One approach - many solutions. Model for integrated development (MID) in Samokov.
Municipality of Samokov ·Bulgaria
About this project
<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">The Project "One approach - many solutions. Model for Integrated Development (MID) in Samokov" aims to ensure opportunities for support the </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt">successful realization and social adaptation of the residents of the Roma neighborhood "7" in the town</span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000"> of Samokov. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">It envisages the implementation of a MID of the individual and the community, which is based on the life cycle of the person and the tasks he must solve at every stage of life: from early childhood to adulthood, developed by the Health and Social Development” Foundation (HESED). The activities will cover over 10% of the population of the Roma neighborhood in the town. The project is based on a needs analysis, which covers 7 areas: access to health care, access to education, access to employment, access to social services, access to rights and anti-discrimination. The project envisages the establishment of a MID center located near the neighborhood, providing functionally related services for Roma empowerment and successful integration in all areas of social life, active field work with the isolated community in order to activate it for change, active work with local institutions and capacity building of the professional community to work in a multiethnic environment. The project also envisages a set of information measures and events to change attitudes towards the Roma community, joint events and various information campaigns.</span></span></span></p>
Bilateral cooperation results
Two visits for exchange of experience and good practices were conducted during the implementation period of the project. In June 2023, ten people from Bulgaria visited Oslo, Norway. During their stay there they participated in a conference "For children with love" and learnt about the Norwegian standards for raising children and their integration in the educational system, the used pedagogical methods for learning and integration in early childhood. In April 2024, representatives of the Project Partner "Bulgarian Norwegian Association (BND)" visited Bulgaria for exchange of experience and good practices. During their stay, they managed to participate in a round table for educational experts from the town of Samokov and the final conference of the project.
Project partners
- Bulgarian Norwegian Association BNF Donor project partner· Norway
- Health and Social Development Foundation Project partner· Bulgaria
- SEED Association Project partner· Bulgaria