Local contracts for the promotion of social development – the case of Évora. com+futuro.évora 1

1 - The emergence of local contracts for the social development in Portugal; 2 - Local Contracts for Social Development and Europe 2020; 3 - The Local Contract for Social Development of Évora.

Overall Objective The purpose of Local Contracts for Social Development is to promote the social inclusion of citizens, in a multi-response and integrated way, through a partnership workflow, in order to fight social exclusion and persistent poverty in depressed areas.

Local Contracts for Social Development focus on the concentration of resources in four areas of intervention: 1.Employment, training and qualification; 2.Parental and family intervention; 3.Community and institutions empowerment ; 4.Information and accessibility.

Europe 2020: An overview MAJOR OBJECTIVES Increasing the employment rate of people aged 20 to 64 years from the current level of 69% for at least 75%. Achieving the goal of reaching 3% of GDP in R & D, in particular by improving the conditions of investment in R & D by the private sector, and develop a new indicator to keep pace with innovation. Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by at least 20% compared to 1990 levels or 30% if conditions warrant, increase to 20% share of renewables in our final energy consumption and increase in 20 % energy efficiency. Reduce the percentage of youths who drop out of school to 10% compared to the current 15% and increase the proportion of people aged between 30 and 34 years who completed higher education from 31% to at least 40%. 25% reduction in the number of Europeans living below national poverty thresholds, which allows you to get out of poverty 20 million people. SMART GROWTH SUSTAINABLE GROWTH INCLUSIVE GROWTH INNOVATION «Innovation Union» CLIMATE, ENERGY AND MOBILITY «Innovation Union» EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS «Agenda for new skills and new jobs » EDUCATION «Youth on the Move» DIGITAL SOCIETY «Digital Agenda for Europe» COMPETITIVENESS «Youth on the Move» FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY «European Platform against poverty»

INCLUSIVE GROWTH - Goals In Portugal Employment Goal: The national target on the employment rate in 2020 for the population between 20 and 64 is 75%. Goal of Poverty Reduction: The national goal is a reduction of at least 200 thousand people in poverty by This reduction should be phased in this period, due to budget constraints and consequent effort to contain that Portugal will be the subject until 2013, looking ahead to a more significant decrease from 2013.

Entities involved in Local Contract for Social Development of Évora (including a commitment protocol signed for 3 years): Promoter Entity : City Council of Évora Funding Entity: Institute of Social Security Coordinating: Caritas of Évora (a private institution of social solidarity selected by the City Council of Évora – a charity institution) Executing entities: Caritas of Évora; Association for Social Welfare and Development of Cruz da Picada

The CLDS Évora team José Maria Ribeiro (Coordinator) Célia Franco António Varela 8 Sara RodeiaMaria Luísa Silva

Action Plan 36 months (April 2009 to April 2012); Prepared by a local team consisting of the executive core of the Local Council for Social Action of Évora; It also incorporates activities not financed by Local Contract for Social Development of Évora, considered important for the local intervention to be implemented, including actions that mobilize community resources, focusing on the integrated development of the Local Contract for Social Development of Évora in several areas, including housing, health, sports and education.

Framework for Intervention Based on the social diagnoses and social development plans existing, problems/ needs by intervention area were identified. 10

Axis 1: Unemployment, low educational, qualifications and professional difficulties in entering the labor market, lack of motivation and expectations, lack of work habits; Axis 2: Lower social and parenting skills, lack of skills in household management, resistance to change, family breakdown, isolation, loneliness and depression; Axis 3: Reduced civic education, lack of feeling of belonging, difficulty in coordination of interventions by different entities within the territory, technical difficulty in forming associations; Axis 4: Lack of equipment in the area of new technologies, lack of training in information, communication and technologies for inter- generational context. 11

Target Audience Unemployed; Young people looking for a first job; Beneficiaries of social integration income; Active population; Elderly; Children and Young people; Leaders of institutions, especially private institutions of social solidarity (Charities). 12

Axis of Intervention 1 - Employment, Training and Qualification Monitoring of the integration process; Qualifications or constraints; Supporting entrepreneurship; Actions target at employers between employers, potential employees, professional schools and training centers; Training and information directed to economic agents. 13

Axis Intervention 2 - Family and Parental Intervention Family planning; Information / training / education for citizenship and human rights; Self-help groups; Actions for personal development; Actions for personal skills training; Actions to domestic economy; Actions for the definition of life projects; Actions for the identification and diagnosis of stress and risk factors in families; Social and cultural actions for the elderly; Proximity volunteering with older people. 14

Axis Intervention 3 - Community and Institutions Empowerment Support for self-organization of the inhabitants Establishment of associations (residents, or youth issues). 15

Axis of Intervention 4 - Information and Access With training facilitators of access to Information Technology and Communication. 16

Referral to actions Referring Institutions Receiving And analysing Social Security Services Schoolls, trainning centers Public Employment Services Social Care Services Other Reception at the CLDS Évora Validation and Assignment of case manager Integration into the CLDS Évora Database Follow up interviews Target PopulationTarget Population Methodological Approach of CLDS ÉvoraAxis IIAxis IIIAxis IAxis IV Definition of actions to be implemented

So far: Over 500 beneficiaries supported; Good adhesion of the local community; Achievement of the goals; Improved coordination between organizations; Significant increase of the capacity of service; Greater effectiveness and efficiency of services and responses to identified problems; Improving levels of satisfaction of beneficiaries. 18

Summary of the Intervention Strategy of the Local Contract for Social Development of Évora: Methodology of integrated care; Skills development; Promoting active citizenship, entrepreneurship and social responsibility; Involvement of the local community from partnerships with local media and effective partnership working; Awareness of the need for social innovation to increase efficiency and effectiveness of support provided by private institutions of social solidarity. 19

Conclusion : That according to the Europe 2020 strategy, which calls for inclusive growth, we believe that the implementation of the Local Contract for Social Development program, in Portugal, may contribute to increasing the rate of employment and poverty reduction, recognizing that the proximity of the problems of local entities, including the municipalities, is in most situations, an added value to find a local answer and, therefore, more appropriate responses. 20

Thank you for your attention. Maria Luísa Silva Telephone: Local Contract for the Social Development of Évora com+futuro.évora More information: Site: