EIPA, Evr\u00f3pustofnunin \u00ed opinberri \u00fej\u00f3nustu, veitti \u00ed vikunni Hafnarfjar\u00f0arb\u00e6 EPSA vi\u00f0urkenningu, e\u00f0a svok\u00f6llu\u00f0 European public sector award. Vi\u00f0urkenningin er veitt verkefnum \u00ed opinberri \u00fej\u00f3nustu sem bera vott um g\u00f3\u00f0a starfsh\u00e6tti og n\u00fdst\u00e1rlegar \u00farlausnir \u00e1 krefjandi vi\u00f0fangsefnum. \u00deema EPSA ver\u00f0launanna \u00e1ri\u00f0 2017 var n\u00fdsk\u00f6pun \u00ed opinberri \u00fej\u00f3nustu en vi\u00f0urkenningin var veitt \u00ed Maastricht \u00ed Hollandi n\u00fana \u00ed vikunni. Stofnunni b\u00e1rust alls 149 tilnefningar fr\u00e1 30 a\u00f0ildarl\u00f6ndum \u00ed \u00f6llum geirum og \u00fevert \u00e1 m\u00e1laflokka. Hafnfirska verkefni\u00f0 sem hlaut \u00feessa eftirs\u00f3ttu vi\u00f0urkenningu ber nafni\u00f0 Geitungarnir, atvinnut\u00e6kif\u00e6ri fyrir fatla\u00f0 f\u00f3lk.<\/p>\n
\u201cVi\u00f0 erum gr\u00ed\u00f0arlega stolt af \u00feessari vi\u00f0urkenningu sem er er til marks um \u00feann metna\u00f0 og fagmennsku sem stj\u00f3rnendur og starfsf\u00f3lk Hafnarfjar\u00f0arb\u00e6jar s\u00fdna \u00ed st\u00f6rfum s\u00ednum. Fj\u00f6lskyldu\u00fej\u00f3nusta Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar er virkilega vel a\u00f0 \u00feessum ver\u00f0launum komin og gott a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00feetta frumkv\u00f6\u00f0lastarf \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3nustu vi\u00f0 fatla\u00f0 f\u00f3lk vekja athygli \u00e1 al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legum vettvangi. \u00dea\u00f0 er gefandi a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 starfa me\u00f0 skapandi f\u00f3lki sem hefur auga fyrir n\u00fdjum lausnum og er tilb\u00fai\u00f0 a\u00f0 leggja miki\u00f0 \u00e1 sig til a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r n\u00e1i fram a\u00f0 ganga. Fyrir \u00fea\u00f0 erum vi\u00f0 \u00ed fj\u00f6lskyldur\u00e1\u00f0inu b\u00e6\u00f0i stolt og \u00feakkl\u00e1t\u201c sag\u00f0i Gu\u00f0laug Kristj\u00e1nsd\u00f3ttir forseti b\u00e6jarstj\u00f3rnar og forma\u00f0ur fj\u00f6lskyldur\u00e1\u00f0s.<\/p>\n
Verkefni\u00f0 Geitungarnir, sem sett var \u00e1 laggirnar hausti\u00f0 2015, mi\u00f0ar a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 auka sveigjanleika \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3nustu vi\u00f0 fatla\u00f0 f\u00f3lk var\u00f0andi atvinnu og f\u00e9lagslega virkni og a\u00f0 fatla\u00f0 f\u00f3lk f\u00e1i t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til fullrar \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku \u00ed samf\u00e9laginu \u00e1 eigin forsendum. Markmi\u00f0 verkefnis er a\u00f0 auka n\u00fdsk\u00f6punar- og frumkv\u00f6\u00f0lastarf me\u00f0al fatla\u00f0s f\u00f3lks me\u00f0 gildisaukandi f\u00e9lagslegu hlutverki \u00ed starfi og vinna \u00feannig a\u00f0 breyttu vi\u00f0horfi samf\u00e9lagsins til fatla\u00f0s f\u00f3lks.<\/p>\n