VAMLAS Supporting Foundation for Children and Youth with Disabilities
- Legal Type
- Foundation
- Year of registration
- 1948
- Geography
- International
We promote diversity and inclusion especially in schools, studies, hobbies and working life. We have been working for equal opportunities since 1889.
Our objective is to make sure children and youth with disabilities and their families have equality of opportunities.
- Right to accessibility and inclusion
- Right to independent life and free choices
- Right to paid work
Innovating through networking
We are experts in the employment, services and education of children and youth with disabilities. Active networking in Finland and abroad is the basis of our work. We influence policy makers and other key players with information gathered through our partners.
-We provide training in areas for example the social service system, work requirement assessment and job carving
-We implement development projects to create best practices
-We provide students with disabilities with genuinely inclusive housing services in a regular student house residence
-We award grants to children and youth with disabilities for their studies and hobbies.
-We organize seminars and events bringing together actors from a wide variety of fields
Vamlas is a non-governmental organization. We work mostly in national networks, but we have worked internationally too. We are currently looking to strengthen our international co-operation.
Field of Work
Health and Disability
School and Education
Children and Youth
Rehabilitiation, employment opportunities
Target Group
Type of Activities
International Projects
Rehabilitation Finland
Rehabilitation Finland., RIFI, is an association of which VAMLAS is an active member. Through RIFI Vamlas has been disseminating good practises and also build a good network of international co-operation.
Interesed In
Field of work
Health and Disability
Policy and Democracy
School and Education
Children and Youth
Legal support, Anti-discrimination, Human rights
Employment of people with disabilities
Target Group
Adults
Children and Youth
Families
Unemployed / social marginalised
Handicapped people / disabled citizens
