European Civil Resource Center (European Civil Resource Center)
www.ecrc-si.com
Slovenia@ecrc-si.com
Project duration: 01. 01. 2013 – 22. 12. 2013
partners:
European Federation of Mentoring for Girls and Women, Austria
Ida Network, Bulgaria
Biedrība ‘Solis TUVāK’, Latvia
Society for Rural Development Laz, Slovenia
Butterfly Dreamer, Romania
Alda, Italy
Hellenic Regional Development Center, Greece
Purpose:
The purpose of the project is to promote the development of a stimulating environment to increase the participation of citizens at the national and European level by improving the functioning of civil organizations and establishing an effective civil social infrastructure. The specific goal of the project is to establish civil information centers, which will gradually develop into a common European civil center. The centers will have the characteristics of the Civil Information Center for European Affairs, which will contribute to the process of training the civil sector so that it can effectively participate in the process of creating European policy.
Goals:
– motivation and support to non-governmental organizations and local authorities, as far as the planning and strategic management of the project cycle of the ‘Europe for Citizens’ program is concerned;
– to support the development of information centers with a European-oriented profile in 7 EU countries in terms of resources, experience and knowledge and with the aim of establishing synergy between them;
– establishment and development of citizens’ capacity (knowledge and skills) so that they can actively participate in the formulation of policies;
– the development of long-term partnerships between different interest groups (non-governmental organizations, local authorities, research centers) and the strengthening of their knowledge about their importance as active civil promoters of the program; – promotion of intercultural dialogue and European values, such as democracy, Active civil society, citizenship, using interactive innovative methods to increase the visibility of the program.
Measures:
7 steps are planned, which will have an impact on the local and European level. The following processes follow after the partnership building phase:
1. training of program promoters among citizens;
2. establishment of 7 national centers, one European Center for Citizens and a network;
3. local workshops within the EZD program;
4. International meeting for civil centers;
5. open days at the local level;
6th stage of implementation;
7. Evaluation and monitoring of the project.
The project is financed from the program:
Europe for Citizens
Action 1 – Active European Citizenship
Measure 2 – Citizen Projects and Support Measures
Summary of activities:
First meeting of partners in Sofia
the second meeting of partners in Bulgaria- training:
Lecture About the possibilities of financing projects from the Europe for Citizens program
Workshop and view good practices – ‘To active citizenship by forming initiatives’
Workshop Design of projects to successfully apply for tenders – application
Open Door Day – At the festival of non-governmental organizations in Ljubljana: September 26, 2013 at Prešeren Square
Closing meeting – International meeting of centers in Bulgaria – October 15 to 29, Bansko