Progress Annual Performance Monitoring Report 2012
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3RD ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE EUROPEAN PLATFORM AGAINST POVERTY AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION Speed dating session List of projects Brussels, 26 November 2013 Social Europe List of projects “Mo.Ki – Monheim for Kids” ....................................................................................................................... 1 “Job Shadow” ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 “Restoring of occupational skills and preparing the return to society and labour market for persons dependent on addictive substances in inpatient treatment” .... 3 Crossroads Gothenburg ................................................................................................................................ 4 “BIO-KNOBLAUCH ROMANES” .................................................................................................................. 5 Emancipa-T .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Global Grant Small Subsidies ................................................................................................................... 7 Individual Placement and Support (IPS) ............................................................................................. 8 Parler bambin ‘little talkers’ ...................................................................................................................... 9 Roma-Net ...........................................................................................................................................................10 StreetLink ...........................................................................................................................................................11 “Provisions on organic and integrated policies for the recognition, promotion and support for the family” ....................................................................................................................12 KansenWerkCentrum de Einder ............................................................................................................13 Development and Implementation of Motivation Program for Homeless Unemployed People .....................................................................................................................................14 Social Supermarkets ...................................................................................................................................15 1 Speed dating session “Mo.Ki – Monheim for Kids” The Workers Welfare Organization (AWO) and the town Monheim on the Rhine developed the project “Mo.Ki” 2002. Since then it is scientifically accompanied constantly, got some prizes and the OECD-Kindergarten-Survey praised it, too. The project organizes a prevention chain for socially disadvantaged and excluded children and juveniles – from birth to the beginning of the working life. First possible support, inclusion of the parents and precise networking with all approx. 60 institutions and organizations on a local level (for example: kindergartens, schools, the youth welfare office and many different NGOs), reduce the effects of the social selection of the education system. These organizations ensure the success of education and schooling. “Mo.Ki” improves the educational careers of these socially disadvantaged children and juveniles verifiably. Difficult circumstances of the society make it hard The phase for the juveniles 14+-year-olds is in for many families to support their children during process of planning. the institutional transitions. The project Mo.Ki sup- ports and empowers the parents and the children Sustainability (lasting impact): at the very beginning. Trough improving the educational careers with the prevention chain (from birth to the begin- To guarantee sustainable successes in the peda- ning of the working life) that project for children gogic work, all the youth work professionals are and youth welfare can overcome sustainably the trained and qualified. effects of the social selection of the education system and the risk of becoming unemployed. The Main outcomes and budget: success of the project is documented by scientific Aims: evaluations and the OECD-Kindergarten-Survey. • Establishing and ensuring a successful devel- opment and an educational career to as many Relevance (field of activity): as possible children. The project includes early childhood education • Reduction of the scientific based coherence and the work of different NGOs who offer chil- between social origin and educational success. dren and youth welfare. All children and juve- • Guaranteeing all children a better chance of niles are facing complex situations and are education, schooling and encouragement and socially disadvantaged. therefor a self-determined life. • Prevention from and early recognition of any- Transferability (proven or potential): thing that endangers children’s welfare. There is the potential to transfer that project to different regions of Germany and of course to The project-phases are implemented successively: different regions of Europe. Marzahn-Hellersdorf children from 0- to 3-year-olds, from 3- to 6-year- a district of Berlin already initialized a comparable olds and from 6- to 10-year-old. These project- prevention chain. phases are already completed and their measures and arrangements now institutionalized. Contact details: Sophie Schwab For the age groups to 10-year-olds the “Mo.Ki”- Federal Association of the Workers Welfare budget is now regularly financed mainly by the Organization; Senior Expert for Social Policy; local authority and AWO resources. Department Work, Social Affairs and Europe Member of NAK (Federal Anti-Poverty Network) The age-group 10- to 14-year-olds is still in the and Member of EAPN-Germany (European Anti- project-phase and the budget is financed by dif- Poverty Network) ferent sources of finance. Tel.: +49 (0)30 26 309 206 Fax.: +49 (0)30 26 309 32 206 That budget is 200.000 EUR per year. [email protected] 2 Speed dating session “Job Shadow” Is a national project bringing people with disabilities and local employers together for one day to promote equal employment opportunities and highlight the valuable contribution people with disabilities can make at work. Participants explore the world of work by ‘shadowing’ someone in the workplace as they go about their normal working routine. Main Outcomes for Employers: offered employment so far following their day Job Shadow offers employers the opportunity to in the workplace with many more continuing on promote and encourage an inclusive workplace, to to job placements with a view to gaining expe- explore the concept of supported employment and rience and ultimately, paid employment. More learn more about the model for just one day. It pro- than 400 Job Shadow matches took place on vides employers with the opportunity demonstrate the day across the length and breadth of the commitment to equal employment opportunities, to country, with close to a 20 per cent increase be a champion of social justice in the community, in the number of employers taking part to access a pool of potential employees, and get compared to last year, which is a hugely new customers as people with disabilities have a positive development for both employers and potential spending power of €billions! persons with disabilities. Main Outcomes for Jobseekers: Relevance (field of activity): Gain an insight into a particular job or professional Job Shadow is particularly relevant to young per- field, network and meet new people, learn more sons who are in transition from vocational edu- about job requirements and employers’ expecta- cation and training programmes to employment tions, identify and explore employment opportu- and work opportunities in the open labour market. nities in the community, and learn more about the businesses generally. Transferability (proven or potential): Job Shadow has the potential to be replicated Project funded by ERASMUS 4 All – Learning throughout the 28 EU member states at either Mobility of Individuals/Cooperation for Innovation local, regional and / or national level, as proven & Good Practices by its growing annual success in the Irish context. Sustainability (lasting impact): Contact details: The national Job Shadow project has become Michael Barrett - Special Projects Manager - a regular national event raising awareness COPE Foundation, Cork, Ireland about the skills and abilities of people with a [email protected] disability throughout Ireland. During 2013 alone, +353 (0)21 4643291 fourteen Job Shadow participants have been 3 Speed dating session “Restoring of occupational skills and preparing the return to society and labour market for persons dependent on addictive substances in inpatient treatment” The project expands on the activities in occupational therapy in therapeutic communities for drug dependent persons in SANANIM (NGO) – TC Němčice a TC Karlov. The target group consists of abstaining persons with the diagnosis of drug addiction, undergoing inpatient treatment in a therapeutic community – teenagers and young adults under 23, mothers with children and people over 23 years old. The treatment in these communities is mid-term and long-term, divided in 4 phases. In TC Karlov the treatment for teenagers and young adults takes 6-8 months, for mothers 8-10 months. In TC Němčice