Regional Fund - IGA, Pazardjik won an international award! Personally Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal presented the International Community Justice Awards!
Award for Fund – IGA, handed from the mayor of Madison, Mr. Jerry Gist /USA/, for “demonstrated outstanding ability in your chosen field of endeavor, and have worked for the welfare and progress of Bulgaria” 2007
Project “Civic engagement in the legislative and institutional probation development in Bulgaria” BG05SFOP001-2.009-0157-C01 under procedure “Increasing civic engagement in the processes of formulation, implementation, and monitoring of policies and legislation”, BG05SFOP001-2.009
Resume
Period of implementation: 15.01.2019 - 15.01.2021
Funding source: Operational programme “Good governance”, co-funded by the European Union through the European Social Fund.
Total project funding: 90 000 leva
European Social Fund: 76 500.00 leva
National funding: 13 500.00 leva
Goal: Increasing civic engagement in processes related to the legislative and institutional probation development in Bulgaria.
Specific objectives:
- Developing a partnership model between Directorate general “Execution of punishments” and civic engagement structures in the probation system governance in Bulgaria;
- Developing a model of open and responsible governance by Directorate general “Execution of punishments” in all processes related to probation functioning in Bulgaria;
- Recommending four definite improvements in the service delivery processes by Directorate general “Execution of punishments” in relation to probation functioning in Bulgaria.
Main activities:
- Conducting a survey and developing recommendation 1 for possibilities for civic engagement in probation processes;
- Developing a mechanism for conducting civic monitoring on probation, conducting the monitoring, and developing recommendation 2;
- Developing Consultative civic engagement group at Directorate general “Execution of punishments”, managing the activities, and developing recommendation 3;
- Developing Contact point with the Confederation of European Probation and managing the activities;
- Training the candidate’s team;
- Launching an information campaign and developing recommendation 4.
Expected results:
- Two surveys, one of which in the form of civic monitoring;
- Four recommendations concerning different aspects of civic engagement in the legislative and institutional probation development processes in Bulgaria;
- Active Consultative civic engagement group at Directorate general “Execution of punishments”;
- Six information days and one national conference;
- The candidate’s enhanced capacity for civic engagement through the Contact point with a European network and the training of ten employees.
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