Children with special needs and their families had an exceptional experience at the city's Jewish integration camp, 'Meodomik'.

Children of various ages, including children with special needs, spent an engaging summer at the "Meodomik-Integration" urban camp. The project was organized by the Moscow Jewish Community House (MEOD) — a member of the Association of Jewish Community Centers of the CIS — with the support of the EAJC.

This is one of the most prominent and cherished initiatives of the Moscow Jewish community and the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress, based on the concept of a shared educational and recreational space where every child is welcome.

The camp's curriculum enables children with special needs to attend excursions, explore the historical heritage of the Jewish people, broaden their horizons, and gain new experiences and perspectives alongside their peers.

Through the "Integration" project, children acquire teamwork experience, learn to adapt to a peer group, develop social awareness, align their personal needs with those of others, and enhance their communication skills. This structured approach fosters crucial dialogue and cooperation skills in children.

Families with special needs children are provided an opportunity to experience a change of environment, discover new ways of interacting with the world, and build new social connections.

The program featured engaging workshops and creative studios in ceramics, wood burning, origami, chess, dough painting, wood carving, confectionery making (chocolates, pastries, and cakes), and custom challah cover painting. Additionally, participants attended music and dance lessons focused on Jewish nigunim, interactive games, and guided tours to the Telephone Museum, the Planetarium, the Moscow Zoo, the Apothecary Garden, and historical excursions dedicated to Pushkin-era and Tsarist Moscow.

During its period of operation, the "MEODOMIK" camp hosted 48 children aged 6 to 14, including 15 participants from the "Integration" project.