ABOUT PROJECT
The project “Make a wish – prevention of institutionalization” is a kind of continuation of the “Make a wish – women’s employment program” project, which was carried out by the Feričanci Entrepreneurial Local Association for Consulting on two occasions.
As in previous years we were faced with the poor employment of older women and their unfavorable position on the labor market, our society has recently been faced with the poor position of the elderly population. An increasing number of elderly and infirm persons, as well as persons with disabilities, are in a very difficult situation. They live alone, are hardly mobile, sick and socially excluded from society. Therefore, the goal of this project is to prevent the institutionalization of elderly and disabled people by providing comprehensive and adapted assistance in their own homes.
Home care workers will be employed who will provide assistance through the organization of visits, encourage social interactions and help prevent feelings of loneliness so that our users maintain their dignity and autonomy in a familiar environment.


The entrepreneurial local consulting association Feričanci, through the project, enabled the employment and access to the labor market of 30 women, for a period of 30 months, in the work of providing support to the elderly and infirm in the performance of daily activities, all with the aim of improving the quality of life of the end users, as well as the unemployed women who will achieve a higher level of self-esteem and self-worth. The project is implemented in the area of Osijek-Baranja County, Feričanci Municipality, Đurđenovac Municipality and the town of Orahovica, and they are mostly inhabited by the elderly population.
By implementing the goal of the project, the association will achieve an improvement in the quality of life of the end users, that is, the elderly and people in a disadvantageous position, providing them with support and making their everyday life easier. The project provided support for 180 users who needed this support. People over the age of 65, apart from being the poorest age group in terms of income, are most exposed to the danger of social exclusion.
The implementation of the project is 32 months. Assistance to persons over 65 years of age and persons with disabilities will be provided for 30 months, and a fixed-term employment contract will be concluded with the women who will perform the above tasks.





PROJECT ACTIVITY
help in delivering groceries, medicines and other supplies
help with preparing food in households of the users
help with cleaning the household
help with washing and ironing clothes
help with personal hygiene
help with paying the bills
giving support to users through conversations
including the user in social activities by being their company and help in gatherings