On November 16, 2023, a round table “Results of the Portage pilot teams” was held in the Southern Federal District. Each pilot team presented the results of providing assistance to children and shared their experience. Experts answered questions from guests about the specifics of using the methodology and the possibilities of transferring experience and the Portage methodology to new organizations. The event was attended by specialists who worked on the project with children and their families in the Southern Federal District, the leadership of regional partner organizations participating in the project, representatives of regional government authorities, parents of children, representatives of regional news agencies, and university students. A discussion took place regarding the prospects for using the Portage methodology in the work of social organizations in the region working with children with disabilities. The round table was held at the Boiling Point of the Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don.
Representatives of the State Budgetary Institution CSPR “Wind Rose” team from Moscow made a report on the long-term practice of using the Portage technique.
The event was attended by representatives of potential partner organizations (18): ANO White Angel, Charitable Foundation “Mom’s Hands”, MBDOU 164, MBDOU 19, MBDOU 192, MBDOU 29, MBDOU No. 231, MBDOU No. 275, MBDOU No. 117, MBDOU No. 275, MBDOU Rostov-on-Don “Kindergarten 164”, MBDOU kindergarten No. 117, MBDOU29, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “Volgograd State University”, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education “Southern Federal University”, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution All-Russian Children’s Center “Smena”.
Participants represented the cities: Aksai, Blagoveshchensk, Volgograd, Moscow, Pskov, Rostov-on-Don, Shakhty.
