Project
Independent Living
In line with the Ukrainian Government’s commitment to independent and assisted living for people with special needs currently in institutional settings, Effective Aid Ukraine is committed to ensuring that as many residents of Rozdil Friends Home as possible can live as independently as their abilities allow.
Effective Aid Ukraine is committed to building five two-bedroom modular homes on the grounds of Rozdil Friends Home, but set apart from the main building. These homes will allow 20 residents to learn the skills required for independent living while living semi–independent lives. Residents will cook and clean for themselves, plan their own budgets, and make daily decisions about how they want to live. Centre staff will support them, with each resident’s degree of autonomy linked to the life skills they develop.
When local resources and community support are allowed, some or all of the residents of these modular homes will transition to independent or semi-independent living in the wider community.
The Effective Aid Ukraine independent living project is designed to be fully replicable in other Ukrainian residential centres for children and adults with special needs. Once operational, it can be scaled across multiple institutions, assisting Ukraine in meeting its de-institutionalisation commitments and within a realistic timeframe.
When local resources and community support are allowed, some or all of the residents of these modular homes will transition to independent or semi-independent living in the wider community.
The Effective Aid Ukraine independent living project is designed to be fully replicable in other Ukrainian residential centres for children and adults with special needs. Once operational, it can be scaled across multiple institutions, assisting Ukraine in meeting its de-institutionalisation commitments and within a realistic timeframe.