not only the town of Komotini but on the long run the whole prefecture to be converted to a modern and an accessible place. Today we can be proud because: · In its greatest part Komotini has become an accessible town · A public restroom with all the appropriate facilities is now available at the central square of the town · Many public services buildings (e.g. the Town Hall) as well as many businesses and hotels are now fully accessible. Many other buildings are going to be fully accessible soon. · The public transportation service (i.e. Mini Bus) in Komotini satisfies the requirements of PWD · Many schools around the town are now accessible and have a special lift so that students with disabilities won’t have any problems attending classes. · During the summer time and since 2007, local beaches (such as Fanari beach) have been accessible to PWD · The building of Komotini’s Central Bus Station is now PWD friendly and equipped with accessible buses In 2003 “Perpato” Association was incorporated into the National Registry of Private non-profit Operators Sector that provide social care services. It is also incorporated in the Special Registry of the Volunteer Non-Profit Organizations of the Greek Ministry of Health and Social Services (as it was called at that time). In addition, the Greek National Centre of Social Solidarity in 2011 accredited Perpato for being an official provider of social care services in the private non-profit sector of the Greek Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity. Moreover, on August 2011 Perpato was accredited with management competence type B’ and C’, according to the ELOT 1420 model for the following applied field: planning and implementation of co-financed projects (public supply and service contracts), implementation of specific activities that use the same means as above. |
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| Address: | TERMA L.DIMOKRATIAS-STEGI AUTONOMIS DIAVIOSIS AMEA DIMOY KOMOTINIS | Postal code: | 69100 | |
| City: | Komotini | Greek state: | ||
| Website: | www.perpato.gr | |||
| Contact person: | CHATZOPOULOU VASILIKI | |||
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| e-mail: | info@perpato.gr | fax: | 2531082058 | |
