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ANNEX A

EuropeAid/128764/C/ACT/Multi – Annex A – Grant application form 1

European Commission

Thematic programme of cooperation with third countries in the areas of migration and asylum

Restricted Call for Proposals 2009-2010

Grant Application Form (Parts A and B)

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Reference: EuropeAid/128764/C/ACT/Multi

Deadline for submission of Concept Notes: 13 November 2009

Dossier No (for official use only)

EuropeAid/128764/C/ACT/Multi – Annex A – Grant application form

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NOTICE

Evaluation grids and application forms have been modified under this call so as to give more weight to relevance in the Concept Note evaluation. Relevance will therefore constitute the major criterion in pre-selection. Relevance will not be evaluated again when assessing the Full Application. It is therefore of utmost importance that applicants use the correct application form for this call.

Prior registration by applicants and partners in EuropeAid's on-line database, PADOR available at : http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/onlineservices/pador/index_en.htm is obligatory under the present call for proposals (see section 2.2 of the guidelines for details).

All personal data (such as names, addresses, CVs, etc.) mentioned in your application form will be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data. Your replies to the questions in this form are necessary in order to assess your grant application and they will be processed solely for that purpose by the department responsible for the Community grant programme concerned. On request, you may be sent personal data and correct or complete them. For any question relating to these data, please contact the Commission department to which the form must be returned. Beneficiaries may lodge a complaint against the processing of their personal data with the European Data Protection Supervisor at any time (Official Journal L 8, 12.1.2001).

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. APPLICANT AND PARTNERS...................................................................................................... 4

II. THE ACTION .................................................................................................................................. 6 1. SUMMARY OF THE ACTION ................................................................................................................... 7 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION (MAX 1 PAGE) .......................................................................................... 11

III. CHECKLIST FOR CONCEPT NOTE ...................................................................................... 12

IV. DECLARATION BY THE APPLICANT FOR CONCEPT NOTE ........................................ 13

I. GENERAL INFORMATION......................................................................................................... 14

II. THE ACTION ................................................................................................................................ 14 1. DESCRIPTION................................................................................................................................. 14

1.1. Objectives ............................................................................................................................................. 14 1.2. Relevance of the action......................................................................................................................... 14 1.3. Description of the action and its effectiveness (max 14 pages) ............................................................ 15 1.4. Methodology (max 4 pages) ................................................................................................................. 27 1.5. Duration and indicative action plan for implementing the action......................................................... 31 1.6. Sustainability (max 3 pages)................................................................................................................. 36 1.7. Logical framework ............................................................................................................................... 36

2. BUDGET FOR THE ACTION.......................................................................................................... 38 3. EXPECTED SOURCES OF FUNDING ........................................................................................... 39 2. APPLICANT'S EXPERIENCE OF SIMILAR ACTIONS................................................................ 40

III. THE APPLICANT........................................................................................................................ 42 1. IDENTITY ....................................................................................................................................... 42

IV. PARTNERS OF THE APPLICANT PARTICIPATING IN THE ACTION.......................... 43 1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTNERS............................................................................................. 43 2. PARTNERSHIP STATEMENT....................................................................................................... 45

V. ASSOCIATES OF THE APPLICANT PARTICIPATING IN THE ACTION ....................... 46

VI. CHECKLIST................................................................................................................................. 48

VII. DECLARATION BY THE APPLICANT................................................................................. 49


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PART A – CONCEPT NOTE

I. APPLICANT AND PARTNERS

Name of the applicant: Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Policies - Directorate General for Immigration

Nationality[1] of the applicant and date of establishment:

Italian

Applicant's EuropeAid ID number[2]: IT-2009-ASE-1011302920

Ongoing contract /Legal Entity File number (if available)[3]:

Legal status[4]: Governmental Body

Partner 1:

Name: Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family of Moldova - Department for Family and Child Protection EuropeAid ID number[5]: MD-2009-FBB-2110148429 Nationality and date of establishment[6]: Moldovan, 1991

Legal status[7]: Governmental body

Partner 2:

Name: International Organization for Migration, Mission to Republic of Moldova

EuropeAid ID number: CH-2007-CRV-2711158923

Nationality and date of establishment: International Organization, 1951

Legal status: International Organization

[1] The statutes must make it possible to ascertain that the organisation was set up by an act governed by the national law of

the country concerned. In this respect, any legal entity whose statutes have been established in another country cannot be considered an eligible local organisation, even if they are registered locally or have a “Memorandum of Understanding”. In the case of international organisations, indicate N/A.

[2] This number is allocated to an organisation which registers its data in PADOR. For more information and to register, please visit http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/onlineservices/pador/index_en.htm

[3] If the applicant has already signed a contract with the European Commission / has been informed of the relevant Legal Entity File number. If neither of these apply, indicate N/A.

[4] E.g. non profit making, NGO, international organisation etc. [5] See footnote 2. [6] See footnote 1. [7] See footnote 4.

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Applicant's contact details for the purpose of this action: Postal address:

Via Fornovo n. 8, 00192 - Rome

Telephone number: Country code + city code + number +390646834761

Mobile: Country code + number +39335370185

Fax number: Country code + city code + number +390646834769

Contact person for this action : Giuseppe Silveri

Contact person’s e-mail address : [email protected]

E-mail address of the Organisation [email protected]

Website of the organisation: www.lavoro.gov.it

Any change in the addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers and in particular e-mail, must be notified in writing to the European Commission. The European Commission will not be held responsible in case it cannot contact an applicant.


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II. THE ACTION The applicant must ensure that the present section of the Concept Note:

• does not exceed 5 full pages (A4 size) of Times New Roman 11 characters with 2 cm margins;

• responds, in the same sequence, to the headings listed below. It is expected that the size of each section will reflect the relative importance of each heading (ref. max scores in the evaluation grid in the Guidelines). The evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the evaluation grid and it will be based solely on the information provided by the applicant in the Concept Note.

• is drafted as clearly as possible to facilitate its assessment.


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1. SUMMARY OF THE ACTION Title of the action:

Addressing the Negative Effects of Migration on Minors and Families Left Behind

Lot N° and title Lot 6: Support for the development of Mobility Partnerships Location(s) of the action:

MOLDOVA and ITALY (selected regions with high numbers of Moldovan Migrants)

Total duration of the action (months):

24 months

Amount (in EUR) requested from the European Commission

1 500.000,00 EUR

Objectives of the action

Overall objective(s): To enhance the capacities of reference authorities to address the negative effects of labour migration from Moldova on children and other vulnerable family members left behind. Specific objective(s): 1. To identify and implement actions and support mechanisms for the reduction of the negative social impact of emigration on minors. 2. To develop training programmes promoting employment opportunities in the domestic labour market. 3. To raise awareness on negative social effects of migration on family ties; 4. To support and protect children and families left behind by migrant workers.

Target group(s) 1. Public bodies; 2. Social centres and operators responsible for children; 3. Minors and youth, particularly women, willing to be included in training programmes; 4. Children and families left behind by migrants; 5. Moldovan Migrants residing in Italy

Final beneficiaries

Moldovan children, youth and families left behind by migrants

Estimated results 1. Acquired knowledge of the local system and of the sectors of interventions and identified actions and mechanisms for the support to children whose parents migrated abroad 2. Strengthening the competences of Institutions, local centres and social operators 3. Improved mechanisms for the inclusion of youth in the local labour market and business start-up support for youth 4. Disseminated activities and results of the initiatives. 5. Awareness raised on negative social effects of migration on family ties; 6. Children and families left behind by migrant workers assisted.

Main activities 1. Creation of an Inter-Institutional Technical Committee (IITC) and analysis carried out through a mutual collaboration. Moldovan Government’s information system on child protection upgraded 2. Support to socio-educational centres for minors, directors of social centres (public and private), with particular reference to those operating in educational/cultural centres in rural areas also through: a) online counselling activities for the entire duration of the project; b) internships/study visits for 10 social operators to be held in Italy c) direct support to socio-educational centres 3. a) Support to the local authorities for improving guidance and training services aimed at including youth in the local labour market; b) Implementing training courses for 50 youth to be included in specific productive sector/s to be identified jointly in the IITC and support to the development of business plans and business start-up in Moldova 4. Dissemination of the interventions through the official website of the Italian Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Policies and through the organisation of Thematic Workshops. 5.Carrying out an awareness raising campaign in Italy on negative social effects of migration on family ties. 6. Providing individually-tailored assistance and protection measures to children and families left behind by migrants.


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1. Relevance of the action (max 3 pages) 2.1. Relevance to the objectives/sectors/themes/specific priorities of the Call for Proposals • Describe the relevance of the action to the objective(s) and priority (ies) of the call for proposals. The principal objective of the EC assistance to Moldova over the period covered by the Country Strategy Paper (2007-2010) is to support the development of an increasingly closed relationship between the EU and Moldova in the context of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). On the basis of the policy objectives defined in the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) and in the EU-Moldova ENP Action Plan. Until now, the cooperation has focused mainly on irregular migration and trafficking in human beings, asylum policy and border management and only to a limited extent on preventing the negative consequences of migration on development while enhancing its positive effects. Within the framework of the Commission Communication of May 2007 on Circular migration and mobility partnership between the European Union and Third countries and following the Council Conclusions from December 2007 calling for the Commission and the EU Member States to establish a pilot mobility partnership with Moldova. The heightened attention of the EU for social implications of migration has been factored into the present proposal, in compliance with the recent European Parliament resolution1 on Migrant children left behind in the country of origin, approved on March 9, 2009, which calls on Member States and the European Commission to: i) take steps to improve the situation of the children left by their parents in the country of origin and ensure their normal development in terms of education and social life, ii) to set up cooperation mechanisms to prevent the detrimental effects on families, especially children, of living apart and of the distances they have to bridge and to further the application of means iii) to help migrants as well as their children who have not left the country of origin. Furthermore, the proposed action is in line with the Communication from the Commission On circular migration and mobility partnerships between the European Union and third countries and the EU-Moldova Mobility Partnership itself, which Migration and Development component urges to “address the social dimension of migration in the country of origin”. • Describe the relevance of the action to any specific subthemes/sectors/areas and any other specific

requirements indicated in the guidelines of the call such as partnership, local ownership, etc. The action aims at reducing problems related to the social impact of migration flows originating in Moldova. The emphasis will be to select actions and support tools for minors and youth whose parents migrated to Italy and are currently under their relatives’ or guardians’ care as well as in institutions. Following the project’s intervention, the target group could benefit from an adequate support and avoid the risk of social marginalization. The action will be implemented by a partnership consisting of competent central authorities of both Italy and Moldova, and IOM, which will bring with it highly relevant and complementary expertise and institutional capacity in terms of specialized knowledge and understanding of relevant policy frameworks for migration cooperation, operational migration management, social protection and rights of the child and of the EU’s objectives and operational priorities as evidenced in the Global Approach to Migration. Local ownership is ensured by the involvement of Moldovan governmental and NGO counterparts from the inception of concept development. • Describe which particular expected results mentioned in the guidelines of the call will be addressed. The project will contribute to reaching the call’s following results: Policy Dialogue and policy making (analysis, data collection); Mitigation of social consequences of migration; Informing migrants of risk of irregular migration and Protection of migrants' rights (awareness raising, women and children). 2.2. Relevance to the particular needs and constraints of the target country/countries, region(s)

and/or relevant sectors (including synergy with other EC initiatives and avoidance of duplication)

• Identify clearly the specific pre-project situation in the target country/countries, region(s) and/or sectors (include quantified data analysis where possible).

• Provide a detailed analysis of the problems to be addressed by the action and how they are interrelated at all levels

In the past years a growing number of Moldovans have left the country in order to earn a living abroad. While up to 600 000 Moldovans may reside abroad, those migrants who still have family in Moldova in 2008 were estimated at 340 000 or roughly one quarter of the national labour force2. One third of Moldovan

1 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?language=EN&reference=B6-0112/2009 2 National Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force Survey 2008


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non-permanent migrants are considered to be in an irregular state abroad. A large proportion of Moldovan migrants are young, with an average age of 35 in 2008 and over 37% aged below 30. Migration to EU tends to be undertaken with an aim of long-term stay, particularly because it represents a financial investment and frequent irregular status does not allow for visits to the homeland and family, and more than half of Moldovan migrants to EU are female. As for the Italian context, the great number of Moldovan citizens that have been residing for years in Italy, emphasizes the importance that this country has for the Italian Government. This community, now fully integrated, is definitely a pole of attraction for those citizens that are willing to migrate abroad. In fact, among the 100.000 Moldovans currently residing in Italy 65.000 are women (estimates of Italian National Institute of Statistics), which has a considerable impact both on family structure and development, as well as on the decline in the birth rate. During the September 2009 Italian ad hoc law, which provided illegal migrants with an opportunity to emerge from the shadow market, 25.588 of the 300.000 employers’ requests concerned Moldovan nationals. Furthermore, the irregular status of many Moldovan migrants means that the infrequence of their visits back home further endangers the well-being of the children left behind. Twenty percent of Moldovan children have at least one parent and ten percent have both parents abroad. Children left behind often do not fully recognise their relatives’ authority, lack points of reference and role models, face social and family troubles, including lack of care as regards physical and mental health, loss of free time to play and develop and lack of participation in education and training. • In addressing the point above, refer to any significant plans undertaken at national, regional and/or local

level relevant for the action and describe how the action will relate to such plans. The Project is in line with and contributes to the implementation of the following national Moldovan strategic documents such as: National Development Strategy 2008–2011, National Return Action Plan, State Program for Supporting Small and Medium Enterprises’ Development, National Youth Strategy, Economic Stabilisation and Recovery Plan, National Programme on the Development of an Integrated System of Social Services, and Diaspora National Action Plan. The National Employment Strategy 2007–2015 particularly establishes as a priority objective the management of the impact of migration on the labour market, with the aim of reducing the negative consequences and reinforcing the positive effects of migration. The action is in line with the general objective of supporting third countries included in the MP in the management of migration flows. The Italian Government has been fruitfully collaborating with its counterpart in the Republic of MD with the goal of strengthening the legal flow of the labour force by developing mechanisms of exchange between labour demand and supply. The tools used to achieve this collaboration have been the agreement of July 7th 2003 concerning the re-admission of Moldovan citizens residents in Italy irregularly, and the bilateral agreement of November 27th 2003 signed with the Department of Migration of the Moldovan Government concerning the management of labour flows. In 2009, the two Governments started a revision of the agreement, which, six years after its stipulation, needed to be updated. • Where the action is the continuation of a previous action clearly indicate how the proposed action is

intended to build on the activities/results of this previous action; refer to main conclusions and recommendations of evaluations that might have been carried out.

The project is in line with a more general Italian approach, which focuses on the promotion of legal migration channels for the prevention of negative effects. This strategy is implementing several actions in collaboration with Third Countries (and also with Moldova, in the framework of the Mobility Partnership): the dissemination of accurate and updated information concerning legal migration channels and the Italian legislative framework on the matter; the exchange of best practices between local authorities for the analysis and management of the phenomenon. This project could enrich the achieved results with its social approach focused on the needs of children left behind and of the society they live in. • Where the action is part of a larger programme, clearly explain how it fits or is coordinated with this

programme or any other planned project. Synergies with other initiatives from the EC. As for the MP, Italy is one of the signatory countries of the Joint Declaration of 2008. Moreover, Italy takes part to the project “Strengthening Moldova’s capacity to manage labour migration” promoting several activities, the most important of which is the training of Moldovan viticulturists in Italy, in the Province of Bolzano. These workers will improve their own capacities thanks to the high skilled competences of the trainers. Other activities implemented within this project are the organisation of job fairs and the counselling addressed to the local PES. Furthermore, the present action is in line with the Non-Paper of June 2009 in which the Moldovan Government encourages the EU and its MS to support their country in developing initiatives aimed at elaborating policies and initiatives for the support to migrant’s children left home.


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MLSPF, in collaboration with IOM, has established and expanded since 2006 a Government led system3 which brings all civil society actors on board providing comprehensive assistance to vulnerable people. The system can be adapted to cater for the needs of the children left behind. Moreover, IOM Moldova has extensive experience in implementing reintegration measures for return migrants on behalf of several EU MS. and within EC AENEAS project. 2.3. Describe and define the target groups and final beneficiaries, their needs and constraints and

how the action will address these needs • Description of the target groups and final beneficiaries Target groups: 1. Public bodies: central and local Authorities in charge of the social assistance to minors 2. Social centres and operators involved in the assistance to Moldovan migrants; 3. Minors and youth, particularly women, willing to be included in training programmes; 4.Children and families left behind by migrant workers; 5. Moldovan migrants residing in Italy. Final Beneficiaries: Moldovan children, youth and families left behind by migrants. • Identify the needs and constraints of each of the target groups and final beneficiaries. Target groups: Due to a significant migration flow, the stakeholders in the field of child protection are confronted with a number of children and youth left behind in need of assistance, which requires enhancing of both institutional and operational capacities for an effective response to the phenomenon. Final Beneficiaries: As often underlined by the Moldovan Authorities, Moldovan children left behind, which are at risk of social and professional marginalization need support, encouragement and role models in order to overcome the difficulties of socialization, relationships and autonomy they have to face alone. • Relevance of the action to the needs and constraints of the target groups and final beneficiaries. The action aims to strengthen the competences of operators involved in the reduction of the social impact of migration flows on children left in Moldova by emigrated parents. Through counselling and exchange of best-practices carried out by Italian experts from public Administrations dealing with the assistance to children lacking family guidance, Moldovan stakeholders will benefit from a deeper knowledge of the social problems they have to deal with, which in turn, combined with direct assistance measures, will contribute to bettering the situation of a substantial number children left behind. • Explain any participatory process ensuring participation of target groups and final beneficiaries. The creation of the IITC, including project partners and professionals in the field will ensure a coordinated approach of all stakeholders with relevant expertise. The target group’s problems will be addressed by an integrated set of activities, which will take into account specific beneficiaries’ needs. Active participation of the target group in selection of the training option that suits best their needs and abilities will enhance their successful socio-professional integration. 2.4. Particular added-value elements • Specific added value elements such as environmental issues, promotion of gender equality and equal

opportunities, needs of disabled people, etc. Comprehensiveness: Being based on the Mobility Partnership, the action reflects the EU Global Approach to Migration, is balanced and aims at greater consistency and complementary with EU policies. Gender mainstreaming: this project was designed taking into account the effect of traditional gender roles in the Moldovan society (e.g. ensuring women have access to trainings). National ownership is ensured, as the relevant authorities fully back the project and capacity-building is strongly factored into the action. Cooperative dimension: Italy, as a EU MS, and other stakeholders will be actively involved in planning and implementing the project activities through exchange of experience, innovative or best practices and analytical instruments.

3 The National Referral System (NRS) for protection and assistance of (potential) victims of trafficking. The NRS Strategy was adopted by Parliament in late 2008. Since its launch the NRS has been piloted and is operational in 27 administrative territorial units of Moldova. Furthermore, local identification, short- and long-term assistance structures (the multi-disciplinary teams - MDTs) are being integrated, strengthened and made more sustainable.


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2. Description of the action (max 1 page) • Background to the preparation of the action. The action is in line with the previous projects implemented in the framework of the bilateral relationships between Moldova and Italy and of the multilateral relationships with the UE. Moreover, it represents an important part of the long-term process of the Mobility Partnership with Moldova, and therefore also EU Member States, the Commission and Moldovan partners could be interested in assuring the sustainability of the commitments taken in this process. In details, the action is in line with the project “Strengthening Moldova’s capacity to manage labour migration”, part of the Mobility Partnership with Moldova. Some of the objectives of this project seem particularly correlated to the present action: 1) To support mechanisms for children whose parents migrated abroad in order to reduce the negative social impact of emigration; 2) To increase capacities of the Moldovan authorities to maintain and develop the contacts with the Moldovan nationals residing abroad; 3) To strengthen the capacity of Moldovan authorities to collect and provide information on job vacancies available in Moldova. Therefore, this project perfectly integrates the previous initiatives of the Commission and proposes new and valuable instruments to Moldovan society. • Describe the objectives of the action. The Overall objective of the action is to provide protection to migrant workers and their families and to identify and implement actions and support mechanisms for minors in collaboration with social centres, in order to reduce the negative social impact of emigration. Specific objectives: 1. To identify and implement actions and support mechanisms for the reduction of the negative social impact of emigration on children. In this framework, the support provided by Moldovan local partners and the activity of the IITC will be fundamental for the analysis of the existing problems and of the needs to be addressed. 2. To develop training programmes promoting employment opportunities in the domestic labour market and to support the development of business plans and the setting up of business activities in Moldova. 3. To raise awareness among Moldovan migrants and Italian citizens on negative social effects of migration on family ties; 4. To support and protect children and families left behind by migrant workers through direct assistance measures. • Key stakeholder groups, their attitudes towards the action and consultations undertaken with them. Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family of Moldova, IOM Moldova, NGOs and Civil Society Organizations, Operators of social centres . One representative per each group will be part of the Committee. All other actors involved in the project will be regularly consulted by the IITC. As the present project was initiated by Italian MoL, heeding a call of the Moldovan Government, it enjoys full backing of relevant national authorities, which in turn guarantees effective operationalisation and sustainability of the outcomes. IOM’s inclusion as a partner is warranted by the substantial operational experience gained in assisting Moldovan Government in enhancing migrants’ social protection.

• Type of activities foreseen and related outputs and results 1. Creation of IITC for the identification of actions and support mechanisms for minors left behind; upgrading and maintenance information system on child protection of MLSPF; training 35 representatives of MLSPF on data management 2. Strengthening capacities of Institutions, local centres, social operators and directors of social centres through: a) online counselling activities for the entire duration of the project; b) internships/study visits for 10 social operators to be held in Italy for the exchange of best practices and the strengthening of competences c) direct support to 5 socio-educational centres that received capacity-building and that assist children left behind. 3. Supporting local authorities for improving guidance and training services aimed at the inclusion of youth in the local labour market; implementing training courses for 50 children to be included in specific productive sector to be identified jointly in the IITC and supporting business start-ups for at least 40 youth. 4. Dissemination of the results through the official website of the Italian Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Policies and the organisation of Thematic Workshops in Chisinau. 5. Broadcasting the play “Abandoned people” in four Italian target regions for Moldovan Diaspora and hosting communities, including designing, producing and disseminating information materials. 6. Providing individually-tailored educational, legal and medical assistance to 100 minors and families left behind through MLSPF’s social services network. • Timeframe for the action. The proposed timeframe for the project is 24 months.


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III. CHECKLIST FOR CONCEPT NOTE BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR CONCEPT NOTE, PLEASE CHECK THAT EACH OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS IS COMPLETE AND RESPECTS THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

To be filled in by the applicant

Title of the Proposal: Addressing the Negative Effects of Migration on Minors and Families Left Behind

Yes

PART 1 (ADMINISTRATIVE) 1. The instructions for concept note, published for this call for proposals, have been followed.

Yes

2. The Declaration by the applicant has been filled in and has been duly signed and has been sent together with the concept note.

Yes

3. The proposal is typed and is in English or French.

Yes

4. One paper original is included. Yes

5. An electronic version of the Concept Note (CD-Rom or USB) is enclosed. Yes

PART 2 (ELIGIBILITY) 6. The proposed action will be implemented in one or more eligible countries.

Yes

7. The duration of the action is equal to or lower than the maximum allowed.

Yes

8. The duration of the action is equal to or higher than the minimum allowed.

Yes

9. The requested contribution is equal to or higher than the minimum allowed.

Yes

10. The requested contribution is equal to or lower than the maximum allowed.

Yes


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IV. DECLARATION BY THE APPLICANT FOR CONCEPT NOTE

The applicant, represented by the undersigned being the authorised signatory of the applicant, and, in the context of the present call for proposals, representing any partners in the proposed action, hereby declares that

the applicant has the sources of financing and professional competence and qualifications specified in Section 2 of the guidelines for applicants;

the applicant undertakes to comply with the obligations foreseen in the partnership statement of the

grant application form and with the principles of good partnership practice;

the applicant is directly responsible for the preparation, management and implementation of the action with its partners (if any) and is not acting as an intermediary;

the applicant and its partners are not in any of the situations excluding them from participating in

contracts which are listed in Section 2.3.3 of the Practical Guide to contract procedures for EC external actions (available from the following Internet address: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedures/implementation/practical_guide/index_en.htm)Furthermore, it is recognised and accepted that if they participate in spite of being in any of these situations, they may be excluded from other procedures in accordance with section 2.3.5 of the Practical Guide;

the applicant and each partner (if any) have submitted the supporting documents as stipulated under

section 2.4 of the Guidelines for Applicants; the applicant and each partner (if any) are eligible in accordance with the criteria set out under

sections 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 of the guidelines for applicants;

if recommended to be awarded a grant, the applicant accepts the contractual conditions as laid down in the standard contract annexed to the guidelines for applicants (Annex F to the guidelines for grant applicants);

the applicant and its partners are aware that, for the purposes of safeguarding the financial interests

of the Communities, their personal data may be transferred to internal audit services, to the European Court of Auditors, to the Financial Irregularities Panel or to the European Anti-Fraud Office.

Signed on behalf of the applicant Name

Giuseppe Silveri

Signature

Position

Director General for Immigration – Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Policies

Date

12.11.2009

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PART B – FULL APPLICATION FORM

TO BE SUBMITTED only BY THE APPLICANTS WHO RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO SUBMIT A FULL PROPOSAL

I. GENERAL INFORMATION Reference of the Call for Proposals

EuropeAid/128764/C/ACT/Multi

Title of the Call for Proposals

Thematic programme of cooperation with third countries in the areas of migration and asylum

Lot N° and title Lot 6: Support for the development of Mobility Partnerships

Name of the applicant: Ministry of Labour and Social Policies of the Republic of Italy4

Title of the action: Addressing the Negative Effects of Migration on Minors and Families Left Behind

Location of the action: - specify country(ies), region(s) that will benefit from the action

Republic of Moldova and Italy (selected regions with high numbers of Moldovan Migrants)

Number of the proposal5: DCI-MIGR/2009/9

II. THE ACTION

1. DESCRIPTION

1.1. Objectives

Assessors will refer to information already provided under Part A (Concept note), therefore do not include any information here as it will not be taken into account.

1.2. Relevance of the action

Assessors will refer to information already provided under Part A (Concept note), therefore do not include any information here as it will not be taken into account.

4 Following the adoption of the Italian Law n. 172 of November 13th, 2009, the Italian Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Policies was reformed and, as a result, two separate Ministries were created: Ministry of Health (MoH) and Ministry of Labour and Social Policies (MoLSP). Consequently, the name of the applicant in the full application form differs from the name stated in the concept note and the actual name (MoLSP) is used hereinafter in referring to the applicant. 5 Proposal number as allocated by the European Commission and notified to the applicant at the time of the pre-selection of the Concept Note.


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1.3. Description of the action and its effectiveness (max 14 pages)

Provide a description of the proposed action, including all the information requested below: • Making reference to the overall objective(s) and specific objective(s), outputs and results described

in the concept note form, elaborate on specific expected results indicating how the action will improve the situation of the target groups and final beneficiaries as well as the technical and management capacities of target groups and/or any local partners. Indicate notably foreseen publications.

The main objective of the proposed action is to enhance the capacities of reference authorities to address the negative effects of labour migration from Moldova on children and other vulnerable family members left behind. The project foresees a series of engagements and consolidated efforts of stakeholders in Moldova and Italy which aim at the achievement of the call’s results, such as policy dialogue and policy making, mitigation of social consequences of migration on children left behind (CLB) and their families and provision of information to migrants on protection of their rights and on risks of irregular migration. Through the specific outcomes of the planned activities corresponding to the specific objectives, the project will achieve the following results: 1. Acquired knowledge of the local system and of the sectors of interventions and identified actions and mechanisms for the support to children whose parents migrated abroad

1.1. Inter-Institutional Technical Committee (IITC) created and operational. Four IITC meetings held in

Italy (2) and in Moldova (2). Actions and support mechanisms for children left behind identified. A formal consultative process with project partners established.

1.2. Comprehensive person-centred information system within the Moldovan Ministry of Labour, Social

Protection and Family (MLSPF) with data on the vulnerable categories of population – including children and other family members left behind – developed, upgraded and functional. 35 rayon social assistants/supervisors trained as trainers on collection and management of data on children left behind and enabled to transfer knowledge to community social assistants. 150,000 questionnaires with data on children left behind collected and inserted into the database.

2. Strengthened competences of Institutions, local centres and social operators 2.1. Counselling online provided to representatives of relevant institutions and social centres in

Moldova to strengthen capacities in dealing with difficult cases in need of particular approach and assistance, especially children left without parental care, including facilitation of contacts with parents in Italy.

2.2. 20 Representatives of Social Centres for Children left behind and/or representatives of Moldovan

Central and Local Public Authorities participated in exchange of best practices, technical expertise and institutional arrangements in dealing with vulnerable children, including children without parental care through the organization of 2 study visits in Italy.

2.3. Capacity of social operators from 5 social centres in Moldova improved through the 10 days on the

job-trainings delivered by Italian experts and/or social operators; child protection services to the target group of 5 social centres in Moldova improved through the provision of direct support to the centres, according to their needs.

3. Improved mechanisms for the inclusion of youth in the local labour market and business start-up support for youth 3.1. 20 Professionals from Moldovan Vocational Schools trained as trainers in providing comprehensive

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coming from vulnerable environments; techniques and skills of local vocational training professionals improved.

3.2. At least 50 vulnerable youth aged 15 – 25, especially from residential institutions, received

vocational training at the selected Vocational Training School in specific productive sectors identified according to the Moldovan Labour market needs;

3.3. 40 vulnerable youth trainings on knowledge on private small business development enhanced

through delivery of business set-up training, including consultancy on creation and administration of business plans, to prepare them to engage in a small business in order to reduce their vulnerability; 20 non-cash grants disbursed to the best business plans presented by participants of the business set-up training; State programme PARE 1+1 supported and implemented specifically for the funding of rural development projects in a 1+1 matching funds format; productive use of remittances and capital accumulated by migrating parents in Italy fostered; business-friendly environment in rural localities enhanced; matching funds for up to 20 innovative remittances-based business start-ups in rural areas provided; 40 grantees monitored and provided with advice on small business start up development.

4. Disseminated activities and results of the initiatives 4.1. Project results and impact of project activities placed on the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social

Policy and Moldovan Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family web-pages; general public in Moldova and Italy informed on bi-lateral institutional efforts carried out to mitigate social consequences of migration.

4.2. Two thematic workshops organized in Moldova and in Italy to improve the knowledge of at least

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5. Awareness raised on negative social effects of migration on family ties 5.1. Awareness on negative effects of migration raised among Moldovan and Italian citizens from the 4

selected Italian target regions with high concentration of Moldovan migrants through the broadcasting of the theatre play Abandoned People, including:

• 20 representatives of Moldovan Diaspora Associations from the 4 Italian target regions trained as facilitators for the Abandoned People play broadcasting and discussions;

• Abandoned People theatre play broadcasted in 10 cinemas/theatres/other facilities in the 4 target regions of Italy;

• Informational materials on impact of migration on families (DVDs, guides for children left behind and migrant parents, etc) and innovative remittances-based business start-ups Programme (Leaflets on PARE 1+1 Programme) produced and disseminated through the engagement of the Moldovan Diaspora in Italy, Moldovan Embassy and Consulates, etc

5.2. Psychological and legal assistance provided to at least 50 migrant parents in Italy by certified

professionals to be identified in Italy; 6. Children and families left behind by migrant workers assisted 6.1. Crisis Intervention Assistance and Medium/Long-term Reintegration Assistance provided to at least

100 children and their families left behind through the Chisinau Assistance and Protection Centre (CAPC) and the National Referral System for Assistance and Protection of Victims and Potential Victims of Trafficking (NRS) network throughout the Republic of Moldova;

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citizens, and apart from the benefits legal migration brings with it, such as the economic enhancement of the family, migration can also have a potentially negative impact on families. . In fact, continued economic hardship results in a steady outflow of Moldovan labour force to foreign markets. Although the out-migration and the volume of remittances’ flows have slowed down with the current economic crisis, the propensity to migrate remains high (more than half of the migrants who returned recently due to economic crisis intend to leave again)6. According to the IOM estimates in 2008 at the time of the survey approximately 375,000 individuals were abroad and 75,000 had been abroad recently7. Out of 773,000 Moldovan children, 20% of them have at least one parent abroad and 10% have both parents abroad8. In the 14% of families with a migrant mother, nobody takes care of the children. 7% of children in residential institution were children of migrant parents9. At the same time, less than 6 % of children whose parents are working abroad are registered and receive any type of state care services, i.e. have a guardian or are placed in an institution. Those remaining are out of the state system - living informally with relatives or elderly family members, living alone or in child-headed households. It seems evident that the children of the first wave of migrants are not going to be the only Moldovan children growing up without the emotional support and supervision of their parents. Due to the substantial difference between foreign and domestic wages, the motivation to migrate will not slacken and continued efforts to enhance responses to the social consequences of migration, such as increasing the homeland development potential of migrants and offsetting detrimental social consequences of migration, remain of decisive importance. Furthermore, the irregular status of many Moldovan migrants means that the infrequency of their visits back home further endangers the well-being of the CLB. Children with inadequate adult support are more likely to engage in risk behaviours10; school authorities report that children of migrating parents and children who are neglected, abused or exploited in their families are more likely to drop out of school, exhibit earlier sexual initiation, addictive behaviours, such as drinking and smoking, gambling, psycho-emotional and adaptation problems and get in conflict with the law. They are also more likely to become victims of trafficking, violence and other forms of exploitation. The proposed interventions are particularly relevant at the present moment, especially considering the recently approved National Plan of Action on Protection of Children Left without Parental Care (NAP) for 2010-201111; the activities planned in the action received support of the Moldovan Government and under the Prime Minister’s initiative a National Committee on Children without parental care, including due to migration was established and IOM Moldova was invited to be a nominal member. The present action was further strengthened following the approval of the above mentioned NAP and forms an integral part of it. The activities address the social impact of migration on families and are in line with overall child care reform system in Moldova, as follows below:

• Elaboration and implementation of a computer-based system (DB) of children left without parental care and facilitation of relations between children and their parents (…) – Section II Institutional Framework, Point 7

• Creation and implementation of the Informational System (DB) for family and child protection - Section II Institutional Framework, Point 8.

6 See IOM Moldova study executed in March 2009 on the Socio-Economic Impact of the Economic Crisis on Migration and Remittances in the Republic of Moldova: http://iom.md/materials/studies_reports/2009_06_02_socio_economic_impact_eng.pdf7 IOM-CBS AXA Panel Household Survey 2006-2008, Labour Migration and Remittances in Moldova: is the boom over?, p.14 8 National Bureau of Statistics, UNICEF Child poverty profile, 2008 (Biroul National de Statistica, UNICEF Sărăcia copiilor, 2008) 9 The Impact Of Migration On Children in Moldova, UNICEF-UNDP 2008 (UNICEF-PNUD, Impactul migraţiei asupra comunităţii, familiilor si copiilor, 2008) 10 Idem 11 Moldovan Government Decision n. 450, 02.06.2010 and National Plan of Action on Protection of Children Left without Parental Care at http://lex.justice.md/index.php?action=view&view=doc&lang=1&id=334796

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• Consolidation and improvement of efficiency of the structures responsible for the child protection at the community level on the basis of multidisciplinary approach. – Section II Institutional Framework, Point 10.

• Creation and development of social services to render support to families in difficult situation, to prevent separation of children from families (…) – Section II Institutional Framework, Point 11.

• Providing assistance and protection of children without parental care and crisis intervention via the CAPC, short and long term assistance via Multi Disciplinary Teams(MDTs) – Section II Institutional Framework, Point 12

• Addressing problems of the children without parental care (CWPC) within trainings organized for specialists in social protection – Section III Methodological activities in the domain of continuous training to consolidate capacities, Point 14.

• Launching a public campaign on the importance of support for CWPC, existing social services for parents, communities, institutions - Section IV Awareness raising campaign, Point 20.

• Raising awareness among family members on possible mitigation of negative consequence of migration (both in Moldova and abroad or those considering going abroad) - Section IV awareness raising activities, Point 22.

• Offering mass-media information regarding the situation of Children without Parental Care – Section IV Awareness raising activities, Point 23 and 26.

• Economic empowerment of youth and members of their families – Section VII Other activities, Point 41.

Considering the relevance of the action to the National Priorities listed above, the project will have a direct impact on the final beneficiaries and the target group by providing a diverse range of benefits. Public bodies at central and local level – The Government of Moldova will receive support in adopting concrete measures to mitigate the impact of migration on children and families by:

• Collecting first hand information about the real situation of CLB and their family in Moldova and registration in the national child protection system of the main share of cases;

• Analyzing tendencies of the phenomenon and identifying gaps in child protection policies at national, rayon and community levels;

• Raising awareness about migration consequences and the need in offering support for children and parents affected by migration;

• Improving capacities of professionals working with children and parents affected by migration; • Improving partnership between different institutions to support children and parents affected by

migration. Social centres and operators responsible for children – Capacities of professionals working with vulnerable children, in particular left without parental care, will be improved through capacity building activities, study visits and in-depth thematic approach and they will further be able to properly assist the beneficiaries according to their specific needs. Children and families left behind by migrants, including vulnerable youth – Beneficiaries’ specific needs will be identified and individual support will be provided to minimize the social consequences of the migration of their parents. In addition the socio-economic needs of beneficiaries will comprehensively be catered for, notably, through vocational training and professional integration services, business set-up training and business start-up support which will foster their re-integration and re-insertion in the Moldovan labour market , reducing the risks of migration and in the long run, increasing the chance of the return of their parents. Moldovan Migrants residing in Italy – Moldovan migrants will be reached out by a comprehensive awareness campaign on risk of irregular migration and its impact on families, on the importance to provide legal status to their child in case a decision to migrate is taken, on psychological and legal assistance measures available in Italy and on State programme to promote a productive use of remittances and capital accumulated by migrating parents in Italy. The overall impact of the comprehensive coordinated initiatives will lead to the analysis and thus a better understanding of this complex phenomenon, identifying the needs of minors, who were left behind as well as


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the needs of their families. The action will improve those minors’ access to assistance and will facilitate the identification of the systematic gaps, in order to provide a comprehensive response, based on the means, available in the state and civil society. The action will moreover seek to attract the attention of the donors’ community to support the clearly defined and well-grounded actions. This will enable the Government to delineate policies and strategies that are firmly rooted in evidence-based research and to address the issues identified in a methodologically sound manner. This will allow the Government to identify the most strategic areas in order to change the system of child protection and social protection in order to better respond to the needs of children left behind. Technical and management capacities of local partners The Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family (MLSPF) is the main government agency responsible for Social Protection, including family and child rights protection and one of its priorities is the development of policies and initiatives aimed at supporting children left behind by migrant parents. Since 2006, MLSPF in collaboration with IOM has established and expanded the National Referral System for Protection and Assistance of Victims and Potential Victims of Trafficking (NRS). It is a Government led system which fosters strategic partnership with civil society actors active in the field and provides comprehensive assistance to (potential) victims of trafficking. The NRS Strategy was adopted by the Parliament in late 2008. Since its launch the NRS has been piloted and is operational in 27 rayons and municipalities out of altogether 32 rayons, 3 municipalities and 2 territorial areas of Moldova. In 2008, the NRS was thematically expanded to provide support to victims of domestic violence following the approval of Law on Prevention of Domestic Violence. The MLSPF coordinates the NRS through the National Coordination Unit (NCU) within its Prevention of Violence and Gender Equality Policy Department. Other local partners involved in the action are central and local authorities as well as NGO partners operating within the framework of the NRS. The NRS is addressing both adults and children. Thus, the NRS takes into account the latest developments in the field of Child Protection. In fact, local identification, short- and long-term assistance structures (the multi-disciplinary teams - MDTs) are being integrated, strengthened and made more sustainable, and can be adapted to cater for the needs of the children and elderly left behind. The MDTs include rayon and community level social assistants, law-enforcement bodies, teachers and educators, health professionals, psychologists and local public administration. The NRS is an integral part of the social assistance reform in the Republic of Moldova. While the NRS was initially designed to monitor and provide assistance to (potential) victims of trafficking, it has attracted a lot of attention, and now is likely to be used also as a network to support the monitoring and assistance delivery to victims of domestic violence as well as children left behind by migrating parents due to the fact that its methodology can easily be adapted to these categories of beneficiaries. Since 2005, the IOM Mission in Moldova has been providing individual support to children at risk of trafficking and in particular those who are institutionalized and/or lack adequate adult care and supervision as a form of pro-active prevention, which target the so-called ‘push factors’ that lead vulnerable individuals to accept questionable offers of employment abroad and allow to reach the beneficiaries prior to the trafficking experience. In cooperation with MLSPF, Ministry of Education (MoE) and NGO partners, IOM Chisinau has been working with children at-risk to diminish the degree of their vulnerability; within its prevention and protection programme, IOM has helped vulnerable children to cope with life challenges, raised awareness on risk of irregular migration, implemented activities of economic empowerment through income-generation as well as provision of crisis intervention and medium/long term assistance. These interventions targeted the population most at-risk according to the vulnerability profile developed on the basis of IOM’s experience in assisting over 6000 beneficiaries. In fact, since 2000, IOM Moldova has assisted 6.163 persons within its Assistance & Protection Programme, including 2.602 VoTs, 1.148 children of VoTs, 2.283 potential victims of trafficking (prevention cases), 59 stranded migrants, 22 victims of domestic violence and 49 unaccompanied minors. Since 2006, IOM supported the Government of Moldova, namely the MLSPF, in the establishment and development of the NRS. The Chisinau Assistance and Protection Centre (CAPC) is a key element of the system, providing high-quality individually tailored assistance to (potential) victims in order to ensure their rehabilitation and

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re/integration. The Centre in Chisinau became a public institution in 2008, according to the Governmental decision no. 847. As a result, part of the running costs of the CAPC has already been funded from the state budget. The proposed action will build on MLSPF and IOM’s ongoing activities of collection of qualitative data on children left behind due to migration, provision of comprehensive individual assistance to vulnerable persons through the involvement of NRS partners and the CAPC. Moreover, the proposed activities will add up to a complex of synergetic initiatives discussed between MLSPF, IOM and other partners, donors and stakeholders targeting problems of child protection and consequence migration (e.g. the Czech Development Agency is developing the initiative of MLSPF to implement a large-scale quantitative research to register cases of CLB in Moldova). Foreseen Publications The proposed action will include the following publications:

• 1 Training compendium for ToT 35 social assistants/supervisors • 2000 Leaflets on Innovative remittances based business start up PARE 1+1 Programme • 4000 DVDs of Abandoned People Theatre Play • 6000 Promotion material on impact of migration on families and children • 5000 Guides for children left behind and (migrant) parents • 2 External evaluation reports on project implementation

• Making reference to the overall objective(s) and specific objective(s), outputs and results described in the concept note form, identify and describe in detail each activity (or work package) to be undertaken to produce results, justifying the choice of the activities and specifying the role of each partner (and associates or subcontractors where applicable) in the activities. In this respect, the detailed description of activities must not repeat the action plan (to be provided in section II.1.5 below) but demonstrate coherence and consistency in the project design.

Activity 1: Creation of an Inter-Institutional Technical Committee (IITC) and analysis carried out through a mutual collaboration. Moldovan Government’s information system on child protection upgraded 1.1. Creation of an Inter-Institutional Technical Committee (IITC) Within this activity, it is envisaged the creation of an Inter-Institutional Technical Committee (IITC) coordinated by the Applicant and composed by:

• 2 Representatives of Italian MoLSP - Directorate General of Immigration • 3 Representatives of Moldovan MLSPF, including the President of the Committee • 2 Representatives of IOM Chisinau • 2 Representatives from Italian Municipalities - Social Services • 2 Experts on child rights protection issues from Italian Administrations • 2 Representatives of Moldovan Associations operating in Italy • 1 Representative of the Moldovan National Employment Agency (NEA) • 2 ad hoc members according to the items discussed during the IITC

The President of the Committee will be a qualified official assigned by the Government of Moldova, who will perform the moderator function and will set the agenda of the IITC meetings in coordination with the institutional partners of the projects.

The creation of the IITC will serve as a support mechanism for the implementation of the project activities. The collaboration between the Applicant, the Partners and other actors involved will be formalised as a joint steering body. Besides steering the project strategically and operationally, the body will be responsible for assuring the flow of information between partners, for harmonising views, for ensuring the programme approach, and for facilitating continued ownership by all actors involved. In addition, this joint platform will ensure that all the activities are implemented following the national priorities and responses on child rights protection issues taking into consideration the specifics of the country phenomenon caused by migration and its impact on children and families.


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The activities of the IITC will be based on the principle of participation, a necessary prerequisite of effective implementation of all project activities. The IITC promotes several scheduled exchanges made up of an equal number of Moldovan and Italian representatives. It is within this panel that the action contents are defined, including the list of participants and the subject matters to be covered in the training provided to the social workers and managers of the selected 5 Moldovan Social Centres. In addition, the IITC will select the sectors of the vocational trainings for young Moldovans and for the training courses to be imparted to the social workers and managers of the selected Moldovan Social Centres that host children left without parental care. A key element of the IITC’s activity is the involvement of representatives of Moldovan and Italian social centres working with vulnerable minors, in particular children left behind. To this aim, the Italian and Moldovan Authorities involved in the project will work together in the identification of the Moldovan areas particularly affected by the phenomenon in order to focus project activities on those areas and guarantee a larger impact on final beneficiaries. The identification of these areas will allow the creation of a solid network for the exchange of information and best practices and the possible twinning between Italian and Moldovan social centres. It is planned an official launch of the project during the first IITC meeting to be held in Moldova at which high level Moldovan and Italian Authorities and representatives of institutions involved in the project will participate. In addition, in order to maximize impact of the project launch, a press conference will be organized in order to give additional visibility to the action. Within the project, four IITC meetings are scheduled: two in Chisinau and two in Rome. 1.2. Upgrading and maintenance of the information system on child protection of MLSPF and training for 35 representatives of MLSPF on data management At the present moment the Moldovan MLSPF through its Equal Opportunities and Prevention of Violence and Child Protection Departments as well as the representative of the National Referral System’s National Coordination Unit, with the support of IOM, UNFPA and UNICEF, is working on the development of the concept of a comprehensive person-centred database within the MLSPF on vulnerable categories of persons – including minors and other family members left behind. The computerized information system will be designed to facilitate, accelerate and coordinate data collection to help the Government in monitoring: (a) the number and type/characteristics of vulnerable people/groups assisted; (b) the services offered to vulnerable groups; (c) gaps in the services; (d) performance of the service providers/quality control; (e) the impact of policies; (f) the budget efficiency. It is expected that the system will stimulate an evidence-based approach in allocating resources and developing policies at local, district and national level. The system is to produce reliable unified data and to be constantly updated. Also, through the implementation of the system, the inter-sectoral coordination in data collection and reporting will be improved. The principles and characteristics of the database are:

• Person-centred approach; • Accessibility based on the Table of Authorities; • Availability of detailed and aggregated data/reports by type of vulnerability, geographical location,

gender, services offered, etc; • Possibility of interaction with existing and future databases; • Flexibility; • Confidentiality/ should protect privacy of personal information; • Holistic approach to the client/looking at multiple aspects of the client’s vulnerability.

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Once the concept of a comprehensive person-centred database on the vulnerable categories of persons within the MLSPF is approved, the Moldovan MLSPF will need support from the Donor Community to put in place the Automated Information System and to make it functional. The present project will contribute to the development and maintenance of the information system, setting thus the foundation of evidence-based assistance for all categories of vulnerable people, including children left behind by migrating parents. In particular, through this activity, the project will:

• Contribute to the data collection function, namely the selection of the IT company responsible for elaboration, maintenance, and trainings at local level for Database Development and Remuneration of State Social Assistants who will fill in the questionnaires on children left behind that will be built up into the comprehensive database;

• Contribute to the organization of training for State Social Assistants on data management, in particular supporting the expenses for the training of trainers for 35 rayon social assistants who will further transfer their knowledge at the community level social assistants to be able to collect data on CLB and to insert them into the comprehensive database.

Activity 2: Strengthening capacities of Institutions, local centres, social operators and directors of social centres through: a) online counselling activities for the entire duration of the project; b) internships/study visits for 10 social operators to be held in Italy for the exchange of best practices and the strengthening of competences c) direct support to 5 socio-educational centres that received capacity-building and that assist children left behind 2.1 Online counselling activities for the entire duration of the project The project foresees the implementation of an on-line counselling activity aimed at creating a network among the 5 Moldovan social centres selected in the IICT and Italian social centre and local body involved in the activities. The communication and exchange of information and documents among operators will facilitate and constantly support the activities. 2.2. Internships/study visits for 20 social operators to be held in Italy for the exchange of best practices and the strengthening of competences Two study visits will be organized in Italy for 20 staff of Moldovan Social Centres working with vulnerable children, including those left without parental care. The activity foresees visits at Italian Centres highly specialized in providing assistance to vulnerable children and youth. The participants will be selected by the Moldovan MLSPF from 5 identified social centres. Each study visit will last 5 working days and will be carried out by the public institution of two different Municipalities which will be selected by the MoLSP on the basis of the quality of the offered services. The study visits will take place in local social centres dealing with all the different type of problems which can affect minors in hardship. The active participation in a different institutional context will stimulate reflections and learning among foreign operators. Thanks to that, it will be possible to verify and discuss the common aspects in the field of child rights protection and care. The study visits will be introduced by a presentation of the organization of Italian social services working with minors and it will close with a brainstorming focusing on lessons learnt. 2.3. Direct support to 5 socio-educational centres that received capacity-building and that assist children left behind In the republic of Moldova, Social Care Services are classified as Community services, Specialised Services and Very high need, or highly specialised, Services. Services for children exist at all three levels. This classification is used in the Programme for the Development of an Integrated System of Social Services, 2008 – 2012 and in the draft Law on Social Services. The classification corresponds approximately to the concept of primary, secondary and tertiary care used in the health system worldwide. The services are funded by central and local administrations, including at rayon and community level. In addition, many services are provided by NGOs and private providers, and their facilities are an integral part of the overall system.


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Moldovan social centres dedicated to minors have several aspects in common with the Italian ones:

- An organization centred on an integrated social service system, - Three different levels of intervention for the protection and care prevention of minors - Multidimensional approach to the assessment of childhood problems, through the creation of

interdisciplinary working teams (social operators, educators, psychologists, doctors). This common background will certainly facilitate the implementation of project activities. Within the proposed action, capacity building and direct support will be provided to 5 selected Social Care services that are providing assistance to vulnerable children until 18 years old, including those left without parental care. The centres will be selected by the IITC according to different criteria to be identified, such as: geographic areas particularly affected by the phenomenon of children left behind, number of beneficiaries assisted by the centres, level of technical capacities as well as quality of services provided at the centres, etc. The proposed activity includes:

• Capacity Building/on the job training for staff of 5 Social Care Services – Italian experts in the field will be identified by the IITC and appointed as trainers and will work hand-in hand with the social operators of the centres for 10 days based on training needs analysis;

• Direct Support to 5 Social Centres – IOM, in cooperation with the MLSPF, will identify the needs of the social care centres and will improve child protection services in those 5 Centres for vulnerable children, including those left without parental care, through provision of direct financial support according to specific needs of target group.

Activity 3: Supporting local authorities for improving guidance and training services aimed at the inclusion of youth in the local labour market; implementing training courses for 50 children to be included in specific productive sector to be identified jointly in the IITC and supporting business start-ups for at least 40 youth 3.1. Support local authorities for improving training services The proposed activity aims at strengthening the quality of vocational trainings schools in Moldova by sharing experience and technical know-how of Italian experts in specific sectors of the labour market through the provision of 10-day training of trainers for 20 professionals (ToT) working in selected vocational training schools, accredited within the National Employment Agency (NEA) as well as recognized by the Ministry of Education (MoE). This activity will be implemented by one or more subcontractors identified among the Italian Public or Private Vocational Training Centres that are officially recognized and accredited according to the Italian legislation in force. The Italian Vocational Training Centres are registered within the specific Accreditation Centres at the regional level and have access to state budget with the right to issue diplomas with legal value to training participants. In order to be accredited, the Centres have to comply with specific requirements of quality and efficiency ensuring high standards and professionalism. The implementation of this activity will allow transferring of additional competences and new techniques to Moldovan Vocational Training Professionals and will improve the quality of services provided to the vocational training school’s beneficiaries thus improving institutional capacity and adding value by increasing beneficiaries’ competitiveness in the Moldovan Labour Market. The sectors for vocational trainings will be suggested by the Moldovan MLSPF, namely, by the National Employment Agency (NEA) according to the labour market needs and approved during the first IITC meeting. Following the identification of the sectors for vocational trainings, the Italian MoLSP will proceed with the identification of the best Italian Vocational Training Centres to implement this activity. The ToT will last 10 working days and 20 Moldovan professionals and teachers at the selected Vocational Training Centre will receive training of trainers as part of their professional development plan.


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3.2. Vocational Training courses for at least 50 vulnerable youth, including children left behind by migrant parents This activity will provide for vocational training of at least 50 vulnerable youth, including children left behind by migrant parents, ensuring access to education programmes, providing necessary psycho-social support and facilitating their inclusion in the labour market. The beneficiaries will be selected by the IITC. The main focus will be on, youth from residential institutions in rural areas, as those areas are most affected by migration. This action will be implemented by a Moldovan accredited Vocational Training School (subcontracted) accredited with Ministry of Education and National Employment Agency that complies with quality standards in vocational training education system. The labour market sectors will be identified together with the National Employment Agency (NEA) which will provide suggestions of the professional profiles needed, in coordination with the IITC. The average duration of a training course is estimated to be between 4 and 8 months. The maximum number of students in a group will be 15, which is considered to be the optimal size for the involvement of the students in didactic activities. The action foresees a maximum of 4 vocational training courses and includes a state exam followed by a legally recognized diploma for the successful training participants. At the end of the trainings, the participants will be provided with job mediation and re-insertion through the NEA’s and school’s network and/or will be helped in small business set up through the Grants/business start-ups described in the activity 3.3. The Italian MoLSP has noticed significant interest from the Government of Moldova in relation to the possibility to strengthen the skills of the local workers as well as of those who have established their own businesses through the implementation of the EC funded project “Strengthening the Moldova capacity to manage labour and return migration within the framework of the EU – Moldova mobility partnership”. Thus, the Italian MoLSP, in partnership with the autonomous Province of Bolzano, organized a course for 30 Moldovan workers in the wine sector. The course, held in Bolzano between June – July 2010 was well-received by the Moldovan counterparts thus, the present project action builds on the previous positive experience and expertise in implementing similar initiatives and will provide for expansion to other economy sectors. 3.3. Grants/business start-ups for at least 40 youth 40 vulnerable youth from residential institutions, who are identified to have parents living abroad, will be selected by the IITC via an application process; the IITC will agree as well upon more specific requirements of the target group and on selection/application procedure. The selected candidates will receive training on business set-up including: consultancy on the creation and administration of a business plan, how to prepare and engage in small business and further monitoring of their business. The training and advice is foreseen to be delivered by a consultant. The comprehensive business training will focus on business strategy planning, accounting, taxation, licensing, quality standards, raising knowledge about loans and other financial services, procurement of professional equipment and so forth, and as a result, the beneficiaries will be in a solid position to develop a competitive business plan against which, the 40 beneficiaries will receive support grants in the following format:

• 20 non-cash grants will be provided by the project in the form of necessary equipment, raw materials, or other in kind contribution.

• 20 non cash grants will be used to support the Moldovan Government Programme PARE 1+112, innovative initiative that has the primary scope of mobilizing human and financial resources of

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Moldovan labour migrants/migrant parents and their family members in Moldova for sustainable development of the homeland investing remittances.

IOM Moldova is currently supporting the pilot-implementation of the PARE programme through its project “Supporting the implementation of the migration and development component of the EU-Moldova Mobility Partnership – SIMP” and will award up to 10 large grants that will aim to apply innovative models to further Diaspora partnerships for development. To increase the impact of the IOM ongoing SIMP Project, the present action will support the Government PARE initiative by the above mentioned 20 grants to individuals/families with the aim of enticing youth left behind by migrant parents to invest the remittances sent by the latter into an own income generating small business. In the event of a successful business start-up, the business could in the long term permit migrant parents to return and reunite with their children left behind, while the independence and economical competencies of the latter will have been strengthened equally. While the benefits for families composed of remittance-sending parents abroad, and youth left behind, are obvious, the choice of supporting the PARE 1+1 Programme sustains the Moldovan government’s priorities to foster the use of remittances to address the needs of youth left behind. It also avoids the creation of one-off or parallel support measures and ensures optimal impact of the outcomes by comprehensively channelling all efforts. In order to ensure successful implementation of the disbursed 40 grants, a consultant will be hired to perform at least two monitoring visits to each of the grantees and provide advice on small business development and targeted and efficient use of resources, including referral to private sector support institutions for a specialized consultations, for example business incubator. Activity 4: Dissemination of the results through the official website of the Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies and the organisation of Thematic Workshops in Chisinau. 4.1. Dissemination of results through official website The Italian MoLSP and the Moldovan MLSPF will publish relevant information on the project objectives, activities and results on their institutional web-sites (www.lavoro.gov.it and www.mpsfc.gov.md). The content of this page will be a topic to be discussed during the first meeting of the IITC in order to allow the publication in the early stage of the project. Moreover the site may contain specific sections that will treat the issues discussed during the IITC meetings with the national experts that will participate. This activity will ensure reaching out to general public in both Italy and Moldova on bilateral initiatives focused on addressing the negative effects of migration. 4.2. Thematic Workshops Two Thematic Workshops will be organized for representatives in Moldova and in Italy to improve knowledge of at least 24 Moldovan government officials on child protection issues, with specific attention on problems of children left behind by migrating parents, including focus on International laws and European standards. Activity 5: Broadcasting the play “Abandoned people” in four Italian target regions for Moldovan Diaspora and hosting communities, including designing, producing and disseminating information materials

• To raise Moldovan diaspora’s and remittance receivers’ awareness on opportunities of developing a business in Moldova;

• To enhance entrepreneurial capacities of diaspora members and remittance receivers; • To stimulate the creation of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) by these target groups; • To facilitate the access of potential entrepreneurs among these target groups to financial resources.

http://www.lavoro.gov.it/

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5.1. Awareness raising campaign on risks of irregular migration among Moldovan Communities in 4 Italian selected target regions “Abandoned People” is a play written by Dumitru Crudu13 based on several real life stories of Moldovan citizens who leave their country for Italy to find a better life for them and their families left back home. IOM carried out a nation-wide “Abandoned People” information campaign in the Republic of Moldova to raise awareness on the risks of irregular migration, which tackled in parallel the various consequences of migration on the family left behind and on children in particular. Due to the great success of the play throughout Moldova, and due to the direct link with Italy as a destination country for many Moldovans, The play can be considered as a targeted and effective tool to raise awareness among Moldovans in Italy on the potential risks of irregular migration. It is moreover an excellent tool to illustrate the impact of migration on families left behind, as well as on the Italian public. In this regard, the play can be considered to be powerful way to prevent potential discrimination against migrants in Italy and it empowers civil society organizations to protect the migrants’ rights. The campaign will be piloted in 4 target regions of Italy with the highest concentration of Moldovan Migrant’s (Lazio, Veneto, Emilia Romagna and Piemonte). The play will be screened in cinemas, theatres or other facility provided by the local authorities in selected communities, as in kind contribution and partnership building. To set up the awareness raising campaign, IOM will:

• Organize training for 20 representatives of selected Moldovan Diaspora Associations based in the 4 selected Italian target regions, to facilitate the screening of the “Abandoned People” play and subsequent discussions to be held in cinema, theatres and/or other facilities;

• Produce and disseminate informational materials on the benefits and costs of migration (DVDs,

leaflets, guides for children left behind and migrant parents, etc) through Moldovan diaspora organizations in Italy, the Moldovan Embassy and Consulates. IOM will moreover facilitate the dissemination of information of the Moldovan Government-led initiatives , such as the PARE 1+1 Programme, seeking to establish a mechanism to fund rural development projects in Moldova. .

The “Abandoned People” campaign will provide a better understanding of the needs of migrants having left their families behind, and link migrants with Moldovan Migrant Associations in Italy, that could provide professional advice required by migrant who have left their families behind. 5.2. Psychological and legal assistance provided to at least 50 migrant parents in Italy by certified professional to be identified in Italy In addition to the information campaign in Italy, IOM will provide parents with information on existing solutions and options to minimize or to counteract the negative effects of migration on families. Migrants will be informed on the available schemes for the efficient use of remittances and will receive free-of-charge psychological counselling on ways to address their potential sense of guilt, as well as legal advise on legal issues related to long-term family separation, such as legal guardianship, including necessary documentation, for the child, parental issues, etc.

13 “Abandoned People” theatre play is a social drama written by written by the well-known Moldovan dramatist, Dumitru Crudu. Based on real stories broaching the massive out-migration of Moldovan citizens, the premiere of the play took place on November 25, 2005, in the “Eugene Ionesco” theatre with the support of IOM Moldova. Building on the great success the play had in Chisinau, IOM Moldova decided to carry out a nation-wide information campaign supported by two EC funded project: “Fighting Trafficking in Persons in the Republic of Moldova” (2005-2006) and “Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in Ukraine and Moldova”(2007-2009)


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This activity will be implemented by the Psychosocial Unit within IOM Mission in Rome and other subcontractors to be identified during the inception phase of the project. Activity 6: Providing individually tailored educational, legal and medical assistance to 100 minors and families left behind through MLSPF social services network This activity will target direct needs of at least 100 children, left behind by migrants, and will support the national and local authorities to cope with this relatively new phenomenon. IOM will therefore, with the assistance of the CAPC centre, provide psycho-social, legal and medical crises intervention support at national level. Under this activities IOM will also provide, medium and long term re/integration assistance through the NRS network partners, throughout the Republic. NRS provides its beneficiaries with access to need- based services both at national and rayon levels, and some needs may be and are already solved at the community level with proper involvement of local authorities. The identification of the target beneficiaries will be done through rayon and community level Multi Disciplinary Teams (MDTs), headed by specialists responsible for family and child protection, and including other professionals, such as law enforcement bodies, teachers and educators, health professionals, psychologist. All MDT members will be able to identify beneficiaries and refer those for individually tailored assistance through the NRS National Coordination Unit of the MLSPF. This new category of beneficiaries can be easily integrated in the system; the NRS has already worked with CLB who came to attention as being either victims of violence or potential victims of trafficking. While the systemic approach is changing the general structure of the social protection and child protection mechanisms, direct assistance will ensure that the most vulnerable cases will be supported,. This will reduce exclusion of those who need the assistance from the system and avoid them falling outside of the service net.

1.4. Methodology (max 4 pages)

Describe in detail all information requested below: • the methods of implementation and reasons for the proposed methodology; The activities will be implemented following a human rights-based approach and will be focused on ensuring the best interest of the project’s final beneficiaries – children and their family members left behind. It will also focus on strengthening the institutional response to address the negative consequences of migration on families and children in Moldova. Moreover the activities will follow the general direction of policy dialogue and policy making aimed at the mitigation of social consequences of migration. In order to strengthen the necessary capacities for addressing the negative effects of labour migration from Moldova on children left behind, it is necessary to act on different variables: to provide adequate tools for managing the phenomenon, to update the competences of social operators, to favour economic integration of youth and, above all, to agree on the kind of information to be collected and exchanged. All the activities within the project are strongly interrelated and employ a wide range of methods and approaches in order to achieve the overall objective of the action. Activity 1 will be carried out through the provision of technical assistance and capacity building. The creation of IITC (1.1) is crucial for implementing the action as well as ensuring an institutional foundation for follow up activities in the field. The IITC will play a key role in the coordination of the implementation, identify the appropriate methodology and will carry out the analysis allowing the partners to:

- acquire necessary information and knowledge about children left behind phenomenon; - identify regions in Moldova most affected by emigration - identify Social Centres currently working with the target group in the abovementioned regions to be

reinforced through organisational and institutional capacity building; - identify professional sectors for the vocational training (both ToT and youth); - adopt an effective approach in delivering awareness-raising;


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- identify the needs of the children left behind which are to be addressed through the project activities. Development and maintenance of the information system (1.2) envisages both covering the technical needs as well as training of involved personnel – representatives of MLSPF – in order to ensure the proper utilisation of the system in compliance with its purposes. Activity 2 will employ methods of capacity development through online counselling (2.1) and study visits (2.2), as well as direct support to Social Centres to assist CLB (2.3). The idea is to establish a direct link between Moldovan Social Centres and the Italian social services, by different means of communication, information and best practice exchange, ensuring consolidation of capacities to manage the phenomenon of CLB. Activity 3 will focus on empowerment through guidance and training to be provided to final beneficiaries. This activity will employ the method of training of trainers and professional development in order to transmit the relevant know-how to of vocational training specialists (3.1), while the latter will address directly the final beneficiaries through training courses (3.2) and support of business start-ups, including provision of grants (3.3). Activity 4 is focussed on dissemination of results (4.1) and organization of thematic workshops aimed at improving knowledge of Moldovan government officials on child rights protection issues, with specific attention on problems of children left behind by migrating parents (4.2). The specific topics of the workshops will be identified and approved through IITC. Activity 5 is dedicated to awareness-raising, which is to be carried out through the screening of the theatre play “Abandoned People,” based on the real migration stories of a group of Moldovans in Italy, in the target Italian regions followed by discussions on the negative consequences of (irregular) migration, including on families and children. The screening will be preceded by a ToT of facilitators to carry out the discussions after the play. The choice of this methodology is based on the previous experience of IOM Moldova in organizing awareness-raising campaigns on this topic, including the impact on families and children left behind, through staging and screening the play between 2005 and 2009. The evaluation of this tool illustrated that 75% of the audience changed their opinion about migration phenomenon; 67% of the audience consider treatment of social problems by the means of arts to be very successful; 85% - consider that the play clearly reflects the reality, or at least the negative consequences. Psychological and legal assistance to migrant parents (5.2) will be provided by Italian professionals identified with the support of IOM Mission in Rome, namely Psycho-Social Unit, which has long-standing experience in provision of assistance to migrants and can use its network to identify the best professionals. Activity 6 will be carried out, by IOM, in cooperation with the Moldovan MLSPF, following piloted and tested multidisciplinary approach within the NRS focusing on the individual needs of beneficiaries in assistance provision, including CLB. The NRS methodology – including case management throughout the process of identification, referral and service provision – has proven its efficiency in providing crisis-intervention as well as medium and long-term reintegration assistance to beneficiaries throughout the country. The action builds upon the efforts of the Government of Moldova to address integrated and interrelated aspects of social consequences of migration. Namely, the methodological approach is designed to follow the Moldovan Government’s priorities laid out in various policy documents such as National Action Plan on the Protection of Children Left Without Parental care 2010-2011, National Development Strategy 2008–2011, National Return Action Plan, State Program for Supporting Small and Medium Enterprises’ Development, National Youth Strategy, Economic Stabilisation and Recovery Plan, National Programme on the Development of an Integrated System of Social Service, including the NRS Strategy 2008-2016, National Employment Strategy 2007–2015 and Diaspora National Action Plan. A set of objectively verifiable indicators is designed and tracked systematically to evaluate project results. The recommendations and conclusions of implementing partners are continuously analyzed and integrated into the implementing partner’s work. This project is structured in a logical manner and the selected methodology was designed to respond to existent national and international strategies/ action plans, available literature, data and assessment results, and recommendations/ conclusions derived from interaction between local government officials and external


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experts. The project encourages sustainability through supporting implementation of the National systemic response to challenges of migration outlined in the abovementioned policy documents. • the procedures for follow up, monitoring and internal/external evaluation; The implementing partners are committed to fully comply with EU requirements and contractual obligations when implementing EU funded projects. The Ministry of Labour and Social Policies of Italy, together with the Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family of Moldova and IOM Moldova will coordinate the internal monitoring of the project focusing on the following areas of EU program implementation: (a) relevance and quality of design, (b) efficiency and implementation of project outputs and activities, (c) effectiveness and (d) programme sustainability. Ongoing monitoring will ensure that the project meets its internal deadlines and that report recommendations and implementation are consistent with project objectives and meets the needs of the target groups. Project evaluation will be based on periodic assessment of progress on delivery of specified project results and towards achievement of project objectives. To ensure maximum efficiency and outputs, the applicant and its partners will apply their respective internal evaluation procedures. As part of the last IITC, a special work session will be focussed on the discussion of the results and will include bilateral feedback and information exchange. In addition, an external consultant will be employed to conduct the project implementation evaluation providing a framework for assessing the direct impact of the action on the target group and final beneficiaries. Progress reports consisting of a narrative and a financial report, will be submitted in compliance with the EC guidelines and structure. In order to ensure the efficient monitoring and evaluation of project results, maintain continuous cooperation between all project’s partners at all stages the partners will constantly provide feedback on lessons learned, propose corrective actions to solve problems, ensure accountability, and make recommendations on how to improve the quality of interventions, assess the risks and seek solutions for their mitigation. A key role in this process will be played by the IITC.

• the role and participation in the action of the various actors and stakeholders; A participatory approach will be used in the implementation of this project. It will involve all the major actors active in addressing the negative consequences of migration on families. The applicant together with its partners and associates will coordinate, to avoid overlap and to synchronize their work with other stakeholders, through various mechanisms, including mutual consultations within the IITC. The logic for the assigned roles for partner organizations is based on the resource requirements of the proposed action, as follows: Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies - Applicant

1. Overall programme administration and coordination 2. Direct responsibility for the coordination of Activities 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2. 3. Monitoring and Reporting of programme activities as described 4. Programme administrative and financial management 5. Preparation of information and promotional materials for the programme 6. Co-chair the IITC

Moldovan Ministry of Labour, Social protection and Family - Partner organization

1. Technical expertise for the management of programme’s activities 2. Direct responsibility for implementation of activities 1.2, 4.1 3. Overall coordination of activities at national level 4. Identification of social centres and social operators to be trained and replication of best practices to

other service providers 5. Identification of topics for the in-depth of the two thematic workshops 6. Dissemination of project’s results 7. Chair the IITC

According to the MLSPF Regulation, regarding the structure and human resources for its central administration, approved by the Government at 17th of November 2007, the ministry has the mission to


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ensure the implementation of Government constitutional prerogatives regarding the development, promotion and implementation of state policy in domain of labour, social protection and family, including the fields of labour migration and protection of family and children’s rights, while focusing on final objectives of ensuring the decent living standard of population, peace and social security. MLSPF will participate in the implementation of the project through its Family and Child Rights Protection Department due to its wide competences and vast experience in the field. IOM Moldova - Partner organization

1. Technical expertise for the implementation and management of the programme 2. Direct responsibility for implementation of activities 2.3, 3.3, 5.1, 5.2 and 6 3. Overall logistic and organizational support for the entire programme 4. Liaison role between project partners, associates, subcontractors, Diaspora Associations and other

relevant actors 5. Participation in the Inter-Institutional Technical Committee; 6. Focal Point for monitoring of activities and consolidation of project reports 7. Dissemination of project’s results 8. Ensure, through IOM Mission in Rome, logistical and administrative support to all partners in

implementation of activities in Italy Since 2001, IOM has established itself as the lead agency on all migration-related matters in Moldova and the region. IOM has been the key player in providing protection, assistance, repatriation, and rehabilitation to victims of trafficking in Moldova and has worked closely with the MLSPF to develop the NRS. The NRS system proved to be an efficient framework to provide assistance to vulnerable population groups and can represent an important tool for addressing the needs of the children and families left behind. Between 2006 and 2007 IOM Moldova carried out a nation-wide information campaign in the Republic of Moldova with the purpose to raise awareness on the risk of irregular migration, including social impact on families, especially children. IOM Mission in Rome has extensive experience in working with the applicant in implementing projects in the field and will contribute with their knowledge and expertise to the successful implementation of the actions to be held in Italy. Italian Municipalities - Subcontractor:

1. Transfer of knowledge and expertise 2. Making available their network for the implementation of the programme activities, in particular

raising awareness and out-reach activities The Italian law on integrated social service system (Legge 328/2000) gives to the Municipalities the competence to program and to organize the social services on their geographic area. Their role in the action will be to contribute to the strengthening capacities of Institutions, local centres, social operators and directors of social centres through online counselling activities, facilitation of internships/study visits and capacity building “Assomoldave” , Diaspora Association - Associate

1. Making available their network for the implementation of the programme actions, in particular raising awareness.

2. Out-reach activities for migrant parents in Italy and provision of needed support The association is composed by Moldovan and Italian citizens. The association has previous experience in providing assistance to vulnerable children and families through humanitarian support and vocational training in health sector. “Amici” , Moldovan –Italian Association for cooperation and integration - Associate

1. Making available their network for the implementation of the programme actions, in particular raising awareness.

2. Out-reach activities for migrant parents in Italy and provision of needed support The association has extensive experience in the integration of the Moldovan community in Italy and maintenance of Moldovan traditions and culture and reaching out to homeland.


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Both of the Associates will play a fundamental role in the implementation of activities in Italy, in particular for the awareness raising campaign.

the organisational structure and team proposed for implementation of the action (by function: there is no need to include the names of individuals);

Function/Organization

Italian MOLSP

Moldovan MLSPF

IOM Moldova

Responsibilities

Project Manager

1 2 1 Coordinating all project aspects between Partners, according EC regulations.

Project Coordinator

1 1 1 Supervising and providing guidance to all project staff in Partner agency; support in reporting,

monitoring and donor liaison. Project Specialists

1 Overseeing the work of Project Assistant(s), coordinating activity implementation, reporting, and

liaison with partners. Project Assistants

1 3 Carrying out project activities, logistics, and procurement, tendering, and cooperating with

experts/ service providers. Administration and Finance Units

2 2 1 Monitoring and overseeing all aspects of financial management, book-keeping, accounting, and

reporting. • the planned activities in order to ensure the visibility of the action and the EC funding. All materials produced within the project will strictly follow the requirements and guidelines of the Communication and Visibility Manual for European Union External Actions (2009), used to highlight EU participation. All presentations, invitations, signs/ stickers, brochures, folders, notebooks, agendas, letters, commemorative plaques, publications, stationery, etc. will clearly identify the project as being part of an EU-funded action. The equipment delivered under this intervention will feature prominently the EU flag and the mention “Provided with the support of the EU” in English (and in relevant national language). Proportional visibility shall be granted to co-funding parties and national project partners.

1.5. Duration and indicative action plan for implementing the action

The duration of the action will be 24 months. Year 1 Semester 1 Semester 2 Activity Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Implementing

body Preparation Activity 1.1 (IITC)

All partners

Execution Activity 1.1 (IITC)

All partners

Preparation Activity 1.2 (DB)

MLSPF

Execution Activity 1.2 (DB)

MLSPF


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Preparation Activity 2.1 (online counselling for Moldovan social centres)

MoLSP

Execution Activity 2.1 (online counselling for Moldovan social centres)

MoLSP Subcontractor

Preparation Activity 2.2. (2 study visits in Italy)

All partners

Execution Activity 2.2. (2 study visits in Italy)

All partners

Preparation Activity 2.3. (social centres capacity building and direct support)

All partners

Execution Activity 2.3. (social centres capacity building and direct support)

All partners Subcontractor

Preparation Activity 3.1. (ToT for vocational training professionals)

All partners

Execution Activity 3.1. (ToT for vocational training professionals)


Preparation Activity 3.2 (vocational training courses for 50 youth)

All partners

Execution Activity 3.2 (training courses for 50 youth)



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Preparation Activity 3.3 (Business start up/granting)

IOM MLSPF

Preparation Activity 4.1 (website)

MoLSP MLSPF

Execution Activity 4.1 (website)

MoLSP MLSPF

Preparation Activity 4.2 (2 workshops)

All partners

Preparation Activity 5.1 (‘Abandoned People’ Campaign)

IOM

Execution Activity 5.1 (‘Abandoned People’ Campaign)

IOM

Preparation Activity 5.2 (Psychological and legal assistance to migrant parents)

IOM

Preparation Activity 6 (Crisis intervention and medium & long-term reintegration assistance)

IOM MLSPF

Execution Activity 6 (Crisis intervention and medium & long-term reintegration assistance)

IOM MLSPF

For the following years: Activity Semester 3 Semester 4 Implementing

body Execution Activity 1.1 (IITC)

All partners

Execution Activity 1.2 (DB)

MLSPF


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Execution Activity 2.1 (online counselling for Moldovan social centres)

MoLSP Subcontractor

Preparation Activity 2.2. (2 study visits in Italy)

All partners

Execution Activity 2.2. (2 study visits in Italy)

All partners

Execution Activity 2.3. (social centres capacity building and direct support)


Execution Activity 3.2 (vocational training courses for 50 youth)

Subcontractor

Execution Activity 3.3 (Business start up/granting)

IOM MLSPF

Execution Activity 4.1 (website)

MoLSP MLSPF

Preparation Activity 4.2 (2 workshops)

All partners

Execution Activity 4.2 (2 workshops)

All partners

Preparation Activity 5.1 (‘Abandoned People’ Campaign)

IOM

Execution Activity 5.1 (‘Abandoned People’ Campaign)

IOM

Execution Activity 5.2 (Psychological and legal assistance to migrant parents)

IOM Subcontractor


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Execution Activity 6 (Crisis intervention and medium & long-term reintegration assistance)

IOM MLSPF


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1.6. Sustainability (max 3 pages)

Provide all information requested below: Describe the expected impact of the action By meeting its overall and specific objectives, the chosen combination of activities will have a social, economical and political impact that will lead to a continued effect lasting beyond the project cycle. The impact will be produced at the level of the involved Ministries and stakeholders active in family and child protection, civil society and at the individual level of migrants and members of their families. At the national level, the action will contribute to the development and maintenance of the information system aiming at the proper registry of a specific category of children left behind due to migration in the Moldovan social protection system. This will provide the framework for the processing of evidence-based assistance for all categories. Technical and social facets of the impact will be obtained from strengthening the capacities of professionals and specialists working in the social protection system and in both private and public centres for vulnerable children at the central and local levels. The foreseen activities - consultancy, study visits, and training activities, form a combination of different elements enabling the enhancement of the capabilities of professionals in managing the problem of children left behind. The impact at the individual level will be obtained by providing vocational training of at least 50 vulnerable youth, including CLB ensuring their access to education programmes and facilitating their inclusion in the labour market, business set-up training and disbursement of non-cash grants for 40 young, psychological and legal assistance in Italy to 50 Moldovan migrant parents and by providing direct and individually-tailored assistance to 100 vulnerable children left behind and their families through the well-established government mechanism of the NRS, The situation of migrants and the relationships with their children left in Moldova will also improve indirectly by having better access to information about policies and programs that affect them directly through developing services in both countries. • Describe a dissemination plan and the possibilities for replication and extension of the action outcomes

(multiplier effects), clearly indicating any foreseen dissemination channel. The project focuses in particular on the dissemination of the result of its activities. First of all, the IITC represents a meeting point where governmental authorities and social experts discuss and decide how to address the activities to be carried out and how to adjust them, according to the contingent necessities of the country. This collaboration platform set between the two Governments with active participation of an international organisation will contribute to streamline the efforts by targeting both Italy, a main EU destination country for Moldovan migrants, and Moldova in order to smooth the negative consequences of unregulated migration processes. The capacity building activities will allow transferring of additional competences and new techniques to Moldova and will improve the quality of services provided by child protection professionals; in particular, the model of intervention adopted to strengthen the capacities of the 5 Centres in dealing with vulnerable youth can be replicated and implemented in other Centres in Moldova. The raising awareness campaign targeting migrant parents in Italy will trigger public feedback to assist in a better understanding of their needs and identification of other services that may be required by migrant parents. • Provide a detailed risk analysis and contingency plan. This should include a list of risks associated for

each proposed action, accompanied by relevant mitigation measures. A good risk analysis will include a range of risk types including physical, environmental, political, economic and social risks.

Possible risks depending on the following factors and conditions outside the Beneficiary's responsibility:

• Political stability and consistency in commitment to the obligations within the EU Moldova Mobility Partnership of the Moldovan Government.


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• Personnel assigned by the Government to this project remain in their position for the duration of the project.

• Government of Moldova remain committed to address specific issues of children left behind and remain dedicated to cooperation and reform in the area of migration management, including relation with Diaspora

• The government of Moldova mobilizes resources and/ or secures technical assistance funding to carry out their assumed obligations.

• All participating and governmental entities, NGOs, private sector actors, media stakeholders and other involved institutions cooperate and coordinate their efforts throughout the project.

From the strict political point of view, the area of intervention of the project could be considered as ‘neutral’ as the objective to address the problems of abandoned children is widely considered as a national priority. Yet, based on longstanding experience in the addressed domains, the project partners are knowledgeable of possible bottlenecks and obstacles likely to arise in the implementation of these kinds of activities and are prepared to adequately respond with the support of relevant stakeholders. The fact that the initiative was prepared by two line ministries of both Italy and Moldova and an international organization prove that the government will have from the outset considerable ownership over the planned activities and their complete involvement in the initiative. As corresponding risk mitigation approaches, the following strategies have been planned: local authorities will be empowered by building their capacities in governance for children; the project partner agencies are providing input to the development of the monitoring and evaluation system; the project will replicate the efficient cooperation modalities developed by MoLSP, MLSPF and IOM in partnership with other stakeholders under the existing programmes targeting Diaspora, migrants and their families and communities in recipient and original countries effected by migration; the relations will be strengthened with other stakeholders working directly or indirectly for the well-being of children. • Describe the main preconditions and assumptions during and after the implementation phase. The assumption is the responsibility of all partners, their capacity to manage and to control the action. The pre-conditions for the successful achievement of the set scope span the following: - Support secured through the inter-institutional technical committee. - Stakeholders in migration and child reforms correlate actions to provide support to reforms and strategy

in the domains. - Partners and involved actors are willing to cooperate, interact and share information. - Moldovan Diaspora members/associations interested in engaging efforts to mitigate negative

consequences of migration on children left behind by migrant parents. - Moldovan vulnerable youth show adequate interest for participation in the entrepreneurship training and

job mediation. - Migrants uphold relations with their country of origin. - Labour migrants and their family members in Moldova show interest in investing remittances for

sustainable development of the homeland. • Explain how sustainability will be secured after completion of the action. This may include aspects of

necessary follow-up activities, built-in strategies, ownership, communication plan, etc. In doing so, make a distinction between the following 3 dimensions of sustainability:

a. Financial sustainability: financing of follow-up activities, sources of revenue for covering all future operating and maintenance costs, etc.;

The project shall bear the costs of the activities which are foreseen to not give rise to further maintenance costs once completed. Sustainability will also be secured through the financial measures granted by the Moldovan Programme PARE 1+1, recently approved by the Government (December 2009). It will ensure the possibility to reiterate the experience in utilizing and sustaining the remittances in the start up of businesses. The project resources will trigger further advocating for government budget allocations in the field of migration management and support programming for migrants and their families leading to the further strengthening of local development.


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b. Institutional sustainability: including structures that would allow the results of the action to continue to be in place after the end of the action, capacity building, agreements and local "ownership" of action outcomes;

Both public and private social services will benefit from capacity building activities and will be able to strengthen their ability to deal with children left behind. The created database will keep up-to-date and complete data on children left behind by migrants and will be fully owned by the MLSPF serving as evidence based tool for strategic policy development and decision on allocation of state funds as well as international donors guiding at the national level. The cooperation between the two line ministries, facilitated through the IITC, will serve as a pilot-testing in streamlining relations between an EU member state and Moldova in identifying the necessary actions required as an adequate response to the social consequences of migration. The evaluation of the project activities will be conducted in a manner to which the reports will include concrete recommendations for follow-up actions.

c. Policy level sustainability (where applicable) including the structural impact of the action (improved legislation, consistency with existing framework/s, codes of conduct, methods, etc.).

The action is in line with the recent policy trends of the Moldovan Government who established an ad hoc Committee within the Prime Minister Office with the institutional responsibility to oversee and address the phenomenon of children without parental care, including left behind by migration. The project will be implemented in the context of the existing commitment of the Moldovan Government to the on-going reform of the child protection, education and health systems, and local public administration reforms. The project outcomes are in line with key national documents, which make identification of and service provision to vulnerable children and families a national priority. Project partners’ close coordination of efforts with other international agencies active in the field of social protection and in-close work with the National Council for the Protection of Child Rights, Parliament, Office of the Ombudsman for Child Rights, local and international NGOs and other relevant national entities will contribute to a common, coordinated and synergetic approach to problems faced by CLB and ensure full national ownership of undertaken actions.

1.7. Logical framework

Please fill in Annex C14 to the Guidelines for applicants. The Logical Framework should be completed with care in the proposed format and results should be quantified where possible.

2. BUDGET FOR THE ACTION Fill in Annex B (worksheet 1) to the Guidelines for applicants for the total duration of the action and for its first 12 months. For further information see the Guidelines for Grant applicants (Section 1.3, 2.1.4, 2.2.1 and 2.2.5). Explain and justify (maximum 2 pages) the main costs included in the budget. Please note that the cost of the action and the contribution requested from the European Commission must be expressed in EUR. The budget must be drawn up without using decimals. Any variation of more than 20% between the amount of the EC contribution indicated in the detailed budget in Annex B and the initial estimate contained in the Concept Note must be justified in this section (see section 2.2.5 of the guidelines). If the financing in full of the action by the European Commission is allowed by the Guidelines for applicants (see section 1.3 of the Guidelines), justify in this section your request to benefit from such financing in full, by showing that it is essential to carry out the action.

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http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/multimedia/publications/publications/manuals-tools/t101_en.htm

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The main costs included in the budget and their justification is the following:

1. Human Resources, Local Office All three implementing Partners’ staff costs are calculated following three different scales:

• Italian MoLSP – based on Italian Government Salary Scale • Moldovan MLSPF – based on Moldovan Government Salary Scale • IOM - are calculated based on UN salary scales for local and international staff.

IOM employs projectization method (similar to Activity-based costing), where staff and office costs directly associated with the action is charged to the project budget through a time-allocation concept. Likewise, office costs are estimated based on the precise allotment of services necessary for implementation of activities, for e.g. rent is calculated based on the number of square metres occupied by staff working directly on the project for the exact timeshare allocated to the action.

2. Travel, Per Diems Airplane ticket rates for experts/officials on study visit are estimations calculated as an average cost from most European countries to Chisinau. Local travel/per diems are budgeted based on local UN rates for daily subsistence allowance and vehicle-related expenditures.

3. Other Costs, Services, Trainings Costs included for services to children left behind and their families, potential youth entrepreneurs and costs for capacity-building for vocational training professionals, staff of social centres and public authorities, workshop and event organisation, material printing etc. are approximated on the basis of past expenditure rates for these categories of beneficiaries and types of services.

4. Administrative Costs Regarding Italian MoLSP the requested 7% administrative costs include organizational Indirect Costs of administrative support. Regarding Moldovan MLSPF the requested 7% administrative costs include communication, equipment upgrade and maintenance and supplies, including consumables, currency exchange. Regarding IOM, the requested 7% administrative costs include organizational indirect costs (overhead rate of 5% of total budget, which is one of the lowest among international organizations); any security requirements or upgrades as per institutional commitment; any currency exchange difference that may occur; local human resources with administrative support functions not included in the project budget.

3. EXPECTED SOURCES OF FUNDING See Budget (worksheet 2).

4. APPLICANT'S EXPERIENCE OF SIMILAR ACTIONS Project title: Strengthening the Moldova capacity to manage labour and return migration within the framework of the mobility partnership with the EU

SECTOR15:11330 – vocational training

Location of the action

Cost of the action (EUR)

Lead manager or partner

Donors to the action (name)16

Amount contributed (by donor)

Dates (from dd/mm/yy to dd/mm/yy)

Italy 268.000,00 Swedish Public Employment Services (SPES)

Ministry of Labour and Social Policies EC

200.000 (MoLSP) 68.000 (EC)

November 2009 – July 2010

Objectives and results of the action General objective : to promote circular migration schemes between Moldova and Italy Specific objective: to organize vocational training in Italy for 30 wine operators from Moldova to improve their professional competence to be employed in Italian or Moldovan farms. The Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies (MoLSP) actively participates in the 1st project in the framework of EU – Moldova Mobility Partnership, launched in 2009 and implemented by SPES, and focus its contribution on the vocational training, targeting 30 Moldovan wine operators for the improvement of their professional competences. The 30 beneficiaries of the training course were jointly selected by the MoLSP and the Province of Bolzano, which, as partner of the action, signed a detailed agreement concerning the organization and setting up of the activity. The training aimed at investing in one of the major sector of the Moldovan economy. The Province of Bolzano is very famous not only for wine production but also for the presence of specialized training centres accredited by the Italian Government, in particular the Laimburg high level training centre, renowned as a centre of excellence both at national and international levels, involved in the action. Furthermore, the MoLSP supported SPES in speeding up the procedures for the delivery of visas for the 30 Moldovans who had to enter Italy to attend the training course and provided SPES with all the necessary information about the training. In order to disseminate the results of the activities, the Italian MoLSP allocated extra funds for the organization of a final Workshop. The event is going to take place on 16 July 2010, immediately after the ceremony of diplomas awards to the operators who attended and successfully completed the training. Both Moldovan authorities and delegates of the EU Member States, partners in the EU - Moldova Mobility Partnership, are going to participate in the Workshop.

15 See the standard list of sectors in PADOR or in Annex Na to the guidelines for grant applicants. 16 If the Donor is the EU Commission or an EU Member State, please specify the EC budget line, EDF or EU Member State.


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17 See the standard list of sectors in PADOR or in Annex Na to the guidelines for grant applicants. 18 If the Donor is the EU Commission or an EU Member State, please specify the EC budget line, EDF or EU Member State.

Project title: AENEAS 2006 “Back to the future – a transnational network for unaccompanied minors

SECTOR17: 13030 - Families

Location of the action

Cost of the action (EUR)

Lead manager or partner

Donors to the action (name)18

Amount contributed (by donor)

Dates (from dd/mm/yy to dd/mm/yy)

Albania € 795.451,80 Italian Ministry of Labour and Social Policies

Ministry of Labour and Social Policies EC

€ 194.862,95 1 March 2008 – 30 June 2010

Objectives and results of the action Overall objective: to contribute to the containment of illegal migration flows from Albania and to the prevention thereof, with special reference to unaccompanied minors (UAMs). Specific objective: to strengthen the mechanism of transnational cooperation both at the central and local levels for the superintendence of Albanian minors migrated alone towards Italy. The 1st phase of the project was dedicated to the setting up of a bilateral working committee, the Migrant Minors Table (MMT), composed by the Albanian and Italian representatives of public central and local authorities and other partners in the action. The main results of the activity of the MMT were: a) The outlining of a TAM for migrant minors and their families, shared among central and local areas of origin and of destination of minors, with special reference to: family-tracing methods; family surveys; assessing the path taken by minors before and after their departure; monitoring of the areas of origin with the aim of their eventual re-settling therein; outlining individualized social reintegration projects; b) The singling out of the critical points in the planning and management of local welfare services, with the aim of outlining training priorities for practitioners, managers and social workers in this field, making special reference to the actions aimed at screening family hardships and the minors’ integration in the social, educational and employment contexts, targeting minors at risk of irregular UAMs emigration. The 2nd phase envisaged two training courses based on classrooms and on-the-job training, addressed to 40 socio-educational practitioners (55% of whom were women) coming from the cities of Diber, Shkoder, Tirana and Elbasan. Thanks to the training, these practitioners are now able to use the transnational action model identified by the MMT. The 3rd phase focused on the piloting of the transnational model, through: a) The completion of 140 family surveys of Albanian UAMs hosted in the Italian cities partners of the project. b) A joint in-depth analysis of the MMT, based on the data collected in Albania and Italy, where 40 minors were proposed the possibility to opt for an assisted voluntary repatriation and a stable reintegration; c) Individualised reintegration plan for 20 minors; d) Repatriation and stable reintegration paths for 20 minors; e) Periodical monitoring of the level of reintegration by the TSN.


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III. THE APPLICANT

EuropeAid ID number19 IT-2009-ASE-1011302920

Name of the organisation:

Ministry of Labour and Social Policies of the Republic of Italy - Directorate General for Immigration

1. IDENTITY

Information requested under this point need only be given in cases where there have been modifications or additions as compared to the information given in the Concept Note Form. Applicant's contact details for the purpose of this action:

Postal address:

Via Fornovo n. 8, 00192 - Roma

Telephone number: Country code + city code + number +390646834764

Mobile: Country code + number +39 335454685

Fax number: Country code + city code + number +390646834880

Contact person for this action : Natale Forlani

Contact person’s e-mail address : [email protected]

E-mail address of the Organisation [email protected]

Website of the organisation: www.lavoro.gov.it

Any change in the addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers and in particular e-mail, must be notified in writing to the European Commission. The European Commission will not be held responsible in case it cannot contact an applicant.

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IV. PARTNERS OF THE APPLICANT PARTICIPATING IN THE ACTION

1. DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTNERS This form must be completed for each partner organisation within the meaning of section 2.1.2 of the Guidelines for Applicants. You must make as many copies of this table as necessary to create entries for more partners.

EuropeAid ID number20

MD-2009-FBB-2110148429

Full legal name Ministry of Labour, Social Protection and Family of the Republic Moldova (MLSPF)

Nationality21 Republic of Moldova

Experience of similar actions, in relation to the role played in the implementation of the proposed action

MLSPF is the main government agency responsible for the protection of child and family.

Over the years, the ministry, through its Family and Child Protection department has carried out the Government’s policy in the field of child rights protection in close cooperation with its international and non-governmental partners.

In cooperation with IOM, MLSPF has participated in a range of projects on the repatriation of children, including unaccompanied minors.

Since 2006, the MLSPF has been implementing, in cooperation with IOM, the NRS. MLSPF coordinates the NRS through the National Coordination Unit (NCU) within its Prevention of Violence and Gender Equality Policy Department and operates at the rayon and community level through the multidisciplinary teams formed by professionals trained on identification, referral and assistance of victims and potential victims of trafficking in human beings. Other local partners involved in the action are central and local authorities as well as NGO partners operating within the framework of the NRS. The NRS is currently implemented in 27 territorial administrative units and by 2012 it will be expanded to provide assistance and protection to vulnerable persons in all rayons throughout the Republic of Moldova and its methodology can be easily applied to the category of vulnerable children, including left behind by migrating parents.

In addition the Chisinau Assistance and Protection Centre (CAPC), which has been institutionalized by the Government and is currently jointly managed by MLSPF and IOM, is a key element of the system, providing high-quality individualised assistance in order to ensure rehabilitation and reintegration of its beneficiaries.

History of cooperation with the applicant

Previous cooperation between the applicant and MLSPF was initiated within the partnership in the implementation of the “Strengthening the Moldova capacity to manage labour and return migration within the framework of the mobility partnership with the EU” project, in regards of organisation of professional vocational training for Moldovan wine operators to improve their professional competences with the purpose of promoting circular migration schemes between Moldova and Italy.

In addition, the applicant and the MLSPF has been linked through the activities of family tracing for unaccompanied Moldovan minors identified in Italy, in the framework of the IOM implemented project “Family tracing activities and assisted voluntary returns of unaccompanied foreign minors (UAMs), in support of the Italian Committee for Foreign Minors”.

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EuropeAid ID number22

CH-2007-CRV-2711158923

Full legal name International Organization for Migration, Mission to Republic of Moldova

Nationality23 International Organization

Experience of similar actions, in relation to the role played in the implementation of the proposed action

IOM has a rich experience in implementing actions dealing with the negative consequences of migration, including the impact on children and families left behind. Among the IOM prevention programme, particular attention is paid to interventions reaching out to vulnerable minors. In addition, since 2006 IOM Moldova, in partnership with the MLSPF, has been developing and implementing the NRS aimed at the protection and assistance of the most vulnerable groups of population. The present proposal builds upon a series of projects IOM Moldova has been implementing in the past.

The project “Supporting the implementation of the migration and development component of the EU-Moldova Mobility Partnership”, currently being implemented by IOM Moldova, includes a component aiming to offset the negative social consequences of migration by targeting the direct needs of the most vulnerable persons left behind by migrants – their children and elderly relatives, through conducting a comprehensive qualitative study on their individual needs and providing direct assistance to this group. In addition, the project is supporting the pilot-implementation of the PARE 1+1 programme, aiming at fostering the involvement in homeland development processes by empowering diaspora associations to collectively invest remittances and accumulated know-how in local homeland communities.

The project “Strengthening the National Referral System in Moldova”, (November 2008 – December 2010), funded by Swiss Development Cooperation Agency (SDC) aims at strengthening NRS by providing further technical assistance in data collection and the completion of the existing database as well as by expanding the NRS; in addition, the project foresees the implementation of standardized repatriation procedures between Moldova – including Transnistria - and the Ukraine for minors and adults. During the period 2005 - 2009 IOM Moldova carried out an awareness-raising campaign for addressing the issue of the social impact of irregular migration through the promotion of the “Abandoned People”, a play addressing the issue of consequences of illegal migration. This campaign was carried out through two EC-funded projects:

“Fighting Trafficking in Persons in the Republic of Moldova” (2005-2006) funded by the EC, having the overall goal to contribute to achieving objectives set forth by the Moldovan Government in its National Action Plan on Trafficking through increasing prevention of trafficking and illegal migration, promoting economic empowerment of potential/actual victims of trafficking and implementing actions to prevent trafficking of children. The action included the production and staging of the play “Abandoned People” as a means for awareness raising about the realities of irregular migration.

“Combating Trafficking in Human Beings in Ukraine and Moldova” ” (2007-2009) funded by EC aiming to eradicate the phenomenon of trafficking in human beings in Ukraine and Moldova by advancing the efforts of relevant authorities and civil society in addressing protection and socio-economic reintegration, prosecution and criminalisation, as well as prevention and advocacy. The latter included continuation of the “Abandoned People” Campaign in Moldova, to be able to cover the entire country.

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Another EC-funded project “Beyond Poverty Alleviation: Developing a Legal, Regulatory and Institutional Framework for Leveraging Migrant Remittances for Entrepreneurial Growth in Moldova” (January 2007 – December 2008), aimed at improving the normative and regulatory framework for the implementation of policies to maximize economic gains from migrant remittances for development of small and medium business (SME) and economic growth, in accordance with national strategies, including for vulnerable youth.

In addition to the abovementioned projects, IOM Moldova has implemented a wide range of actions that are contributing to the objectives of the overall prevention and protection program.

History of cooperation with the applicant

Cooperation between the applicant and IOM was initiated within the partnership in the implementation of the first Mobility Partnership project in Moldova - “Strengthening the Moldova capacity to manage labour and return migration within the framework of the mobility partnership with the EU” - aiming to promote legal mobility between Moldova and the EU, by facilitating the smooth reintegration into the Moldovan labour market of Moldovans voluntarily or forcibly returning home from the EU, helping Moldovan migrants to make the best possible use of the skills and resources acquired through the experience of migration for the benefit of their own and Moldova’s development as well as encouraging Moldovans willing to migrate to the EU to make use of legal channels for migration.

IOM Moldova is a formal member of the project’s Steering Committee, being currently implementing the second Mobility Partnership project in Moldova “Supporting the implementation of the migration and development component of the EU-Moldova Mobility Partnership”, mentioned above.

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V. ASSOCIATES OF THE APPLICANT PARTICIPATING IN THE ACTION This section must be completed for each associated organisation within the meaning of section 2.1.2 of the Guidelines for Applicants. You must make as many copies of this table as necessary to create entries for more associates.

Associate 1

Full legal name A.M.I.C.I. (Moldovan-Italian Association for Cooperation and Integration)

EuropeAid ID number:24

Nationality25 Moldova

Legal status26 Non profit organization

Official address 24/1, C. Sabbadino str., 30030, Campalto Venezia , Italy

Contact person Oleg Josanu

Telephone number: country code + city code + number +39.380.7321603

Fax number: country code + city code + number +39.041.2381654

E-mail address [email protected]

[email protected]

Number of employees 28

Other relevant resources n/a

Experience of similar actions, in relation to role in the implementation of the proposed action

Initiatives for the promotion of social integration and intercultural, scientific and social exchanges

History of cooperation with the applicant First experience

24 If existing. Associates do not need to register in PADOR. 25 See footnote 1. 26 E.g. non profit making organisation, governmental body, international organisation etc.

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Associate 2

Full legal name AssoMoldave

EuropeAid ID number:27

Nationality28 Italian

Legal status29 Non profit organization

Official address 3, Gorgia di Leontini str.

00124 Roma, Italy

Contact person Tatiana Nogailic

Telephone number: country code + city code + number +39.329.4754598

Fax number: country code + city code + number +39.06.62276333

E-mail address [email protected]

Number of employees 40 volunteers, of which 30 operating in Rome and 10 in Chisinau.

Other relevant resources Free donations

Experience of similar actions, in relation to role in the implementation of the proposed action

- Humanitarian missions in Moldova to bring support to children and families in hardship.

- Health training courses addressed to Moldovan nationals.

History of cooperation with the applicant First experience

27 If existing. Associates do not need to register in PADOR. 28 See footnote 1. 29 E.g. non profit making organisation, governmental body, international organisation etc.











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VI. CHECKLIST BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR PROPOSAL, PLEASE CHECK THAT EACH OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS IS COMPLETE AND RESPECTS THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA :

To be filled in by the applicant

Title of the Proposal: Yes No

PART 1 (ADMINISTRATIVE) 1. The correct grant application form, published for this call for proposals, has been used

2. The Declaration by the applicant has been filled in and has been duly signed and has been sent together with the full application form.

3. The proposal is typed and is in English.

4. One paper original is included.

5. An electronic version of the proposal (CD-Rom or USB) is enclosed.

6. Each partner has completed and signed a partnership statement and the statements are included. (Please indicate "Not applicable" NA if you have no partner – if allowed by the guidelines for this call).

7. The budget is presented in the format requested, is expressed in EUR and is enclosed.

8. The logical framework has been completed and is enclosed.

PART 2 (ELIGIBILITY) 9. The action will be implemented in one or more eligible countries

10. The duration of the action is equal to or lower than the maximum allowed.

11. The duration of the action is equal to or higher than the minimum allowed.

12. The requested contribution is equal to or higher than the minimum allowed.

13. The requested contribution is equal to or lower than the maximum allowed.

14. The requested contribution is equal to or less than the maximum percentage of total eligible costs allowed.

15. The contribution requested from the European Commission does not vary by more than 20% from the estimation presented in the corresponding Concept Note or a justification has been provided under section II.2 of the Full Application Form

VII. DECLARATION BY THE APPLICANT The applicant, represented by the undersigned being the authorised signatory of the applicant, and, in the context of the present call for proposals, representing any partners (if any) in the proposed action, hereby declares that

it has the sources of financing and professional competence and qualifications specified in section 2 of the Guidelines for Applicants;

it undertakes to comply with the obligations foreseen in the partnership statement of the grant application form and with the principles of good partnership practice;

it is directly responsible for the preparation, management and implementation of the action with its partners and is not acting as an intermediary; it and its partners are not in any of the situations excluding them from participating in contracts which are listed in Section 2.3.3 of the Practical Guide to contract procedures for EC external actions (available from the following Internet address: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedures/index_en.htm. Furthermore, it recognizes and accepts that if it participates in spite of being in any of these situations; it may be excluded from other procedures in accordance with section 2.3.5 of the Practical Guide; the applicant and each partner (if any) have submitted the supporting documents as stipulated under section 2.4 of the Guidelines for Applicants; it and each partner are eligible in accordance with the criteria set out under sections 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 of the Guidelines for Applicants; if recommended to be awarded a grant, it accepts the contractual conditions as laid down in the Standard Contract annexed to the Guidelines for Applicants (annex F); it and its partners are aware that, for the purposes of safeguarding the financial interests of the Communities, their personal data may be transferred to internal audit services, to the European Court of Auditors, to the Financial Irregularities Panel or to the European Anti-Fraud Office. The following grant applications have been submitted (or are about to be submitted) to the European Institutions, the European Development Fund and the EU Member States in the last 12 months.

• <list only actions in the same field as this proposal> The applicant is fully aware of the obligation to inform without delay the European Commission if the same application for funding made to other European Commission departments or Community institutions has been approved by them after the submission of this grant application. If any elements included in the concept note have had to be modified in the full application form please specify and justify below: The applicant declares that the information provided in the Grant Application form and in this Declaration is correct and does not vary (except for the possible changes specified above) from the one given in the Concept Note form in the first phase of this Call. It understands that any change between the Concept Note and the Full Application not brought to the attention of the European Commission may lead to the rejection of the proposal.


http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedures/index_en.htm

Signed on behalf of the applicant Name

Natale Forlani

Signature

Position

Director General of Immigration, Ministry of Labor and of Social Policies - Italy

Date


18.06.2010

Documents

Grant Application Form (Parts A and B) - Ministero Lavorositiarcheologici.lavoro.gov.it/AreaLavoro/Immigrazione_S... · 2013-07-15 · Grant Application Form (Parts A and B) For economical