1. MY SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY(MY RESPONSE) LLIV-322 PP2: THE SOCIAL SERVICE OF VENTSPILS CITY COUNCIL Ventspils City Municipality Body

2. Ventspils – city on the move

3. Ventspils today AREA – 55.4 km 2 POPULATION – 41 998 (~1.9 % of the population of Latvia) Source: PMLP data, 01.01.2012. ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE COMPANIES – 1 081 Source: CSP data, 2010 GDP per CAPITA – 7 530 LVL (In Latvia: 6 493 LVL) Source: CSP data, 2007 AVERAGE MONTHLY SALARY– 472 LVL (In Latvia: 407 LVL) Source: VSAA data UNEMPLOYMENT RATE – 9,6 % (In Latvia: 11,6 %) Source: NVA data (09.04.2012.)

4. MY RESPONSE MY RESPONSE Project budget 1 137 609 EUR ERDF co-financing 966 968 EUR THE SOCIAL SERVICE OF VENTSPILS CITY COUNCIL Project budget 97 992 EUR ERDF co-financing 83 293 EUR

5. MY RESPONSE Equipment: 2 wheelchairs; 2 mobile caterpillar lifters; 1 portable aquatic lift. Improvement of infrastructure: Adaption of beach environment - establishment of paved footpath from Seaside Camping to Seaside park (~160 m; ~750 m 2 ); Reconstruction works of premises for companion- asisstant service (office ~ 18 m 2, doors, WC) Develop and pilot new service: companion- assistant 3 companion-assistants

6. Thank you for your attention!!! Dace Kaņepe The Social Service of Ventspils City council The Head T.+371 63601200 T.+371 63601200 Dace.Kanepe@ventspils.gov.lv Dace.Kanepe@ventspils.gov.lv Daiga Zipeva - Biumane The Social Service of Ventspils City council Project Coordinator T.+371 63601207 T.+371 63601207 Daiga.Zipeva@ventspils.gov.lv Daiga.Zipeva@ventspils.gov.lv Vita Zīle Ventspils City council Project coordinator T.+371 63601282 T.+371 63601282 Vita.Zile@ventspils.gov.lv Vita.Zile@ventspils.gov.lv