Romanian Development Camp 2009 Constanţa, Romania 18 September, 2009 “Better Opportunities for Youth and Women” Project, UNDP Moldova

The Moldova Social Profile 2004  Poverty rate 34%;  people emigrated (25% of active population);  Number of children from families that at least one parent left abroad 21%;  7000 people annually trafficked (unofficial statistics);  Youth unemployment – 15%;  A number of children involved in the State Residential System;  400 children annually abandoned;

UNDP Response 2004 launched the Better Opportunities for Youth and Women Project Project overall purpose : Social and Economical reintegration of vulnerable groups, including:  Graduates of state boarding schools/professional schools  Vulnerable women and their children  Victims of domestic violence  Survivals of trafficking in Human Being through a network of Social Reintegration Centers/Service (SRC)

Implementation periods: I. September 2004-September 2007 II. October 2007-December ODA contribution of Romanian Government Total Budget: USD 4 mil. (USAID and Romanian Government)

I. The network of SRC  Donor’s requirements: Situated outside of the Capital City Operated by Local NGOs Become Self-sustainable

Main Project Partners National Public partners:  Ministry of Local Public Authorities  Ministry of Social Protection  Ministry of Education  Ministry of Finances  Ministry of Economy  Local Public Authorities Non Governmental Partners  Local NGOs from R.Moldova  NGOs from Romania: (CRIPS, FPDL, APEL etc.)

What it was started from?

After reconstruction

The assistance provided by SRC Physiological Counseling Wages co-financing Social-EconomicalIntegration Life Skills Accommodation Identification of Beneficiaries Vocational Orientation Vocational Training Employment Monitoring

Project Results Social re-integration  The total number of assisted beneficiaries from 2005 – 5’433;  Including youth – 4’857

Assisted Mothers and children  Mothers at risk – 242  Children – 299  Pregnant women – 35  The average rate of prevented child abandon – 41%

Economical integration  Long-term re-integrated beneficiaries – 2’572  Vocationally trained – 1’476  Employed beneficiaries – 1’114  New jobs created in collaboration with private actors – 436

Social Entrepreneurship activities UNDP Moldova, Better Opportunities Project Bank and/or other financial institutions NGO, Founder of the social enterprise Social Enterprise, founded by the NGO

Social Enterprises and its’ achievements  Social Enterprises (SE) established -9  Business plans co-funded – 14  New jobs created through SE – 95  Profit obtained by SE during – MDL (USD ) or 17% of total SRCs’ needs.

Examples of Social entrepreneurship: Greenhouse for vegetables growth

Rabbits growth farm

Micro factory for toilet paper production

Fitness Center

Laboratory for ultrasound investigations

Other SE activities

Financial Sustainability

Innovation, good practices and replication  Significant contribution to the development of the National Social Assistance System;  Complex Social services created and successfully operated by local NGOs;  Use of SE as an important mechanism to achieve financial sustainability;  2008 the BOYW project designated among the best 6 social projects in the world by the UN Special Unit for South- South Cooperation.

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