GRUNDTVIG – LLP

Best practices: AFI PROFAMILIA BISTRITA - Romania

Dipl. ec. Marcela Dumitrescu - Senior expert, educational projects on entrepreneurship & social economy

AFI PROFAMILIA BISTRITA : a non-governmental, non-profit organization, registered in 1996 at the Court of Bistrita-Nasaud/ Romania.

The PURPOSE of our actions is to reduce the number of disadvantaged (on ethnical, religious, gender, age, and financial situation criteria) persons – by activities of assistance, consulting, social protection and educational programs for vulnerable/abused women.

Between 1997 – 2011: we have implemented about 24 projects on assisting vulnerable women, all these projects including an educational project in their actions.

As financing: ESF, the MATRA KAP program, United States of America Embassy, the Romanian Fund for Social Development.

AFI PROFAMILIA BISTRITA has 8 partnership protocols closed with specific institutions/ authorities and has obtained all required official accreditations for assisting vulnerable groups.

Project "An integrated intervention to strengthen social entrepreneurship of vulnerable women"EFS , strategic, transnational  Target group: 1. labor integration specialists 2. vulnerable women = final beneficiariesResults:16 counties

Our proposed BEST PRACTICES from adult educational programs towards labor integration of vulnerable group (women violence victims) were selected; - from our activities: in more than 16 years, about 24 implemented projects in adults education;- respecting the demands/ objectives of Grundtvig project’.

These best practices were chosen focusing on the European relevant experience from the implementation of transnational strategic project: "An integrated intervention to strengthen social entrepreneurship of vulnerable women“.

These best practices:- are tested- are the result of the involvement of famous specialist - have an innovative character of the educational program- are multipliable and widely applicable

BEST PRACTICES:Nr.1: Holistic approach of the educational program aimed for employment of victims of violence women: - from the perspective of the educational program content : all social needs of the target group & the requirements / needs of the local labor market and design of the educational program on 7 occupations required ( 2 studies) - in terms of complex assistance of the target group: from recruitment, selection& information -to counseling, training, certification and starting a business /employment in social enterprises/ cooperatives- in terms of territorial coverage of vulnerable group.

Nr. 2 : Continuous support of the target group by a functional network of support structures: three resource centers / support

The women, victims of violence are helped and assisted continuously the entire project ongoing (and a while after) by functional support structures: three support/resource centers / in Bistrita, Moldova, Timisoara plus a coordination center in Cluj.

The resource support centers: with specialists in social economy ( trained in advance through an appropriate educational program, target group 1 in the project).

Nr. 3: Multidisciplinary working: - a diversity of legal entities directly involved in project

implementation: from universities, NGOs a s o- participating NGOs have a variety of areas of action: women

victims of violence, disadvantaged groups, family, children protection, social economy

- implementation specialists have a considerable variety of backgrounds and educations: academics, trainers with

- experience in inclusion, lawyers, economists, engineers, psychologists and sociologists .

Nr.4: Increasing the degree of motivation of the target group to participate in the educational program, by:- Change of mindset and increasing of self-esteem- Building entrepreneurial attitudes- Development of skills for everyday life.- Wide range of offered trainings, in particular 7occupations (+ the specialist in social economy)- recognition and certification of acquired skills through educational project (certificate recognized transnational, entrepreneur social economy). 

Nr.5 : Implementation in the applied educational program of modern methodologies on adult learning :- using in learning the previous experience gained of learners - empowerment of learners- the principles of andragogy- participatory approaches of the course- high practical learning activities (learning-by-doing)- the professional training = the means of personal and civic development .

Program educaţional 1

Modul 1 Economia socială

Modul 2 Excluziune socială & Incluziune socială

Modul 3 Antreprenoriatul social şi întreprinderile sociale

Modul 4 Ocuparea forţei de muncă de către femei & antreprenoriatul în România

Modul 5 Managementul şi marketingul întreprinderilor socialeModul 6 Consiliere şi orientare profesională cu perspectiva de gen

Modul 7 Comunicare şi conflict

Program educaţional 2 Antreprenor în economia socială

Disciplina 1 Economie socială/antreprenoriat, crearea unei întreprinderi sociale – Legislaţie aferentă

Disciplina 2 Comunicarea eficientă a antreprenorului social

Disciplina 3 Prelucrarea informaţiilor în întreprinderea sociala, operarea P.C. - T.I.C.

Disciplina 4 Managementul antreprenorului social

Disciplina 5 Marketing antreprenorial

Disciplina 6 Finanţarea, gestiunea şi evidenţa contabilă a întreprinderii sociale

Disciplina 7 Planul de afaceri al întreprinderii socialeDisciplina practică: Servicii de tip creşă, grădiniţă şi after school (îngrijirea şi educarea copiilor în cadrul unor unităţi de economie socială)

Disciplina practică: Colectare, ambalare şi comercializare produse agroalimentare

Disciplina practică: Colectare, procesare (congelare) şi distribuire fructe de pădure

Disciplina practică: Producţie şi distribuire produse de artizanat

Disciplina practică: Producţie şi distribuire produse alimentare tradiţionale

Disciplina practică: Sere de legume şi floriDisciplina practică: Servicii suport de găzduire pentru turismul eco-activ

Studii

A 2.1. Studiu privind ocupaţiile în curs de dezvoltare în domeniul economiei sociale, inclusiv potenţialul de dezvoltare a acestora în agricultură, cu integrarea componentei egalităţii de gen pe piaţa munciiA.2.2. Studiu de cercetare a tipurilor de instrumente financiare de credit şi forme de finanţare a întreprinderilor în economia socialăA 2.3 Studiu domenii de dezvoltareA 2.3 Anexa 1 - Plan de afaceri Bistrita-fructe de padureA 2.3 Anexa 2 - Plan de afaceri Bistrita-prod. traditionaleA 2.3 Anexa 3 - Plan de afaceri Bistrita-produse artizanatA 2.3 Anexa 4 - Plan de afaceri Bistrita-afterschoolA 2.3 Anexa 5 - Plan de afaceri Bistrita-ecoturism activA 2.3 Anexa 6 - Plan de afaceri - after school TimisoaraA 2.3 Anexa 7 - Plan de afaceri - Sere MurgeniA 2.3 Anexa 8 - Plan de afaceri - col,amb,com prod agroalim MurgeniA 2.4. Ghid intreprindere sociala