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THE RESULTS of a SUCCESSFUL PROJECT European Union Project funded by THE RESULTS OF A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT European Union ”Joint Iniaves of Civil Society Organizaons from the both Dniester river banks for Socio Vocaonal Integraon of Disadvantaged Youth from Republic of Moldova” This project is co-funded by Caritas Vienna, Municipality of Vienna 1 and a private donor from Europe Borders are just territorial barriers and cannot stop the good relationship between people, especially among the citizens of the same country. Starting from this statement, in 2014, we set the basis for a lasting collaboration between the teams of NGOs “DEMOS” in Edineț and “SERDŢE” in Bender. The specialists from the right bank of the Nistru river shared, with gratitude, to their Transnistrian colleagues their own skills and experience of working with the vulnerable youth in order to create and develop the Socio-Professional Integration Service on the left bank too. This collaborations success, as well as the acute need for youth services, inspired us to conceive this ambitious project. We have thought that a network of CSOs providing social services could succeed better than 1-2 associations. Thus, we united in the “SVIS Moldova” network 6 teams, in which we invested skills, time, material and informational resources, so that in a short time we could have SVIS extended in the entire Transnistrian region and in 6 districts on the right bank of river. The word “confidence” has passed as a leitmotif through all project activities, meaning trust in professional potential, in people, in achieved results, and last but not least, marking the trust of authorities in the necessity and effectiveness of the Socio-Professional Integration Service provided in favour of disadvantaged young people. The project eliminated the barriers between the teams of specialists, as well as between the young people on both banks of the Nistru river, which no longer distinguish between geography and language. We are right to believe that this project is a step in the elimination of barriers built along the Nistru river and that the young people who have benefited from this project will strengthen the generation of those who represent the future of our country. Liliana Samcov director A.O. DEMOS, project manager 3 The project ”Joint Initiatives of Civil Society Organizations from the both Nistru river banks for Socio Vocational Integration of Disadvantaged Youth from Republic of Moldova” (SVIS Moldova) was implemented by the Public Association ”Demos” in partnership with the associations “Amici dei Bambini, Moldova” and “SERDTE” (Bender) between October 2016 and February 2019, in 11 districts and 2 municipalities on the right and left banks of the Nistru river. The total budget of the project was 738,737.00 Euro, out of which 590,990.00 Euro is the amount of the grant provided by the European Union within the program “Confidence Building Measures” (CBM) IV. The aim of the project was to strengthen the capacity of the informal network of providers of the Socio-Professional Integration Service to provide quality services for young people according to the European standards. Project objectives: 1. Strengthening the capacities of civil society organizations providing social services in the Republic of Moldova, including the Transnistrian region, for a better socio-professional integration of the disadvantaged young people; 2. Socio-professional integration of 275 disadvantaged young people from both banks of Nistru river; 3. Raising awareness of the Public Authorities on both sides of the Nistru river about the necessity and importance of the Socio-Professional Integration Service for the improvement of the quality of life of the disadvantaged young people. Main results obtained: • An informal network of 6 NGOs offers quality services to disadvantaged young people on both sides of the Nistru river; • 291 disadvantaged young people are socio-professionally integrated and play an active role in the community; • Normative framework for the functioning of the Assisted Housing Service elaborated; • The Community and the Public Administration on both sides of the Nistru river appreciate the necessity and importance of the Socio-Professional Integration Service to improve the quality of life of disadvantaged young people. 4 «SVIS Moldova» map The “SVIS Moldova” network consists of 6 resource NGOs present on both Nistru river banks, providing services for disadvantaged youth from the cities of Tiraspol and Bender and from 11 districts: Edineț, Ocnița, Orhei, Rezina, Căușeni, Ștefan- Vodă, Slobozia, Dubăsari, Grigoriopol, Rîbnița and Camenca. 5 SVIS EDINET, OCNITA 63 DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM SOCIO-VOCATIONAL INTEGRATION SERVICES: The village people respect me for my work! 37 young people from Edineț District The best advice in your life is given by the hair dresser: “Keep your 26 young people from Ocnița District head up!” Nadejda, a 26-year-old girl, knows this from her own experience, and she is often asked to raise her head again and to WHAT THEY GOT: go on fighting to follow her dream. Even since childhood she wanted to become a hair dresser, the Psychosocial and legal assistance; financial situation did not allow her to continue her studies at a Educaonal assistance, including professional orientaon; Economic educaon and enabling, including start-up support; vocational school. Neither short courses were a good solution, as Socially assisted housing. the basic activity of the whole family was agriculture, which kept them busy all day long. Nadejda worked from dawn to dusk first OBTAINED RESULTS: with her parents, then with her husband, having no money, and 35 young people have been referred to SVIS and to othe r no time to learn. communitarian services; 79 identy and other legal documents obtained for young people; “I cannot imagine how I can hold the scissors in my hand and how 57 young people have been legally employed; dare I make someone a hairstyle ... but if I learnt, the fear would 41 bank accounts have been opened for beneficiaries; disappear and I would be proud to see my satisfied customers. A 21 young people have aended short term professional courses; warm, well-arranged and refined hairdresser’s, instead of working 17 young people have been supported in starng-up their own businesses (Entrepreneur License, Individual Enterprise etc.); in the field is more than a dream”- told us Nadejda when we first 37 young people obtained a socially assisted house; met her in a project briefing session at the town hall. 17 business acvies managed by young people: The young woman was admitted to the “SVIS Moldova” project Haircung and cosmec services (hairdresser, manicure and pedicure, visage, eyelash services etc.) and, based on an individual intervention plan, she benefited Masseur services; from information services, professional orientation, training Clothes sewing and repair services. program and so on. 6 SVIS EDINET, OCNITA ● ● ● After completing her professional training, Nadejda was assisted by the legal expert Diana Ikim in the elaboration of a Business Plan, which provided for the launch of the hairdresser’s business and the purchase of the necessary tools. “Nadejda is a very motivated young woman, so she has succeeded, through our project, to achieve all her goals for this period of life.” This is the opinion of the whole team, expressed by the psychologist Viorica Orac. I would never have thought that someone would give me a free support! It was a real wonder that changed my life! - exclaimed Nadejda at our last meeting when I visited her at work. She was satisfied with the satisfaction of her clients. The young woman showed us the income of the day that was part of a larger plan which she bears in her mind. People respect Nadejda for her work and she is, now, a living example for other women in the locality. Adela Ivanov, Diana Hlopechi-Preşcă, specialists of SVIS Edineţ, Ocniţa team 7 SVIS ORHEI, REZINA 45 DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE BENEFITED FROM SOCIO-VOCATIONAL INTEGRATION SERVICES: For a beautiful future home, with the family 24 young people from Orhei District Irina grew up in a modest family, being the eldest, she always 21 young people from Rezina District took care after her younger brothers and household, while their WHAT THEY GOT: parents were not at home. After graduating from gymnasium, she attended computer-based courses, but she did not succeed Psychosocial and legal assistance; Educaonal assistance, including professional orientaon; to find a job according to her studies. Economic educaon and enabling, including start-up support; For two years, she had been working as a seamstress in an atelier Socially assisted housing. in Chisinau, which was producing wallets. OBTAINED RESULTS: After getting married, she transferred with her husband to the 39 young people have been referred to SVIS and to other city of Rezina, where she tried to find a job, but without a result, communitarian services; not having the necessary qualification for the labour market 144 identy and other legal documents obtained for young people; offers from the city. Irina and her new family have begun to face 44 young people have been legally employed; 33 bank accounts have been opened for beneficiaries; some major financial problems, so that the payment of the rent 10 young people have attended short term professional courses; and the bills became an increasingly difficult day-to-day burden. 10 young people have been supported in starng-up their own Hoping to get a legal job, Irina contacted the labour office from businesses (Entrepreneur License, Individual Enterprise etc.); 24 young people obtained a socially assisted house; Rezina where she obtained the status of unemployed. From 10 business activities managed by young people: there, she was referred to the Socio-Professional Integration Haircutting and sewing services; Service (SVIS) Moldova, within the Humanitarian Association Welding, technical and pluming services, interior repair services; Photo and typing services; “Christian Philanthropy” to be provided with the necessary Advertising and display windows’ decoration services; Trade commercialization of the food products assistance in identifying a job.
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