Programme: Maritime and Fisheries Programme

The current project proposal is aimed at the need to reform social services system and facilitate the transitions to the new mechanisms at local level through the development and strengthening of the municipal capacity. The planned activities are aimed at analyzing and evaluating the social workers and the offered social services on the territory of the Municipality of Svilengrad, as well as improving the readiness of the workers in the social sector to fulfill their duties under the relevant social law. The implementation of the current project proposal will contribute to the smooth and effortless introduction of reforms in the field of social services and personal assistance and will be a direct contribution to higher quality, sustainable, integrated social services in the Municipality of Svilengrad.
The planned actions will increase the capacity of social workers, evaluate and improve the quality of the social services and will contribute to a more efficient administrative process.
The main activities included in the project proposal are:
- Designation, repair and furnishing of a room (front office) in the building of the Social Center - Svilengrad to secure the powers of the municipalities under the relevant social law. (incl. hiring 2 social workers)
- Organization and conduct of trainings (including supervision) to increase the capacity of the employees of Social Center - Svilengrad, in connection with the fulfillment of the obligations and responsibilities of the municipalities the relevant social law.
- Analysis and evaluation of the social services on the territory of the Municipality of Svilengrad - their quality and efficiency, accessibility, sustainability and need.
- Improvement of the provided services (based on the prepared analysis).
- Organization of informational campaign about the offered social services to inform the public at the local level about the various possibilities and the most suitable social services for them.