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Community Cohesion and Human Capital Enhanced by:

Programme Management Committee Meeting July-September 2012 Results Dobar Dan Mirëdita Good Afternoon Vranje, 28 November 2012.

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Community Cohesion and Human Capital Enhanced by:

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  1. Programme Management Committee MeetingJuly-September 2012 ResultsDobarDan MirëditaGood AfternoonVranje, 28 November 2012

  2. Operating EnvironmentHot summer & wild firesNew LSGs quickly up to speed & prioritising economic developmentWomen LA members increased from 18% to 30%New national government = many new partnershipsAsylum challenge increasesPrime Ministerial visitsGeox investment = 1,200 new jobs

  3. Community Cohesion and Human Capital Enhanced by:

  4. Building Safer Cities.....good governance & democratisationMedvedja High School started new academic year with a video surveillance system comprising 16 cameras to tackle bullying and drug dealing/taking.Parents helped Local Safety Board prioritise the project

  5. Minority rights supportedBujanovac Economics Faculty Year Two intake of 100 multi-ethnic studentsWildly popular with families of all backgrounds

  6. Gender rights advanced31.7% of all new LSG assembly members are women (161 of 508)66% improvement from last assembliesVlasotince 37.8%Surdulica & V. Han 32.4%Lowest 28.6%Vranje Deputy Mayor is a woman

  7. Public Services are more equitable by:

  8. Roma integration progressing725 Roma with ID cards (over 7% of all legally invisible Roma countrywide)1,400 Roma receiving health care for the first timeOver 6,000 Roma reached by health activities

  9. Evidence Based Decision Making = Better Governance95,000 data records entered by Statistical Office with 146 key indicatorsImproves M&ETransparency allows citizens to compare data and judge their leadership’s performance

  10. School Infrastructure ImprovedAccess ramps and latrines built to improve inclusive education in 13 schools, 1 in each municipality

  11. Increased economic prosperity of the region by:

  12. New Active Labour Market ProgrammeBuilding on lessons learnt from initial programme, where 51 apprenticeships remain on-going, Bujanovac will co-finance a scheme for 40 private sector placements after a training programme

  13. Cross Border Co-Operation opening new markets Two EU IPA funded V. Han – Bulgaria Chamber of Commerce projects worth €500,000 supported by RDA to boost economic co-operation & enhance management practices

  14. Entrepreneurial progress…Seven V. Han entrepreneurs awarded NES funds Italian investor helped by Lebane Start Up Office now manufacturing lorry interiors5 of 10 Leskovac ‘Think as an Entrepreneur’ schools teaching business studies = sustainabilty

  15. Migration Management boosted by:

  16. Mainstreaming MigrationFour LSGs (Crna Trava, Trgoviste, V. Han & Vlasotince) have revised their Social Strategies to include migration; adoption pending

  17. New skills, jobs & opportunities 24 more young migrants & persons affected by migration commenced re-training as hair stylists, lorry drivers, barbers (skills in demand by the market) at the People’s University of Vranje & in local firms

  18. Films raising awareness among policy makersPeople Without Dreams, examines the economic motives propelling asylum & migration, premiered to high level opinion formers. Screened at local youth festivals too. Four new films underway examining gender & youth aspects fuelling migration

  19. Delivering services at sub-municipal levelA former MZ building was refurbished & opened as a Citizens’ Advice Office in Lepenice, a large Roma populated village 10km from V. Han centre. Of 650 people served to date, 400 were Roma & 280 were elderly.

  20. Youth Offices: Migration researchYouth Office staff in Bosilegrad, Presevo, Surdulica & Trgoviste are researching national minorities, gender & youth aspects of migration. Youth acquiring new skills.Synergies with rest of PBILD programme.

  21. Addressing Asylum ChallengeNo Problem booklet produced in simple user-friendly language3,200 copies distributed to local & national stakeholders from CSWs, Youth Offices & CACs for wider dissemination.

  22. www.pbildprogramme.org Faleminderit Hvala Lepo Thank you

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