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This document summarizes a project titled "Twinning-Voluntary-Cooperation". The project aimed to promote volunteering activities and strengthen relations between twinned towns in Europe. It involved partnerships between municipalities in Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, and Austria. Activities included conferences, charity events, and meetings to encourage volunteering and collaboration between civil societies in the partner towns. The project helped raise visibility of volunteering work and improve relations between local governments and NGOs.
Project's presentation
- 3. Why Twinning-Voluntary-Cooperation The three ideas included in the projects title : The European Commission declared the year 2011 The European Year of Volunteering Petroani municipality wanted to be actively involved in promoting the volunteering activities, along with its partners By participating to this project we desired to also improve the relations of cooperation between the twinned towns and their civil societies
- 4. Short summary of the Aplicant : project: Petroani municipality Romania Partener s: Bansko municipality, Bulgary Varpalota city, Hungary Ponte nellle Alpi city, Italy Wolfsberg city, Austria
- 5. Period of the project : August 1, 2011 August 1, 2012 The budget of the project: 49.994,41 Euro This project was financed by the European Commission, through the Executive Agency for Culture, Education and Audiovisual through Europe for Citizens Programme, Action 1 - Active Citizens for Europe, Measure 1.2 Network of twinned towns
- 6. Projects Aim: To promote and to raise the volunteering activities and of best practices, by : encouraging the interactions between citizens, in order to strengthen the relations between twinned towns implementing practical volunteering activities
- 7. Projects Objectives : Attracting volunteers from the civil society and from the local public administration Specific objectives developing a long term thematic relation between towns creating an informal network between towns and the organizations of civil society interested in developing such future relations. This informal network offers contact data, human resources and knowledge, bringing together professional individuals from different professional fields.
- 8. Means to accomplish the aim and objectives of the project 5 conferences, having Volunteering as main theme: The Opening Conference, Petroani, August 24-26, 2011 Medical Conference Medicine and i Volunteering, Petroani, October 27-28, 2011 Study visit Volunteering activites in the fields of medicine , civil protection and emergency services, Ponte nelle Alpi, November 24 26 ,2011 Conference Youth and Volunteering, Bansko, March 21 23, 2012 Closing Conference, Civil Society and Volunteering Varpalota, May10 12, 2012
- 9. 2 charity events Santa Claus Factory, Petroani, December 5 14, 2011 Santa Claus Factory, Wolfsebrg, December 5 14, 2011 2 common meetings of Petroani and Varpalota Local Councils
- 10. The Projects Opening Conference , Petroani, August 24 26 , 2011
- 11. The main themes approached : Importance of civil societys involvement in the volunteering work Presentation of the activities of the main NGOs from Petroani municipality that rely on volunteering work The importance of a good collaboration between local public administration and local NGOs that rely on volunteering Ways of increasing the number of volunteers among the citizens from the local community
- 12. Participants: 80 local participants -representatives of local public administration and of volunteering associations 40 international participants -representatives of local public administration from the project partners towns and of Participating NGOs: volunteering associations National Society of Red Cross Petroani Subsidiary Caritas Association Pollicino House Pro-Par但ng Association Petro-Aqua Association The Supreme Military Order of the Jerusalem Temple, Matei Corvin Commandeer, from Petroani
- 13. An example of the volunteering work in Petroani
- 14. Obtained Results Raising among the citizens the degree of visibility of the volunteering work done by the NGOs Starting new relations of collaboration between the NGOs from the cities involved in the project Improving the relation of collaboration between the local public administration and the NGOs that rely on volunteering work
- 15. The common meeting of Petroani and Varpalota Local Councils Petroani, August 24,2011
- 16. About the meeting: The organization of this meeting between the two Local Councils represented a premiere in the European Union The Local Council Decisions adopted at the meeting became mandatory for both cities
- 17. Local Council Decisions adopted at the common meeting Decision no.248/24.08.2011 Setting up a common commission Petroani Varpalota, to help improve the twinning relations between the two communities. Main attributions: Identification of collaboration opportunities Making proposals regarding annually common programmes and submitting them to the approval of Local Councils Identification of new financial resources needed for covering the expenses of the established actions, by setting up a special fund from their own budgets Collaboration with the departments from the two City Halls in order to elaborate and submit community European projects
- 18. Decision no.249/24.08.2011 Elaboration of a common programme which would promote economic relations, cultural, sporting and cooperation relations between the organizations belonging to the civil society of the two cities. Decision no.250/24.08.2011 Elaboration of a common exchange programme between the public servants and the personnel from the public institutions from the two cities Decision no.251/24.08.2011 Setting up a Department for Youth, within Petroani City Hall, having as main attributions the following : organizing information and promotion campaigns regarding volunteering, having as main objectives offering information about the Volunteering Law and attracting volunteers from the administrative structures. organizing courses and workshops in the fields of communication, of active citizenship and of ecological projects management for the youth from Petroani and Jiu Valley
- 19. Obtained Results The Local Council Decisions adopted at the meeting from August 24, 2011, came into effect The common collaboration commission was set up Two experience exchange programmes took place, between the public servants from Petrosani and Varpalota New opportunities of collaboration between Petrosani ad Varpalota, benefic for both communities, were created through this Local Council Decisions
- 20. Medical Conference Medicine and Volunteering Petroani, October 27-28, 2011
- 21. Approached subjects: Ways of increasing the number of volunteers in the medical field Presentation of the activities of volunteers from the medical field Presenting the main problems faced by the volunteers and identifying solutions to these problems Practical presentation of an emergency situation, made by The Emergency Situations Committee and volunteering association
- 22. Participants 38 local participants, representatives of local public administration, of Petroani Emergency Hospital and of volunteering associations. 10 international participants , representatives of local public administration of the cities involved in the project and of volunteering associations
- 23. Participants
- 24. Obtained Results Knowing best practices from the project partners, that have a tradition regarding medical volunteering Starting new relations of collaboration between the NGOs involved in the project
- 25. Study visit Volunteering activities in the medical field, of civil protection and emergency services Ponte nelle Alpi, November 24 26, 2011
- 26. Main subjects approached : Presenting the NGOs that work in the medical field, civil protection and civil rescue from Ponte nelle Alpi Ways of raising the number of volunteers among the youth and the elderly
- 27. Participants: 21 local participants, representatives of local public administration and of volunteering association 20 international participants , representatives of local public administration of the cities involved in the project and of volunteering association The Associations that presented their activities are: Accanto allAnziano (Besides the Senior) Civil Protection Circolo Astra CSV (Center for Volunteer Service) VV.FF (Fire Department) and Soccorso Alpino (Mountain Rescue) Belluno Fil嘆 SantAndrea (Association for Social Promotion)
- 28. Participants:
- 29. Obtained Results: Exchange of best practices between the local and foreign NGOs Improving the relations of collaboration between the NGOs from the project partner towns Improving the relations of collaboration between local public administration and the NGOs that rely on volunteering work
- 30. Santa Claus Factory Petroani, December 5 14 , 2011
- 31. Objectives: Increasing the involvement of citizens in the communitys life and offering a direct and real help to more than 500 poor families and institutions that have in their care such families, from Petroani Giving the citizens of the community the chance to be actively involved in promoting the volunteering activities Offering to the young generation the opportunity to help the less fortunate from their community
- 32. Participants: Volunteering Students from the education Associations: institutions from Petroani Cross Petroani Subsidiary National Society of Red Petro Aqua Pro Par但ng Media partners: Caritas KapitalTV, Kapital FM O. S.M.T.H. Afaceri 樽n Valea Jiului Jurnalul Vii Jiului Mesagerul Vii Jiului Sponsors: www.companiadepr.ro, Pluss Supermarket, Mondo TV, Mondo FM, INSEMEX, VISA TvPar但ng Ziarul Vii JiuluI Cronica Vii Jiului gazeta de Diminea釘
- 33. Volunteers helping to collect packages for the persons with severe social and financial problems
- 34. g Volunteers sortin packages The Mayor of Petroani promoting Santa Claus Factory
- 35. Distributing packages to the Day Cares for Children with social problems
- 36. Obtained Results Under the slogan Your small donation means the world for them (original in Romanian:D din pu釘inul tu, pu釘in!) in this helping campaign: More than 1.000 volunteers, from Petroani and from the project partner towns got involved Over 500 families and institutions that have in their care families with severe social problems were helped 500 packages were collected
- 37. Santa Claus Factory Wolfsberg, December 5 14 ,2011 Objectives: Increasing the involvement of citizens in the communitys life and offering a direct and real help to more than 400 families with severe social and finacial problems from Petroani and Varpalota Giving the citizens of the community the chance to be actively involved in promoting the volunteering activities Offering to the young generation the opportunity to help the less fortunate from their community
- 38. Participants: Representatives of volunteering associations from the project partner towns Citizens of Wolfsberg Results: More than 400 poor families and orphan children from the Day Care Centers from Petroani and Varpalota received help 400 packages were collected
- 39. Conference Youth and Volunteering Bansko, March 21 23, 2012
- 40. Subjects approached: Importance of civil societys involvement in the volunteering work Presentation of the main organizations from Bansko municipality that rely on volunteering work Importance of maintaining a good relation of collaboration between the local public administration and the local NGOs that work with volunteers Ways of raising the involvement of citizens in volunteering work
- 41. Participants 20 local participants, representatives of local public administration and of volunteering association 20 international participants, representatives of local public administration of the project partner towns and of volunteering associations
- 42. Obtained Results Exchange of best practices between the local and international NGOs Improving the relations of collaboration between some NGOs from the project partner towns Improving the relation of collaboration between the local public administration and the NGOs that rely on volunteering work
- 43. Closing Conference ,,Civil Society and Volunteering Varpalota, May 10 12 , 2012
- 44. Approached subjects Importance of civil societys involvement in the volunteering work Presentation of the main organizations from Varpalota city that rely on volunteering work Importance of maintaining a good relation of collaboration between the local public administration and the local NGOs that work with volunteers Ways of raising the involvement of citizens in volunteering work
- 45. Participants 30 local participants, representatives of local public administration and of volunteering associations 45 international participants, rrepresentatives of local public administration from the project partner towns and of NGOs that participated are : volunteering associations V叩rpalota 辿s Kist辿rs辿ge Civilek Sz旦vets辿ge V叩rossz辿pit 辿s - V辿d Egyes端let P辿tf端rdi Kertbar叩tk旦r Egyes端let Magyar V旦r旦skereszt V叩rpalota Ter端leti Szervezete E.P.E. Egy Mosoly辿rt K旦zalapitv叩ny Vakok 辿s Gyeng辿nl叩tok Egyes旦lete M叩ltai Szeretetszolg叩lat r旦mhir Alapitv叩ny
- 46. Participants
- 47. Obtained Results Local Council Decisions were adopted regarding the following: making an evaluation report of the project distribution, on a reciprocity basis, of touristic brochures at the Touristic Information Points, in Petroani and Varpalota extending the common programme of collaboration between Petroani i Varpalota A partnership agreement was signed between Comitato Pollicino Association from Ponte nelle Alpi and r旦mhir Alapitv叩ny and K.E.S.Z Associations from Varpalota
- 48. Common meeting of Petroani and Varpalota Local Councils Varpalota, May 2012
- 49. About the meeting: The second common meeting of the two Local Councils was organized in order to evaluate the results of the project The Local Councils Decisions became mandatory for both cities
- 50. At the meeting : the results of the project were evaluated Petroani Varpalota common collaboration programme was evaluated the common exchange programme was decided to be extended distribution, on a reciprocity basis, of materials promoting tourism, in Petroani and Varplaota
- 51. Obtained Results after the implementation of the project Among the citizens, the degree of visibility of NGOs volunteering work has increased New relations of collaboration between the NGOs from the project partner towns were started (a partnership agreement was signed between two NGOs from Varpalota and one from Ponte nelle Alpi) On local and international level the relations of collaboration between local public administration and NGOs were improved by starting new common The number of citizens from the project partner towns who got involved projects in volunteering activities has increased The involvement degree of citizens in solving some problems of the community, by volunteering was raised An exchange of best practices took place between local and international NGOs
- 52. Follow-up Maintaining the visibility of volunteering work among the citizens from the project partners towns, by organizing seminars and public meetings Maintaining and improving the new relations of collaboration newly started at the meetings organized during the project, between the NGOs from the project partner towns, by organizing meetings between their representatives Maintaining and improving the relations of cooperation between the local public administration and the NGOs that rely on volunteering work , by establishing meetings between their representatives Raising the number of volunteers among the citizens from the project partner towns Raising the involvement of citizens in solving the community s problems, by volunteering work
- 53. The projects publicity Before and After each event press conferences were held and press releases were given to the media A web site was created containing all the necessary information about the project DVDs and brochures were made and disseminated
- 54. Acknowledgeme nts The project management team expresses its gratitude to the following people, for their good collaboration Tiberiu Iacob Ridzi Mayor of Petroani muncipality Talaber Marta Mayor of Varpalota city Schlagholz Hans-Peter Mayor of Wolfsberg city Seifried Gerhard Former Mayor of Wolfsberg city Georgy Ikonomov Mayor of Bansko municipality Alexander Kravarov - Former Mayor of Bansko municipality Roger De Menech Mayor of Ponte nelle Alpi National Society of Red Cross Petroani Subsidiary Petro Aqua Association Pro-Par但ng Association Caritas Alba Iulia Association- Petroani Subsidiary O.S.M.T.H - Petroani Commandeer Mother Mary Association Mr. Robert Schmid and his project management team from Wolfsberg Mrs. Morena Pavei and her project management team from Ponte nelle Alpi Mrs. Borbasne Gazdag Gabriella and her project management team from Varpalota Mrs. Elena Todeva and her project management team from Bansko municipality Mrs. Gabriela Nicolau Consultancy Centre for European Cultural Programmes, Europe for Citizens Point-Bucharest