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A Tribute to Mstislav Rostropovich
A chamber recital by violoncellist Gary Hoffman
and pianist David Selig
6.30pm, 3rd December 2008
Reform Club, 104 Pall Mall, London
in support of HealthProm
In attendance will be the Guest of Honour HRH Prince Michael of Kent and Their Excellencies the Ambassadors of Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Armenia
Downloadable forms for tickets are available here
The Patron of HealthProm, Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill, invites you to a chamber recital to be given by two Paris-based soloists in memory of Mstislav Rostropovich who died last year.
The recital will take place on December 3rd at the Reform Club, in the presence of the ambassadors of those countries where HealthProm operates. The evening will commence at 6.30pm with a champagne reception, and the recital at 7.45pm:
Sergei Prokofiev - Cello sonata in C major Op 119
Sergei Rachmaninoff – Andante from Cello Sonata in G minor Op 19
Dmitri Shostakovich - Cello sonata in D minor Op 40
Gary Hoffman, the violoncellist, was the first North American to win the Rostropovich International Competition in Paris in 1986. He will be collaborating with David Selig who was a prize-winner at the Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia in 1985.
At 8.45pm there will be canapés and drinks. After speeches, a fund-raising auction will take place. HealthProm trustees will be in attendance.
Donations of £80 per person (or £140 for two) should be made by sending a cheque payable to Healthprom to Paul Austin, Assistant Secretary, The Reform Club, 104, Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5EW (please mark the envelopes ‘HealthProm Recital’). Enquiries can be directed to Yuliya Tkacheva at HealthProm (yuliya.tkacheva@healthprom.org)
Downloadable forms for tickets are available here
Healthprom's Altai Project Receives Praise From Independent Evaluator
HealthProm has won praise from an independent evaluator for its work with disabled children and their families in rural areas of the Altai region of Russia.
The project took place from July to November of 2007 and aimed to promote the social inclusion, development, and where necessary, the rehabilitation of disabled children in the Altai region.
Elena Tkatchenko-Schmidt, Chairman of HealthProm, said: “We are delighted to have won praise from an independent assessment of our work. The Altai project is a prime example of the way Healthprom can work together with local NGOs - in this case the Russian NGO Rebirth - as well as local specialists, and families, to improve the quality of life for children in the region.”
The project included research and assessment of the needs of disabled children in the area, conferences at the start and finish of the project to share findings and results with neighbouring regions, the creation of two child care centres for children with disabilities, training of specialists, and capacity-building for local NGO partner Rebirth.
Sarah Lindemann-Komarova, the independent evaluator who conducted the assessment, said: “This was a very clear and targeted project that achieved all its expected results and a great deal more than could have been expected considering the challenges faced. It is one of the most coherent results from an internationally supported project that this evaluator has seen. It was an impressive effort all around.”
Healthprom Wins Funding From 'The Big Lottery Fund' For Kyrgyz Project With Disabled Children And Their Families
HealthProm has been awarded a grant from the Big Lottery Fund of £352,767 for a three-year project in the Kyrgyz Republic which will support young disabled children and their families. This grant will finance 100% of the project budget.
Elena Tkatchenko-Schmidt, Chairman of HealthProm, said: “We are so grateful to the Big Lottery Fund for enabling us to embark on this important project. We are also pleased that the work of HealthProm is help in such high esteem that we have been entrusted to carry out this project with our local partner. The result will be a sustainable improvement in the lives of disabled young people and their families.”
The project, in the Issuk Kul and Bishkek regions of Kyrgystan, aims to reach children living with mental health and physical disability issues and their families in order to provide information and support and to prevent the child from being signed to an institution. It will work with families that include children living with such disabilities as autism and cerebral palsy and also address attitudes of the wider community towards them. One support centre will be established in each target area, each with its own minibus to provide outreach services to mountainous, rural areas. Volunteers and health and social care professionals will be trained to provide counselling to new parents. To promote inclusivity, joint opportunities will be made for activities for children with and without disability.
Public awareness campaigns will seek to change attitudes towards children living with disabilities. The project will also look at post-natal care through the establishment of parent support networks. It will fill the gap in knowledge and information resources in the Republic about prevention of disability and alternative approaches to child disability, particularly those that integrate medical, social and educational approaches to the benefit of the disabled person.
The Times Of Central Asia Reports On Healthprom's Kishti Rehabilitation And Learning Center For Disabled Children In Dushanbe
2 June 2008
The Times of Central Asia
English
(c) 2008 Asia Pulse Pty Limited.
DUSHANBE, June 2 (TCA) - The British-based NGO HealthProm has provided more than $60,000 for establishment of the Kishti Rehabilitation and Learning Center for disabled children in Dushanbe.
Speaking in an interview with Asia-Plus after an official opening of the Kishti Center, Mr. Jonathan Watkins of HealthProm said on May 30 that the funds had been provided mainly for renovation of premises and training of specialists and service personnel. According to him, the Kishti Center seeks to provide a safe place for vulnerable children and their families in an environment, which supports children to develop to their full potential and assists parents to care for their children at home. The ORA Tajikistan disability project coordinator, Rachel Cage, told Asia-Plus that five specialists had been invited from abroad to work with disabled children and their parents and train the center personnel. ORA Tajikistan has allocated some $40,000 for establishment of the Kishti Center, the coordinator said. HealthProm works with local communities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia to improve health and social care for vulnerable women, the newborn and children in the region. Its projects promote healthcare and social reform to ensure availability and accessibility of information and services to healthcare providers, mothers and children in the FSU. This includes the development of safe childbirth and newborn care, infection control and the care and rehabilitation of children with disabilities.
The ORA Tajikistan disability project has pioneered work with children with disabilities and their families Tajikistan for the last 6 years. Press release issued by ORA International , in particular, said, “As a result of our work with older school age children we have become increasingly convinced of the need for early intervention for babies and their families at birth to support and educate parents and prevent placement into institutional care.”
The partnership between the Ministry of Health (MoH), HealthProm, ORA Tajikistan and NGO Zdorovye (Health) was established in 2007. The aim was to create opportunities for children and parents so that children with additional needs in the community could be better supported and so that more parents would feel able to retain the care of their children at home. As a result of this partnership, the 'Kishti' Center, a unique place in Tajikistan where children and families from the community can learn and play together with children from Baby Home 1 was established. Kishti began work on February 20 2008 and now has 50 children who attend both from the community and the baby home.
