Over 400 children and young people diagnosed with Down syndrome have been helped to develop their independence through a European program.
More than 400 children and young people diagnosed with Down syndrome have been helped to develop their independence, through a European program, run by several non-governmental organizations and state institutions, together with the University of Physical Education and Sports in Bucharest.
They participated in sports activities, under the coordination of coaches, doctors and teachers.
University professor Aura Bota, from the University of Physical Education: “This project capitalizes on an already rich experience that I have accumulated over several years. Each child we have worked with represents an individuality, a unique case with a specific hereditary baggage that has a certain type of relationship with others and a certain type of reaction to the different learning stimuli we administered, and in this context our approach was personalized, individualized. I worked with the “volunteer” or “the teacher and the child “ensuring optimal conditions, conditions of material and emotional well-being, so that he can participate with joy, with pleasure, in these activities”.
