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project info
Start date: 1 August 2016
End date: 31 December 2022
funding
Fund: European Social Fund (ESF)
Total budget: 590 017,61 €
EU contribution: 501 514,97 € (85%)
programme
Programming period: 2014-2020
Managing authority: Министерство на труда и социалната политика, Главна дирекция „Европейски фондове международни програми и проекти” (ГД „ЕФМПП”)
beneficiary
Община Смолян (Obshtina Smolyan)
European Commission Topic

Provision of early childhood development services in Smolyan Municipality

The general objective of the project is to prevent social exclusion and reduce poverty among children from the municipality of Smolyan by providing integrated early childhood development services aimed at children up to 7 years of age. The specific objectives we set in the implementation of the project are:1. Improving access for early children to quality health care and increasing their school readiness for inclusion in the education system.2. Enhancing the capacity of the targeted parents by developing responsible parental skills and improving the family environment, with a view to reducing intergenerational transmission of poverty.3. Preventing the abandonment and institutionalisation of children with disabilities from the municipality of Smolyan by building skills in parents for their upbringing, supported by the necessary professionals.4. Upgrade of the integrated services for social inclusion in Smolyan municipality, successfully created under the Social Inclusion Project, funded by Loan 7612BG by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.The activities foreseen for the successful implementation of the project proposal are: Activity 1. Organisation and management of the projectAction 2. Information and publicity Action 3. “Early intervention of disability” and “Individual pedagogical support for children with disabilities” Action 4. “Forming and Development of Parental Skills” and “Family Counseling and Support” Action 5. “Additional preparation for equal start at school”Action 6. “Health Consultation for Children” Action 7. The period for implementation of the project proposal is 65 months. The total value of the project proposal amounts to BGN 937 317.00.

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