PUBLIC CALL RESULTS www.swispro.org.rs NEW IDEAS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES SUPPORTING CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL INNOVATIVE PROJECTS The public call which lasted from 20 June to 3 August 2018 was open for the civil society organisations from 99 cities and municipalities of Šumadija, Western, Eastern and Southern Serbia. The preparatory activities and info-sessions were held in June and July, the evaluation was conducted in August 2018, and the projects were approved in September 2018. 8 110 139 42 INFO-SESSIONS CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPANTS CITIES AND ORGANISATIONS MUNICIPALITES PROJECT APPROVED 85 PROPOSALS 26 ORGANISATIONS 26 PROJECTS CITIES AND CITIES AND CITIES AND 37 MUNICIPALITES 17 MUNICIPALITES 48 MUNICIPALITES Trainings 11 Šumadija 4 Social protection 8 Western Serbia 4 349,807€ Education 3 26 Eastern Serbia 3 Swiss PRO Healthcare Southern Serbia PROGRAMME 4 15 CONTRIBUTION Within the Swiss PRO Programme, the Government of Switzerland supports Through this Call, the CSOs are getting the grants to conduct ”new civil society organisations (CSOs) in implementing socially innovative ideas for local communities” and enhance the position of vulnerable projects targeting the needs of vulnerable groups and their social inclusion. groups on the local level. EMPOWERING EXCLUDED GROUPS Total value: THROUGH TRAINING 162,608 Euros Swiss PRO: 93% 144,785 Euros Co-Funding: 17,823 Euros 11 PROJECTS SWISS PRO FUNDING APPLICANT LSG LEAD ORGANISATION TOTAL PROJECT VALUE LSG(S) OF IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTING PARTNER(S) PROJECT TITLE PROJECT DESCRIPTION (EUR) Kladovo Centre for Human Acting Empowering Working Skills Provision of English and computer skills to high-school children 13,743 "Logotera" of High School Children from from single parent families who receive and are the beneficiar- Smedrevo Centre for Social Work Single Parent Families ies of social assistance in order to make them more competi- 13,743 Smederevo Receiving Social Assistance tive on the labour market and prevent their risk behaviour. Niš Association for Development Women Can Do! - Supporting employability and development of skills of of Children and Youth - Support to Vulnerable unemployed and low-skilled women, single mothers and 13,971 Niš Open Club Women Employment Roma women from Niš through vocational training, Association for Development practical work and psychosocial support. 17,972 of Entrepreneurship Požega Forum of Civil Action FORCA New Practices for Empowering vulnerable groups, with the focus on Roma, 12,121 Regional Development a Better Future PWDs, youth, vulnerable women and social assistance Požega Agency Zlatibor beneficiaries through training and employment in metal 13,479 Citizens` Alliance for Social Inclusion industry, in demand of labour force in Požega. Leskovac "Porečje" Association, New affirmative measures Further capacity building of three Roma Waste Collection 13,865 Vučje for self-employment and Cooperation through training, legalisation of work of their 13,865 Leskovac Three Roma Cooperation a better position of Roma members through advocacy for issuing temporary free work Vranje of Waste Collectors in the waste collection permits for waste collection from three LSGs as well as increasing the profit through contracts with Assembly of Tenants and owners of shops for collection of bulky waste. Novi Pazar "Merhamet Sandžak" Marginalised Groups Organising on-the-job training within four employers in the 13,715 Association towards Proficiency tailoring and administrative sectors with the aim of better Novi Pazar economic empowerment of unemployed vulnerable groups. 13,715 Bosilegrad "Optimist" Association O2 (Organic Optimist) Economic support for vulnerable families of Bosilegrad 13,667 through effective agricultural production as a form of social Bosilegrad entrepreneurship programme through provision of supply of 16,312 agricultural equipment, plants, training, transporting goods, and eventually finding a market for the sale of products. Kragujevac Business Development Local partnerships Provision of work based learning (WBL) training programme 13,818 Centre for employment for the most vulnerable groups for various occupations with Kragujevac City of Kragujevac of vulnerable groups certificates, along with establishing cooperation of all relevant 14,537 actors for designing new measures for vulnerable groups within the new Local Employment Action Plan. Vladičin Han Association of Roma Improving Employability Provision of training for high school children and recent high 13,641 Intellectuals of Roma in Vladičin Han school graduates through liaising educational sector, business Vladičin Han and Surdulica sector and beneficiaries, and provision of additional classes 13,641 Surdulica and education support. Vranje "Bakija Bakic" Creating Employment Provision of on-the-job training for youth Roma and women in 13,979 Association Opportunities for Local order to make them more competitive on the labour market. Vranje Vulnerable Population 13,979 Kraljevo "Fenomena" Association Social Inclusion through Training for work in agriculture for youth in the rural areas of 13,954 Regional Development Agency DAFF Agribusiness Model Zlatibor, Raška and Šumadija Districts through start-up Zlatibor, Šumadija Zlatibor, Užice educational programme aiming to improve skills and employa- 15,454 and Raška Districts Social Care Centre "Solidarnost", bility of vulnerable groups. Kragujevac Agriculture-chemical School "Đorđe Radić", Kraljevo Vranje Association of the People Social Inclusion of Roma Training of two Roma persons with multi-layered disabilities 13,311 with Paraplegia "Vranje" Persons with Disabilities for work in copy center, which will contribute to better employ- Vranje in Vranje * abiliti of the most disadvantaged target group; the project will 15,911 also contribute to the development of new policies for improving the position of PWDs through creating the Local Action Plan for Social Inclusion of PWDs 2019 - 2021 with the participation of all relevant local stakeholders. * This project also contributes to the second theme of the Call – Improving availability of public services. Improving availability of public services: Total value: SOCIAL PROTECTION 111,707 Euros Swiss PRO: 97% 109,021 Euros Co-Funding: 2,686 Euros 8 PROJECTS SWISS PRO FUNDING APPLICANT LSG LEAD ORGANISATION TOTAL PROJECT VALUE LSG(S) OF IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTING PARTNER(S) PROJECT TITLE PROJECT DESCRIPTION (EUR) Bor Association "Kokoro" Change for Good Enhancing resocialisation and preventing anti-social behaviour 13,938 Centre for Social Work Bor of children and youth with behaviour problems (aged 10-18), Bor including juvenile offenders, through improvement of service 14,940 in licensed Day Care Centre in Bor, improving inter-sectoral cooperation among Juvenile Court, Prosecutor Office, Police, schools and CSW and replicating the measures to CSW Zaječar. Niš Roma Women SOS phone in Toplica District Establishment of SOS phone in Roma and Serbian languages 13,834 Association "Osvit" and SOS Office in Prokuplje for the psychological and legal Prokuplje Municipality of Prokuplje counselling of women victims of domestic and partner 13,834 Blace violence from Toplica District; accreditation of 50 representa- Žitorađa tives of relevant local actors from Toplica District for the Kuršumlija improvement of position of Roma women; training two Roma women and two women from vulnerable groups and engaging them on SOS phone. Vranje Committee for SOS Support for Victims Provision of SOS phone for women victim of domestic 11,990 Human Rights Vranje of Domestic Violence violence from Pčinja District and the initiation of regional, Vranje, Bujanovac, LSGs: Vranje, Bujanovac, in Pčinja District inter-municipal Memorandum of Understanding for 11,990 Preševo, Vladičin Han, Preševo, Vladičin Han, Surdulica, financing of the licensed specialised service for women Surdulica, Trgovište Trgovište and Bosilegrad victims of domestic violence. and Bosilegrad Vladičin han Red Cross Vladičin Han Providing Social Protection Provision of Home Care services for elderly people living in 13,692 Service to Socially Excluded remote and mountain areas in the villages of Brestovo, Vladičin Han Elderly People Dupljane, Zebince, Garinje and Tegovište: provision of food 13,692 and medicines, maintenance of clothes and beds, hygiene and support in health care services. Smederevo Centre for Independent Living Personal Assistance Service Provision of Personal Assistance Service for the most disadvan- 13,954 (PAS) tage persons with disabilities in Smederevo: individual Smederevo practical support to meet their needs and engaging them in 15,638 educational, work and social activities in the community, all with the aim to increase the level of their independence. Kragujevac "Interactive" Association Transition Corner Provision of peer support to the beneficiaries of Day Centre 13,841 Centre for Development of Social for Youth with Behaviour Problems by former Centre Kragujevac Protection Services Kragujevac beneficiaries who will share their own experience in order 13,841 to prevent juvenile delinquency; all beneficiaries will have professional support through various workshops. Ćuprija Association "Herz 24" Daily Activities for Children Provision of Personal Monitoring Service for 42 users (aged 14,000 Centre for Social Work Ćuprija and Youth - Bridge 2-30) with developmental disorders through psycho-educa- Ćuprija Society for Children and Cerebral tional support and various daily activities in