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HIPPOTHERAPY FOR
CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
July 2008 – The Telenor Foundation, the Open Circle organization from Pančevo and Kremen Equestrian Club
supported to the project named “Trot Through the World of Silence”, which included hippotherapy and therapeutic
riding for two groups of children with impaired hearing, who are at the same time the members of the Intermunicipal
Organization of the Deaf and Hearing Impaired People from Southern Banat.
On several occasions children visited the Pančevo Racecourse, where such programs have been implemented for
three years now, and they showed great interest in this kind of rehabilitation. The project, the first of its kind in Serbia,
included one 90-minute therapy session per week, consisting of treatment and relaxation exercises. This kind of
therapy has a positive effect on children’s health and it improves their balance, motion coordination, motor planning,
increases their self-confidence and interest for their own life, and it also eliminates prejudices.
SEIZE THIS DAY WITH ME!
September 2008 –The Telenor Foundation was the general sponsor of the traditional film festival “Seize This Day
with Me!“, which has been organized since 2003 in cooperation with the Novi Sad Cultural Centre. The city, provincial
and republican authorities, as well as many local and national media also supported this event.
The event had a competitive and international character and was aimed at informing the public about the
lives and rights of people with disabilities, the recognition of our own identity and potentials, achieving better
understanding and acceptance of diversity and drawing media attention to our activities and events. Apart from
short documentaries on the subject “Life, Activities and Achievements of the Disabled”, the festival also included film
workshops, panels, theatre performances, and exhibitions, featuring disabled persons.
Nearly 400 visitors, 23 films, four discussions, two panels, 16 reporters and journalism students, a number of
volunteers, exceptional media coverage and new donors indicated that this event is gaining both quality and
importance in our community.
THE TELENOR FOUNDATION AND
THE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION
Also, the Foundation raised funds for the Multiple Sclerosis Association of Serbia, aimed at contributing to better
quality of life of patients with multiple sclerosis.
30 Corporate Responsibility