01-08-2022 15:45
On July 29, 2022, the municipality of Samokov held an opening conference on the project "One approach - many solutions. Model for Integrated development (MID) in Samokov". The project is implemented in partnership between the Samokov Municipality, HESED, the "Seed" Samokov Foundation and the Bulgarian-Norwegian Society.
The project aims to provide opportunities to support the successful realization and social adaptation of the residents of the Roma neighborhood in the town. It envisages the implementation of a model for integrated development (MID) of the individual and the community, which is based on the life cycle of the person and the tasks he must solve at every stage of life: from early childhood to adulthood, developed by the Health and Social Development” Foundation (HESED). The activities will cover over 10% of the population of the Roma neighborhood in the town. The project proposal envisages the establishment of a MID center located near the neighborhood, providing functionally related services for Roma empowerment and successful integration in all spheres of social life, active outreach work within the isolated community in order to activate it for change, active work with local institutions and capacity building of the professional community to work in a multiethnic environment.