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project info
Start date: 3 January 2023
End date: 31 December 2025
funding
Fund: European Social Fund Plus (ESF+)
Total budget: 705 918,68 €
EU contribution: 600 030,87 € (85%)
programme
Programming period: 2021-2027
beneficiary
European Commission Topic
European Commission Topic

Strengthening the municipal capacity in the Municipality of Plovdiv

The current project aims at implementing integrated measures with a view to the execution of the powers of the Municipality of Plovdiv, related to the realization of its responsibilities under the Social Services Act (SSA), Persons with Disabilities Act (PDA) and Personal Assistance Act (PAA). In correspondence with the purpose of the Procedure, by strengthening the Municipal capacity in the sphere the processes of reforming the system of social services will be supported and the transition to the new mechanisms at a local level will be facilitated. The implementation of the project will cover 130 persons from the target groups and will contribute to the smooth introduction of social services and personal assistance reforms. It will accelerate the provision of more effective, efficient and quality care to the most vulnerable groups of the population. For this purpose, a set of interrelated activities will be realized: establishing a front office, incl. delivery of equipment and furnishing; hiring, training and supervision of the personnel implementing measures under SSA, PDA and PAA at the municipal level; preparation of analyzes and studies of social services, incl. on the need for such; planning and analyzing the provision of social and integrated social-health services, incl. development of quality programs; conducting awareness-raising and information campaigns for the provision of personal assistance, social and integrated social-health services, as well as spreading knowledge among the local society regarding the possibilities for solving the issues related to the lack of accessibility for people with disabilities. The implementation of the project will provide the necessary support and conditions for increasing the capacity and expertise of the Plovdiv Municipality to exercise its powers and obligations, related to the SSA, PDA and PAA and will lead to an increase in the efficiency and quality of services provided in the community for local vulnerable groups.

Flag of Bulgaria  Plovdiv region, Bulgaria