1. ONE STEP FURTHER WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM DI IN BULGARIA AND HOW TO DEVELOP PREVENTIVE SERVICES IN COOPERATION WITH MUNICIPALITIES RADOSTINA PANEVA SOS CHILDREN`S VILLAGES INTERNATIONAL OFFICE CEE/CIS

2. p. 2 [optional footer] Content  Background information  Process  Practical steps  Examples

3. p. 3 [optional footer] Some statistic Type of institutionsNumber of children in 2001 ( action plan ) Number of children mid of 2013 (monitoring report ) homes for medico-social care for children aged 0-3 35631378 ( 30 ) homes for children deprived of parental care aged from 3 to 18 years 71451638 ( 57 ) homes for children with mental retardation and 1 home for children with physical disabilities 19051184 ( 24 )

4. p. 4 [optional footer] The beginning: 14 years ago Reformation of the system and need of preventive services  Pilot projects – good practices in new services  Contributing to legal framework  Capacity building  Service provision – however services isolated and in parallel

5. p. 5 [optional footer] Why cooperation between NGOs and Municipality  Know – how of NGOs  Flexibility of NGOs  Project funding does not allow long-term development for the social services  Municipalities as contracting authorities

6. p. 6 [optional footer] Provision of preventive services  Social services do not include education, healthcare, etc.  Social service providers can be NGOs, companies or individuals  All providers of social services (except municipalities) have to register in a registry  Services for children need a license  Social services could be contracted by the municipalities

7. p. 7 [optional footer] Possible mechanism :Social contracting  Role of the State : delegates the provision of social services but continues to have the obligation for the service: Funding; Control of the spending; Control of the quality of the service.  Role of the Municipality: contracting authority and provision of the services  Role of the NGOs: provision of the services

8. p. 8 [optional footer] Planning, Funding, Evaluation criteria  Planning Decision of different levels: Municipality – Agency of social support – Ministries In line with regional strategy  Funding Signal standard Social services funded by State or local budget  Evaluation Set of criteria: capacity, experience, financial stability  Contracting Scope, price, rights of parties, reporting and monitoring

9. p. 9 [optional footer] Examples of preventive services  Complex for social service for families and children  Center for social support  Mother and baby Units  Center for social rehabilitation and integration

10. p. 10 [optional footer] Example from SOS CV Bulgaria  Family strengthening service open with financial support of EU – PHARE project  Cooperation with Child protection departments  Assess needs of this service  Open the call and contracting

11. p. 11 [optional footer] Renewal of De-I in 2009  Strategic framework: National strategy “Vision for de-institutionalisation of children in Bulgaria”, approved by Ministry Council Action plan, including projects  Inter-ministerial working group and expert group  Participation of NGOs: Monitoring bodies Implementation of projects Providing of services

12. p. 12 [optional footer] Project “Direction – Family’  De-I of 2050 babies from 32 Infant Homes  Indicative budget 27,5 mil Euro  The plan for 2011 – 2017 270 babies with disabilities (10 per region) and 630 without - reintegrated with family; 18 new Mother and Baby Units to prevent abandonment; 30 new day care places per region - 840 places; 630 children adopted following foster care; 360 babies with disabilities placed into specialized foster care; 160 babies with disabilities placed in FTPCs; 4 more crisis centres

13. p. 13 [optional footer] Project “Direction – Family  Implementation: 8 piloted Infant homes are closed Organized new services 2012 – 540 children; in 2014 – 90 children Gate keeping: from 91 in 2012 to 21 in 2013 More attention on alternatives in other regions as well

14. p. 14 [optional footer] Lessons learned  Developed preventive services is a good base for closing institutions  Ring-fencing the money from closed institutions in new services  Prevention and family support need strengthening even in regions with comparatively developed networks of community based support services  Prevention services need programme budget  Break the traditional understanding of municipalities as employers  Use experience of NGOs and work together

15. p. 15 [optional footer] “Good things happen when people do more than they have to.” Radostina Paneva Radostina.Paneva@sos-kd.org