ZAGREB, 11 January, 2022 - Međimurje County will be the only regional government unit in Croatia to finance personal assistants for disabled pre-school children, allocating HRK 500,000 (€66,600) for this purpose, County Prefect Matija Posavec announced on Tuesday.
Posavec signed a financing agreement with the president of the Prvi Korak (First Step) NGO, Petra Kovačić, for a project to integrate disabled children in pre-schools in 2022.
This is a unique project in Croatia, and Međimurje County will be the only regional government unit to finance personal assistants for disabled pre-school children, Posavec said.
The project involves 52 children who will be looked after by 35 assistants in 20 kindergartens, he added, describing Međimurje County as one with a high level of social awareness.
Kovačić said that the funds are significant, adding that without support from county authorities this project would not be possible.
