We’ve started the meetings with the members of the Network

22nd of June: The first meeting with our SenioriNET members within the project “SenioriNET Federation – for stronger NGOs supporting elderly in Romania!”

A new opportunity for us to enjoy the interaction with “our people”. This meeting was planned in order for us to get acquainted with the current situation of the member organizations regarding the services dedicated to the elderly and their present projects. The needs they have and the challenges they face, especially in the context of pandemic were the main topics.

The Network members were interested in finding out more details about the activities of the project and the opportunities it brings… How is that we can assist them solving some of the issues they face.

We shared the steps to be followed in order to acquire the legal personality of the Network, as well as some future project ideas to involve other organizations interested in the field. All this, with the aim of a better representation, experience sharing process, good practices examples and finding out various resources.

Members were also shown a series of documents they need to deliver at this time of the project, for us to gather updated information and also to measure the organizational development level.

A very interesting first meeting which opened the appetite for a new gathering we planned at the end of September, at a date to be provided in due time.

Our thanks to all partners who managed to join us online: Caritas Romania, FSC Bacău, CAG România, CAG Baia Mare, Crucea Rosie Sector 5, Caritas Baia Mare, Societatea Română pentru Prevenirea și Recuperarea Medicală a Persoanelor cu AVC, Filantropia Filiala Reghin, Asociația AS 2001 Alba Iulia, Asociația Samaritenii Orăștieni, Fundația pentru Îngrijirea Vârstnicului Cluj, Fundația Ruhama.

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The project is implemented by Caritas Romania Confederation in partnership with Four Change Association, FSC – Community Support Foundation and Caritas Mitropolitan Greek-Catholic Blaj and benefits from a 247.230 euros grant from Active Citizens Fund – Romania, programme funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA Grants 2014-2021. The aim of the project is to increase the representation capability of 60 NGOs providers of socio-medical services for the elderly, by formalizing the SenioriNET network, in view of systemic changes at the level of social policies for the elderly, mainly through the practices of funding the services by public funds.

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The Active Citizens Fund Romania programme is funded through the EEA Grants 2014-2021. The overall objective of the Grants is to reduce economic and social disparities, and to strengthen bilateral relations between 15 beneficiary countries and the Donor States (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway). The programme is administrated by a consortium composed of Civil Society Development Foundation, Romanian Environmental Partnership Foundation, Resource Center for Roma communities, PACT Foundation and Frivillighet Norge, acting as Fund Operator design by FMO- Financial Mechanism Office of EEA and Norway Grants. The objectives of the Active Citizens Fund Romania are to strengthen civil society and active citizenship and to empower vulnerable groups. With a total allocation of 46.000.000 euro, the programme pursues a long-term development of the civil society sector sustainability and capacity, stepping up its role in promoting democratic participation, active citizenship and human rights, while strengthening bilateral relations with organizations from the Donor States, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. For more information about the Active Citizens Fund in Romania, please go to www.activecitizensfund.ro. For more information about the EEA and Norway Grants, go to www.eeagrants.ro.