Number of members
1990
Address
Leonid Beda Street, 33-53, Minsk, 220040, Belarus
Email
Phone
About
The Belarusian Humanitarian Non-Governmental organisation “Children’s Diabetes” was established in 1992, and has been the member of IDF since 2003.
Members include people with type 1 and 2 diabetes and their family members, as well as medical professionals, scientists and policymakers. The organisation has branches in the regional centres of the Republic of Belarus. Its activities are volunteer-based.
Main Focus
- Protecting the rights of the people with diabetes.
- Promotion of a healthy lifestyle.
- Assistance in accessing social programmes in the Republic of Belarus;
- Influencing public health policy, by involving policymakers, cultural figures, and scientists in the movement for the prevention of diabetes and resolving issue related to diabetes.
Activities
- Carrying out the diabetes prevention events and educational seminars -“Diabetes Prevention Days”, “Check yourself for diabetes”, “Diabetes Lifestyle”.
- Annual event at the national level – November 14, “World Diabetes Day”.
- Participation in diabetes education in schools.
- Seminars for managers and board members of the organisation – “Psychology of communication”, “Legal protection of the disabled”.
- Assistance and support for youth initiatives.