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On March 5, an educational program for future camp counselors for the inclusive "Counselor for Everyone" project launched. In the month since the recruitment announcement, over 600 people have applied. Participants will be students from Moscow and the Moscow region, ready to gain a sought-after qualification and begin working with children with disabilities and special needs in children's camps this summer. The initiative is being implemented by the Mikhail Kiselev Charitable Foundation and Gazprom-Media Holding, with the support of Russian Student Teams and a grant from the Mayor of Moscow. The project aims to address the shortage of specialized personnel and create conditions for quality recreation for more than 57,000 children with disabilities living in the capital. Well-known media personalities and project managers addressed the participants in the educational program. Participants were greeted by Mikhail Kiselev, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Youth Policy, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the RSO, and the Board of Trustees of the Charitable Foundation; Alexander Zharov, CEO of Gazprom-Media Holding; host Pavel Volya; and TV presenter Elmira Efendieva.
"The organizing team and I are impressed by the enthusiasm and interest of our young people—over 600 people applied for the training, which means there's a huge demand for humaneness and inclusive interaction skills in children's recreation. The kids have two months of intensive work ahead of them. We're providing them with not just theory, but practical tools to ensure every child feels welcome and comfortable at the camp. I wish the project participants success—you're part of a team that cares."
Mikhail Kiselev, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Youth Policy, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the RSO and the Board of Trustees of the Charitable Foundation
"It was important for Gazprom-Media Holding to support this initiative, because this is precisely the case when the media should be not just observers but active participants. The path of future camp counselors is unique: they become not just camp counselors, but inclusive camp counselors—specialists who create a space of trust, support, and opportunity for every child. Gazprom-Media Holding, as a strategic partner, will provide comprehensive media support to the project. Our television channels, radio stations, and digital platforms will broadcast this good deed, its results, and the happy children's smiles that were the goal of this whole undertaking throughout the year," shared the CEO of Gazprom-Media Holding.
Alexander Zharov, General Director of Gazprom-Media Holding
The training program, developed by Russian student teams, includes 12 lectures, combined into four key blocks: the basics of inclusion, psychological and pedagogical support for children with disabilities and disabilities, ethics and communication, as well as organizing activities and safety in an inclusive team. Leading subject matter experts are involved in teaching: employees of the All-Russian Children’s Center “Scarlet Sails”; Natalya Sedelnikova (author of the project to support the visually impaired and blind “The World is Different”, a bearer of experience); Elena Pisareva (Head of the Center for the Development of the Sphere of Recreation and Health Improvement for Children, FSBEI DOK “Progress”); Alexander Belov (psychiatrist, head of the medical department of the Road of Life Charitable Foundation); Denis Samoilov (clinical psychologist); Polina Komarova (Head of the direction of student teaching teams of the Central Headquarters of the Russian North Ossetia); Dmitry Zapolskikh (Deputy Director for Educational Work of the Autonomous Educational Institution “Forest Fairy Tale”). Teachers from the Department of Typhlopedagogy of the Moscow City Pedagogical University: Indira Ismailova and Irina Loseva, as well as graduate students, were involved in recording the workshop. The training is based on a combination of theory and practice. Participants study video lectures and complete independent work assignments aimed at consolidating the material. In addition to the distance format, in-person workshops and seminars are planned for students: workshop “Communication and Interaction”; workshop “Adaptation of games and activities”; meeting with an expert on the topic “Specifics of the work of a counselor in an inclusive team: challenges, resources, effective practices.” The outcome of the course will be certification, which will take place in two stages: online testing to test theoretical knowledge and preparation of an adapted shift program for a detachment with children with special needs. As a result, 300 people will be selected who will receive a certificate of additional qualifications and guaranteed employment in Moscow children’s camps and health centers in the summer 2026. The educational course will last until May 15.
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