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Mechanism Make-up and Responsibilities of Mechanism Host Town Program Department
To ensure the successful implementation of the Host Town Program (HTP) at the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games (SOWSG), the 2007 SOWSG Shanghai Steering Committee set up a Host Town Program Department especially for the organization of HTP. Host Town Program Committees, made up of members from departments of civil affairs, disabled persons’ federation, overseas affairs, propaganda, spiritual civilization, public health, public security, sports and education, are established in districts and sub-districts (towns). The responsibilities and missions of the offices at all levels are:

1、the Host Town Program Department of the 2007 SOWSG Shanghai Steering Committee:
The Department takes charge of the overall planning, arrangement, organization and implementation of Host Town Program at the 2007 SOWSG. Through contacts with the Special Olympics International and participating programs, it gets various information from the programs in time. It thus assigns tasks to the districts, establishes the Host Town Program network in districts and sub-districts, organizes training for directors, managers, liaisons and volunteers of HTP, coordinates and solves problems in the process, as well as inspects and supervises the work of districts.

2、the District Host Town Program Committee:
The Committee takes charge of the organization and implementation of its own district’s program. According to the arrangements and requirements of the HTP Department, it studies out the district plan, organizes training for the relevant personnel, as well as inspects and supervises the work of sub-districts (towns).

3、the Sub-district (towns) Host Town Program Committee:
The committee is made up of sub-district (towns) leaders, personnel in the related departments, DALs and at least one local intellectually disabled person. Under the supervision of the HTP Department and the District Committee, it organizes the plans and carries out the activities. It encourages the participation of enterprises, social organizations and residents in its area. The Committee collects fund by contacting sponsors. Its responsibilities also include creating a warm atmosphere in the community through various propaganda activities, recruiting volunteers, forming a team of volunteers and a team of staffs, and providing language and other services. A host handbook of its community should be made. The accommodation, community host families, fields for training or entertaining and visit should be settled. The committee should set down and carry out all security measures to provide effective health and medical services.
   
 
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