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Social Projects
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JOBS
PLUS Project
Small
Grants Program
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2008 - to present - JOBS PLUS Project , financed by
Argidius Fondaition and CRS.
JOBS PLUS Project is implemented by CRS-Moldova and CAMIB
NGO.
The problem of rural poverty remains substantial and unabated
in Moldova. Rural poverty - now standing at 42.5% in villages
and 48.5% in small towns - is increasing in Moldova and has
risen 5% since the lowest recorded incidence in 2003. More
than 63% of Moldovans live in these rural and impoverished
areas, depending largely on subsistence agriculture and remittances
from abroad for their livelihoods.
The goal of the JOBS PLUS Project is to contribute to the
long-term development goal of transitioning vulnerable and
impoverished rural women, youth and families in Moldova from
poverty to prosperity - a change of state measured in both
economic and 'quality of life' terms.
The strategic aims of the project beneficiaries are to be
able to:
• Generate adequate income to support themselves and
their families; and,
• Improve the quality of life and social conditions
in their communities.
In order to accomplish abovementioned aims, the main objectives
of the JOBS PLUS Project will be to:
• Assist beneficiaries to:
-Acquire decent, sustainable employment.
-Identify, fund and undertake needed community
improvements.
• Empower women and youth to make
positive changes in their personal lives and their communities.
The projected results of the JOBS PLUS Project:
• Local enterprise and job creation projects will generate
new jobs for rural communities.
• Beneficiaries of the project will:
- Obtain job-related skills training to enable them to gain
employment.
- Identify and undertake needed community improvements and
enhancements to the quality of life in project communities.
- Create social investment funds for funding identified improvements.
• Rural women and youth in project communities will:
- Have the capacity to build sustainable livelihoods.
- Understand their rights as workers and know how to identify
and resist unfair labor practices and forced labor and human
trafficking schemes.
CAMIB’s role in the Project:
• Developing, Piloting, & Refining Community Assessment
& Stakeholder Analysis Process
• Creating of Village
Community Profiles
• Implementing Community Assessments
& Profiling
• Notifying Assessed Communities of
Results
• Establishing Rural Community Local Enterprise
Management Board
• Support Rural Community Local Enterprise
Management Board to solve rural problems through community mobilisation
Over 745 villages were considered in the assessment based
on the results of the first year of the Project activity,
11 of which were finally selected.
2001-
to may 2006 - Administration of Small Grants Program
(detailed information on web site www.camib.com/pgm)
and consultancy support/training services to NGOs with emphasis
to rural areas within the NGO Small Grants Program funded
by Swiss
Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)(www.sdc.md).
The programme's main objective is to ensure the sustainability
of local organizations in rural areas actively working in
the social sector.
CAMIB provides NGOs with information, organization of round
tables, on-job training on financial issues, management, small
business development; facilitates relationship between NGOs,
public local authorities and other actors (business community,
educational and cultural institutions).
Responsibilities include:
- Administrative support to program implementation;
- Organization of logistics for the program;
- Participation in the decision taking process;
- Monitoring of the implemented projects;
- Public relations
-Organization of press conferences;
-Information sessions for NGOs on SGP;
- Support to NGOs for specific trainngFacilitation
of networking and experience exchange among accepted NGOs;
- Development of a quarterly newsletter.
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