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MOL Child Healing Programme
The Child Healing Programme was established to support foundations, associations or societies engaged in the medical treatment and rehabilitation of children suffering from chronic diseases, with disabilities or in danger. Applications can be presented once a year by NGOs providing these children artistic and experience-based therapies.
In courses of medical treatment, most cases are accompanied by some degree of physical pain. Children often face negative psychological harm when they have to undergo such conditions. In addition they may be removed from their daily and usual environments, from well-protected home atmospheres and from their little friends, all adding to their intellectual and mental discomfort. MOL supports institutions that make determined efforts to try and help these children when dealing with such objective and subjective difficulties and indeed many of them have been rather successful. In addition to children suffering from chronic diseases, disabled children can also improve their lifestyles and lead a better quality of life both for themselves and their family members. As far as mental health is concerned, therapeutic programs form part of the primary prevention process for children and young people who are most at risk.
In 2011 following the call for tender 114 applications were presented by NGOs. After a pre-selection of projects, a jury expresses his opinion. In that board we found Dr András Huszár, president of the National Association of Family Pediatricians, Ms Antónia Erős, founder of the foundation „A Drop of Attention" and Ms Klára Béres, director of the Béres Foundation. Final decision will be taken by the board of the New Europe Foundation.
In 2011, altogether 34 NGOs received in an amount of 45 Million HUF financial support.
Due to our support is able to continue pet therapy activity among others the „Four legged Friends for Mans Benefit Institution” aiming to help physical or mental impaired children. New initiative among the supported projects is the adventure therapy programme of the Stop Group Foundation. The foundation organizes rock-climbing together whit addicted youth, who thanks to their achievement in the extreme situation can also learn how to deal with the difficulties in their private life.
