SoBy (ROBG-278)
SoBy – Improved coordination and Social policies between Municipality of Byala and Commune Grădinari for Effective cross-border region
What’s the goal?
The aim of the project is to improve the cooperation and more effective public institutions in the cross border region Romania – Bulgaria.
What’s the budget?
1,081,938.54 euro, out of which 919,647.75 euro ERDF
Target at the half of the implementation period: 18,431 euro for LB and 20,000 euro for B2.
Who is doing it?
Lead Beneficiary (LB): Municipality of Byala (Bulgaria)
Beneficiary 2 (B2): Gradinari Commune (Romania)
When is it happening?
Start date: 02.02.2019
End date: 01.02.2021
Duration: 24 months
Where is it happening?
Ruse in Bulgaria
Giurgiu in Romania
How is it going to happen?
- Elaboration of a joint strategy regarding actions for the elderly people;
- Development of the Social Care Department in Gradinari commune hall;
- Creating GraDAL – active and direct assisted living system for elderly people living in Gradinari;
- Creating exchange information system between social departments from Gradinari and Byala;
- Joint social events for elderly people;
- Establishment of center for elderly in municipality of Byala;
What will be the results (what’s the contribution to the Programme)?
Programme outputs: 5 supported cross border mechanisms (agreements, networks, regulations, studies, policies, strategies, information exchange tools) to enhance cooperation capacity.
Programme results: increased intensity of cooperation between cross-border stakeholders (administrations, NGOs) reaching from level 3 to level 4.
Project status
The following progress has been registered:
- B2 has signed a contract for interpretation and translation services, which will be used throughout the implementation of the activities within the project;
as well as the contract for provision of external consultancy services for the project management; Moreover, B2 purchased the necessary office equipment for the project staff.
- Both partners have signed contracts for provision of information and publicity services, through which the information campaigns within the project will be performed;
- 1 opening press conference have been organized on 26.06.2019 in Ruse;
The project faces delays in the start of the following activities:
- T3-Elaboration of the Joint strategy for addressing social needs of the elderly people living in the cross- border area Byala municipality – Gradinari commune, where the preparation of the public procurement procedures has not yet started
- T5-Creating GraDAL – active and direct assisted living system for elderly people living in Gradinari
- T6-Creating exchange information system between social departments from Gradinari and Byala, where the public procurement procedures are being elaborated but are not announced yet.
