Name of Organisation:

ACCEDO

Representative:

Nasseur OUSSEDIK

Contact details:

42 rue Montgrand
13006 Marseille
Tel : 0033 (4) 91 33 03 54
Fax : 0033 (4) 91 33 46 05
E-mail : accedo@wanadoo.fr

Short presentation of the organisation:

ACCEDO is a not for profit company for the development of the organizations and for human resources management. The ACCEDO's capacities of action and intervention focus on several domains: equal opportunities, local economic and social development, conception and guidance of project, action or project assessment, development of human resources, development of the organizations. ACCEDO works extensively with local authorities and the third sector.

Description of on-going projects relevant to the current project partnership:

• Implementation of a regional device of animation linked with methods developed to take into account the principle of equal opportunity in Community Initiatives EQUAL
• Methodological guidance of the project EQUAL "Mediations against discriminations", in particular of its axis Equal opportunity : production of bulletins of actuality on this topic, conception of wake's notes on specifics dimensions, conception and implementation of a training session about 'equality and its concepts'
• Conception and implementation of a device of territorial animation :
• This device attempt, through a permanent animation, to set up a network of the whole of the agents located like "relays of reception". Theses professionals intervene close to publics in difficulty of social and professional insertion
• Organization of regular regroupings of the "Agents Relay of Reception"

Other Areas of interest:

Through these various missions, ACCEDO develops numerous partnerships with different structures:

• which recover as much of the public sector (General Council, Chamber of Commerce..) that the private sector (companies, associations..)
• and this in multiple and varied spheres of activities (insertion, training, early childhood, industry, food, culture...)

Name of Organisation:

QeC-European Regeneration Areas Network

Representative:

Haroon Saad, Director

Contact details:

Rue van Artevelde 80, B-1000 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: +32 (0)2 524 45 45,
Fax: +32 (0)2 524 44 31,
E-mail: info@qec.skynet.be
Website: http://www.qec-eran.org

Name of Organisation:

Porta Palazzo

Representative:

President: Marco Calgaro
Director: Ilda Curti  

Contact details:

Piazza della Repubblica 4, Galleria Umberto I
10122 TORINO
Tel. (+39) 011 5216242
Fax. (+39) 011 4358533
e-mail: gatesociale@virgilio.it
Website:www.comune.torino.it/portapalazzo

Short presentation of the organisation:

Porta Palazzo was the site of a major project - "The Gate - Living Not Leaving" - which received assistance under Article10 of the European Regional Development fund.

In addition to European funding, the City of Turin, the Italian government and various institutions had committed themselves to resolving the difficulties - common to all big cities - arising from unemployment, crime and immigration (10% in the neighbourhood as against 3% for the city as a whole).

The Porta Palazzo Project Committee was officially established on 16/1/98. It was a non-profit mixed public/private organisation, which was functional for a pre-determined period only. By Italian standards, its concept was innovative: it was the first time that this particular committee structure has been used in order to manage and implement a regeneration project. In fact, the company statute included new paragraphs and definitions to allow the Committee to be much more flexible than other public bodies.

In June 2002 the proposal was presented to the Mayor of Torino which foresaw the transformation of The Gate from Urban Pilot Project to a Local Development Agency, a tool for the Public Administration to be used within the framework of the most complex development projects in the Suburb Sector.

Porta Palazzo Committee today:

- It is a non-profit Committee, which provides a mixed public and private participation.

- The members have the task of guaranteeing the correct management of the project, a correct use of resources and the diffusion of the project results at a local, national and international level. They are also represented on the Board of Administration.

-The local partners are representatives of the local community and guarantee the involvement and the knowledge of the project within the area.

The members of the Directive Board:

Private Partners: Chambers of Commerce, 2 Bank Foundation ( S. Paolo, CRT), 3 NGO ( Sermig, Ordine Mauriziano, Cottolengo), 3 Trade Associations (ASCOM, Confesercenti, Coldiretti)

Public Partners: Municipality Mayor Deputies: Social affairs, Culture, Housing,Urban planning, Vice Mayor, Economic Development, 2 Neighbourought's Presidents.

THE STRATEGY : FIVE AREAS

The Committee is a tool of the administration of the City of Torino and its partners, for a series of initiatives regarding integrated and co-ordinated regeneration, divided into 5 main areas:

Economic Environment : to improve and strengthen the economic fibre, through incentives, aid and the re-qualification of the "natural economy" (small commerce, artisans etc.)

Social Environment : to contribute, strengthen and promote positive dynamics across the territory from the social cohesion perspective, contrasting new types of poverty and social exclusion, minimising the phenomenon of emargination and social conflict, and the sense of insecurity perceived by the inhabitants.

Built Environment : to continue the activities regarding the re-qualification of the built environment, both in the public sector as well as the private sector, through assistance with the public policies across the territory. Offering incentives to the private sector, aiding concertation among the different interests and improving living conditions.

Sustainable Environment : to continue the Activities regarding the improvement of the environmental quality of the territory, through actions aimed at re-organisation, education and public-awareness.

Cultural Environment : to promote the district as a cultural and tourist resource for the city, continuing the activities that increase the value of the district, the links and assistance in the production of culture in a multicultural creative environment, where leisure and free time can evolve.

THREE SERVICES

Community Development Unit : to analyse and intervene in the processes and the socio-psychological dynamics of the territory, to promote the processes of active citizenship, to raise in value and support the associative life of the residents of Porta Palazzo by putting them in condition to both negotiate and plan.

Territorial consultancy : to make available, in a targeted way, the opportunities for funding/incentives open to the private sector, by acting as "initial help desk" which filters and directs applications.

Territorial communication and marketing : to communicate the transformation that the territory is undergoing, by "selling" the district and its transformation

THE METHODOLOGY

The activation of citizens'networks on single initiatives and on the territorial transformation processes, by promoting inter-sectorial co-operation, by encouraging public/private partnerships and supporting a horizontal and integrated approach.

The development of the community: assisting the local community in minimising conflictual situations and finding local resources for becoming pro-active within the area (community empowerment and community building).

Planning urban transformation in close collaboration and co-ordination with the Public Administration.

Making available specific skills (urban planning, architectural, financial) to aid and support policies.

The evaluation of every initiative within the project in order to supply indications, boundaries and critical points that emerge from the course of the process. It is fundamental to understand, analyse and re-plan the single initiatives. The evaluation process is carried out by involving all those that participated in the initiative.

Description of on-going projects relevant to the current project partnership:

The Community Development Unit began to work with women in 2002 with an ACTION - RESEARCH financed by the Gender Equality Office of the Municipality. The objective of the project is to create spaces for women living in Porta Palazzo based on their physical and mental needs.

Before the research we knew very few aspects of the life of immigrant women living in Porta Palazzo: they came to Italy after their husbands and usually live on the margin of social life.

Action research had allowed us to understand the lives of women, their interests, backgrounds and needs and to engage them in the project in the attempt to build an solution to their needs and problems. The research identified the following issues language, employment, childcare and home and family responsibilities. Employment issues and childcare issues are connected because in Turin we have a long waiting list for day-care service for children between years 0-3 and so many immigrant women with children cannot look for a job because they must to stay with their children. Other issues were: the absence of social networks and social support and the loneliness and fragmentation felt by women as a result of immigration.

After the research we trained a group of women to became leaders in the area and to promote networking between other women. The training topic included an 'Expressive Workshop', established to support the development and building of the group, some meetings about immigration from an anthropological point of view and informative meeting with Institutions and Territorial Services. In this project we were supported by the local group set up for the Gender Equality project.

Last year the group of women had created a Voluntary Association that carried out different actions such as an information and orientation desk and escort of immigrant women.

Currently they are involved in a project that aims to support mothers that have children with mental or physical disabilities through the management of a meeting space for promoting activities between mothers and their children, socialization and peer support system between mothers.

As the Gate Project we are working to support this group of women with activities of technical assistance and consultation, support in the planning and implementation of their projects, training and networking with other actors of the territory.

Other Areas of interest:

The other areas of interest of the Community Development Unit are:

SECURITY COMMITTEE
It's a formal network composed by local authorities (the office of the vice mayor of the city, the Social and Health Services, the Foreign Minors Office, the Economic Development Department, the Neighbourhood Administration, the 4 different kinds of the Local Police) and 12 grassroots committees and associations of citizens. The Security Committee was born in 2001 on the basis of an ordinance by the Prefect of Turin, in which he invited the local Neighbourhood Administrations to promote:
(a) The increase of the institutional cooperation in security matters
(b) A direct relationship between local police and the territories.
The general goal of the Security Committee is to promote the suitability for human living conditions looking for the best strategies to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the actions directed to reduce criminal and illegal behaviours.

EDUCATIONAL POLO
Formalised Network of Schools and other institutions.

YOUTH TABLE
Network of associations and different institutions engaged with young people in the neighbourhood. The youth table realised actions of social and territorial animation for youth.

FLEA MARKET
Empowering action with the irregular merchants

Name of Organisation:

Federacion de Municipios y Provincias de Castilla La Mancha (FEMPCLM)

Representative:

Eugenio Sànchez Garcia (General Secretary)
Lidia Garcia Alises (Local Coordinator)

Contact details:

Camarin de San Cipriano, 3. 45002 Toledo
Tel:+ 34 925 254 927
Fax: +34 925 226 148
E-mail: lidia@fempclm.com
Website : www.fempclm.com

Short presentation of the organisation:

The FEMPCLM was founded in 1989 in Castilla La Mancha, and the main activities are:

• Promotion and defence of the autonomy of the Municipalities and other local Organizations.
• Representation of the generic interests of the local communities before the political and administrative instances of the Independent Community of Castilla la Mancha.
• Promotion of studies on problems and questions of local character.
• Dissemination of the knowledge of the local institutions, fomenting the citizen participation.
• Development and consolidation of the European democratic spirit in the municipal scope, based on the autonomy and solidarity of the local entity.
• The members of the FEMPCLM were 900 municipalities and the 5 county councils of the region.

The structure is: President, General Secretary, Vice General Secretary and General Coordinator

Areas of Work: Social Affairs, environment, training and education, insurances, European programs, consumption.

There are also different commissions on: woman, education, environment, social affairs, cooperation, health, with the participation of different groups from the municipalities.

We have a special relation with the regional government of Castilla La Mancha, and we have differents agreements about themes like: woman, education, environment, social affairs, health, cooperation etc.

 Description of on-going projects relevant to the current project partnership

• DG IGUALDAD DE OPORTUNIDADES Y EMPLEO Programme, LATENT POTENTTIAL, 2002
• EQUAL programme, INSEREMPLEO, 2004
• TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE PROJECTS TO COMBAT SOCIAL EXCLUSION, STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL INTEGRATION, 2004
• INTERREG III-C,CONNECTED CITIES, 2005
• INTERREG III-C., TECNOEMPRENDE, 2004
• TRANSNATIONAL COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE PROJECTS TO COMBAT SOCIAL EXCLUSION, RE-START: INNOVATE APPROACHES TO TACKLING EARLY SCHOOL LEAVING ,2005
• URBACT, URBANITAS, 2005
  
  

Other Areas of interest:

We are interested in all the themes relation with the local development, and we would like have a relation with other entities, public or private, to try to understand how implement different projects in their local structure.

Name of Organisation:

CESIS S.p.A. Centro Sicilia Servizi

Representative:

Giuseppe Aldo Gallo

Contact details:

Michele Sabatino
Via Roma 353 - 94100 Enna
Tel/Fax: +39 (0) 935 504720
E-mail: micsabat@euroconsult.191.it
Website: www.cesis.it

Short presentation of the organisation:

CESIS-Sicilian Centre for Facilities is a stock-company founded in 1991,controlledby the Local Government of the Province of Enna and several local Public Istitutions. Its aim is to support, in the entire provincial area, the planning of local development, to promote and carry out investment projects, to create new business and local marketing. CESIS's staff is composed by: the President, the Director, two Project Managers, nine development agents, two tutors and ten members of the administrative staff.

In coherence with its mission, CESIS is:

• Responsible for the "Patto Territoriale" for Enna, that funded some initiatives in the field of transformation of local agricultural and zootechnical products, of clothing and rubber, and, in the end, some investments in tourism and hotel accommodation;
• Responsible for the "Patto Agricoltura" of Enna, that was signed in order to continue in the strengthening of the agro-industrial division by the realization of projects for the entire productive process;
• Manager of the Progetto Integrato Territoriale n. 10 "Sinergie per competere" and n. 11 "Turismo tra archeologia e natura". The Integrated Plans pursue the aim of strengthening and modernizing the productive system by exploiting the cultural and tourist resources of the territory. CESIS is in charge of the coordination, management and statement of the sources; of information and tourist promotion of the territory, and of monitoring and verifying of the results;
• Technical Assistant in the management of the "One Stop Shop for Productive Activities" of the Province of Enna in charge of technical, organizational, procedural and computer support;
• CESIS have a strengthened experience in organization of training courses, financed by F.S.E. and Sicilian Local Government. That courses have trained professional figures very innovative like: Development Agent, Environment Analyst, Promoter of Local Tourism, Environment and Work Security Expert.

Description of on-going projects relevant to the current project partnership:

CESIS is partner in a project within the EU Equal Initiative (Action II), to develop and test new ways of integrating best practices into employment and social inclusion. The name of the project is "Sinergie" and it works to promote new models for implementing employment in social entrerprises.

Other Areas of interest:

CESIS plays an important role in the development of economic activities by providing information and advice concerning localization opportunities and financial and job-creation incentives such as the establishment of new industrial zones.

CESIS also promotes several project financing actions in local territory, with the collaboration of Local Institutions.

Name of Organisation:

Institute of Sociology, HAS

Representative:

Dr. Pal TAMAS (director)

Contact details:

Uri u. 49. Budapest, H-1014
Tel: +36-1-2240770
Fax: +36-1-2240790
www.socio.mta.hu

Short presentation of the organisation:

The Institute of Sociology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (IoS, HAS) was founded in 1963. Since its conception, it has been the leading institution in shaping the profile of Hungarian sociology through innovative theoretical and methodological experimentation, key contributions to postgraduate training, intense particiation in the elaboration of progressive reforms for democratic institution-building, as well as extensive presence in international academic activities (cross-national comparative empirical research, graduate and post-graduate training abroad, international student exchange, advisory roles in international and supranational institutions, etc.). IoS,HAS had a lion-share in assisting the preparation of Hungary's EU-accession with applied research and policy-analyses in the respective areas of environmental issues, science -technology-society, privatisation and economic adjustment, ethnic/racial relations, labour market policy, issues of family and gender, reforms in welfare, healthcare and education.

Since the early 1990s, IoS,HAS has become one of the core institutions of the East-Central European region in comparative studies on the social, political, economic and cultural problems of the post-communist transition, and also a key participant in a range of East-West joint research projects on poverty, employment, gender relations, household formations and daily living, childcare, healthcare, schooling, the shaping of the welfare mix, policies of redistribution, etc.Over the past five years, IoS,HAS has been participating in 37 EU-funded cross-country comparative research projects in the mentioned areas.

Description of on-going projects relevant to the current project partnership:

On-going projects:

1) Preparation of the Hungarian CEDAW Report

2) Changing role of fathers in Hungary

3) Preparation for the reconciling work and welfare project

Topics of previous projects :

• Changing Family - Changing Policy
  Improving Policy Responses and Outcomes to Socio-Economic Challenges: changing family structures, policy and practice - IPROSEC
  For more info see: http://www.iprosec.org.uk/
• Gender Representations in Hungary (work and family roles)
• Teenage Pregnancy from a European Perspective
• Domestic Violence
• International Social Science Program - Family Module 1988, 1994, 2003
• Two Generations: Mothers and Daughters
• Social Construction of Women's Roles in Society
• Gipsy Mothers in the Hungarian Health Care System

Other Areas of interest:

Main area of interest: conducting social scientific research
Plans: getting involved in projects on reconciling work and welfare

Name of Organisation:

JOL-LET Foundation

Representative:

Katalin KEVEHAZI

Contact details:

Hungary - 1118 Budaorsi ut 52.
Tel/Fax: 00-36-1-319-0331
Mobile: 00-36-20-9732-803
E-mail: jollet@jol-let.com
Website: www.jol-let.com

Short presentation of the organisation:

Our Foundation (2002) is a private initiative of intellectual women, active participant of national and international principle of equality projects.

We consider "Well-Being" (JOL-LET) in a psychological and social sense is only possible if individual and community existence and effort have clearly defined aims, values and a promising future. The declining birth-rate, the increasing number of divorces, male mortality rates, employment discrimination against women over 40 or with small children, increase in children's learning and behavioural disorders etc. in Hungary all point towards our under-achievement of a Welfare ("Well-Being") Society.

We organize our tendering-financed, continually expanding activities accordingly: research, carreer management, consultancy, child services.

As researchers, we visualise the solution in representing conscious human life values, strengthening the partnership between men, women and generations, aiding and assisting employment adapted to individual capabilities and lifestyles, and promoting flexible employment supporting family and workplace obligations.

By founding the First Hungarian Mother Supporting Employment Agency and Carreer Consultancy we aim to strengthen this latter point. We support child bearing mothers from pregnancy to a successful resettling with our services.

Our collegueas and voluntary workers represent wide range of expertise: sociologists, economists, psychologists, HR-experts, graphologists, historians, linguist, journalists, web-designer, graphist.

Description of on-going projects relevant to the current project partnership:

• (ESF-Hungary) 1.3.1 HEFOP Regina modell - reintegration of women to the Labour Market in Godollo region - on-going project, selection, mentoring and placement of the target group
• STERE/O Project (EC) - research in 6 countries (new and ancient members of EU) and guide on gender stereotypes in work division. Presentation of results in Brussels, 24 of February 2006
• Non-profit Mother Supporting Employment Agency and Carreer Consultancy (PHARE) - ongoing project - placement and advisement to mothers (fathers) after maternity leave, services to employers( e.g.. internal regulations of equal chances).
• Initiator and tender writer of a winner EQUAL-project - "Mothers back to the labour market" - stopped by the DP leader
• Conferences, presentations, events

Other Areas of interest:

Projects linked to gender equality, equal chances, flexible work.

Name of Organisation:

Shantona Women's Centre

Representative:

Nahid Rasool

Contact details:

Shantona Women's Centre
C/o Bangladeshi Community Centre
Roundhay Road , Leeds, LS8 5AN
Email: nahidrasool@shantona.co.uk
Website: www.shantona.co.uk

Short presentation of the organisation:

As a Bangladeshi women's organisation, Shantona aims to advocate and meet the needs of our target group with a view to benefiting society as a whole. Our mission is clear and simple: To provide a separate, safe environment to encourage Bangladeshi women, young people and children to take control of their lives and fulfill their potential.

Shantona Women's Centre was established in 1998 to help build the confidence and independence of the Bangladeshi women, young people and children living in Harehills and Chapeltown. Since then, Shantona has not looked back; becoming an acclaimed and renowned voice of the Bangladeshi populace.

Our aims and objectives:
Shantona aims to work alongside other services to improve and provide accessibility to training, educational and employment-related opportunities whilst encouraging confidence and aspirations. It also addresses the health-related recreational needs of the community as well as promoting healthy life-styles and ease access to health services. The organisation also institutes a well integrated, multi-agency service to Bangladeshi families in order to ensure their well-being and equal involvement within their society. Shantona is constantly developing and amending their infrastructure accordingly to meet the needs of the community and accomplish the above.

Shantona's objectives are clear and attainable. It champions the needs of Bangladeshi women, young people and children alike with various statutory and voluntary organisations alongside strategic partners. It prides itself in enhancing cultural and religious awareness amongst professionals and service deliverers and induces, as well as orchestrating, multi-cultural events to endorse social cohesion. As a by-product we pro-actively build more links with strategic partners. In conjunction with this, the organisation plans and facilitates educational sessions with its affiliates. Improving access to training and educational opportunities for all ranges of age groups through partnership work is amongst their vast work. In alliance with employers, they also improve work prospects. Another of their incentives is to assist women to work towards enhancing their credentials and ambitions, potentially starting their own businesses, or working from home. Shantona also organize and deliver activities with professionals and service providers to meet the physical, social and emotional needs of the Bangladeshi women, young people and children. It also carries out research and consultative analysis of the communities' health-related needs to further develop the current service provision. Essentially, a practical support, including equal childcare and advocacy to assist Bangladeshi families in making the most our of mainstream services is implemented.

Shantona Women's Centre was initiated by the local Bangladeshi women and later with the support of the local councillors and local authorities. Organisation was established to cater primarily for the needs of Bangladeshi women, young people and children living within the Chapeltown and Harehills area of Leeds. The locality is documented to be one of the most deprived areas in England and as such attention is required in areas of health, housing, education, training and employment.

Through the provisions that we have made available to the women, we seek to address all these issues, thus the main aims outlined within our mission statement are as follows:

• Family Support: One of our key work involve the Family support to ensure an integrated multi-agency services to Bangladeshi families to ensure their well-being and equal involvement in the community.
• Health promotional Activities: Reducing health and inequality and giving equal access to the services available.. Also we address health and recreational related needs to promote healthy choices and improve access to health services.
• Education, training and employment related opportunities to raise confidence and aspirations. We design, deliver the course and training appropriate services for the community we serve as well as this we work with mainstream services to develop their services so that the barrier to access their services are removed.
• Young People : We are also involve in delivering the services for young people who are in great need of support and guidance this could be in regards to anti social behaviour, young people who are not in education, training or employment, young people in need of one-to-one personal guidance, young people who are divided between cross cultural dentities etc. Connexions Personal Adviser to young people based at Shantona provide school based support to young people are in need.
• Other services includes : Childcare facilities, Homework club etc.
• Diversity training for the professionals to develop understanding and involve in Local and regional strategic.
• Promoting community cohesion and supporting small groups.

Shantona prides itself on excellence. As an organization we have received an accolade for our highly regarded services to the Bangladeshi community in Harehills and Chapeltown. Our highly competent staff of development workers who are specialists in the fields of health, training and development and family development believe in allowing Bangladeshi women to strive for the best in all aspect of their lives. In addition to this we specifically work with young people aged between 13-19. Our Connexions personal adviser service promotes aspiration and reaching potential through careful guidance and encouragement.

Shantona has been running from strength to strength and our recent honour ' The Duke of York' award compliments and recognises the unique and sensitive approach in liberating, education and empowering Bangladeshi women and young people.

Our expertises therefore lie in:

• Understanding the deep sited issues facing by the BME community specially Bangladeshi women, children and young people
• Tackling community issues and designing delivering services for the targeted group
• Developing local partnership and consultation and carrying out research
• Coordinating group to develop employment and training opportunities and joint approach.
• Understanding diversity

Strategic planning and representation
We are representing voluntary and community sectors in various strategic planning group. We regularly work in cooperation with local groups such as Connexions- This is renowned organisation which forefronts young people and their families, we work closely with social services and Sure Start in regards to Domestic violence, West Yorkshire police-whom we have affiliations with in respect to neighbourhood safety, women and young people's safety and any law or regulation related queries. We also work with local colleges and universities to provide extensive training for our women and young people, Leeds city council who we work in cooperation with as they provide our facilities and many other organisations such as the healthy living centre, Archways, Leeds children's fund, Leeds play network and so forth.  

Description of on-going projects relevant to the current project partnership:

Shantona works in alliance with many organisations which allows use to provide a high standard of service, our ongoing project provide continuity and much needed regular support for women, young people and children. The following are projects that are regular features at Shantona:

Nari Kormo : Supporting Bangladeshi long term unemployed women to build their confidence to develop their skills.

Chakri: To look at delivering the training for BME community women. We are at planning stage and Leading this group.

Narrowing the Gap : This group working together to reduce the unemployment amongst Pakistani and Bangladeshi people. Five people from different parts of Yorkshire working in this project

Community Cohesion: We are working with various refugee and Asylum seeker Developing services for them e.g. joint Summer programme with Local Iftin Somalian young people community group to overcome the barrier to support each other.

Connexions: Supporting service for young people to raise their aspirations and developing services for them

 Children and young people strategic planning : This group was set up to look at the issues effecting life of children and young people as well their families, also development of services for them. Shantona is the Leeds voice representative for voluntary sector.

We are involved in various partnership work as follows:

• SRE sub group; this partnership has developed to support parents to understand
• St James employment and training working group
• Leeds Voice Learning Forum
• Leeds voice coordinating group
• BME Network

Other Areas of interest:

Essentially Shantona is here to provide a service to women that liberates and empowers women, young people, and children in all aspects of their lives. We focus on providing education and training for women and young people that will allow them to aim for a prosperous future, other areas of interest lie in Health and well-being for our community members, support and guidance given through our Connexions personal adviser for the young people, family development through regular session work given by professional bodies to improve domestic, home and social life.

As an organisation we are highly interested in the changes faced by Bangladeshi people, especially women and young people within British society, we therefore research into the Bangladeshi community. Both the health development and Connexion PA are currently researching into their respective areas.

Partners we are looking for:
We are looking for organisations that have aspirations and determination in changing and influencing gender equality both on a local and European scale. As an organisation that works for the community we feel that community cohesion is an important factor in gaining a good outcome. The areas we are hoping to work on are as follows:

• Community cohesion both on a local scale and European
• Women's rights and influences in areas of relative deprivation
• Young people's issues
• Gender related issues- both from a female and male perspective
• Strategic planning to involve BME groups into community cohesion and influencing regulation and policy making
• Voicing the opinions of BME groups and ensuring a true representation

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Regional Development Agency Senec-Pezinok

Short presentation of the organisation:
The RDA Senec - Pezinok is an organisation of public interest which started its activities in 2002. The organisation has been established on a request of the Ministry of Construction and Regional Development responsible for implementation of structural ERDF, ESF and initiatives Interreg & EQUAL) and cohesion funds in Slovakia. The RDA belongs to the integrated network of the said Ministry. It is an association of legal entities among which are the Bratislava Self-Governing Region, Slovak Chamber of Entrepreneurs, Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the City of Pezinok and the City of Senec. The Agency is operational on the territory of Slovakia/Bratislava Self - Governing Region. The RDA is closely cooperates with the Bratislava region (all municipalities) in the area of education and training, as well as with the state administration bodies at regional, national and international level and its activities are aimed at public, business and non-profit, non-governmental sectors.

Our fields of activities:

• consultancy and support service in relation to project preparation (mainly within EU structural funds) with main focus on community development, partnership and empowerment of stakeholders
• project management - structural funds - ERDF, objectives 1 & 2, ESF, objectives 1 & 3, rural development schemes
• preparation of social and economy action plans and analysis (including regional action plans on inclusion)
• building up partnership between private and public sector
• training and education including inclusion issue and equal opportunities (for all three sectors - public with main focus on municipalities, other public institutions, i.e. schools, training organisations and education establishments with special attention to young people activities and vulnerable groups, business sector - preparing business plans, project planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and follow up with main focus on employment, productivity and competitiveness increase and the non-governmental sector - associations of legal entities, foundations, specific cultural activities, etc.
• complete service for SMEs in relation to start up of a business and project preparation
• providing for guidance - at local and regional level
• cross border cooperation within Interreg III A and trans-national collaboration within Interreg III B and C
• specific training for stakeholders aimed at partnership and networking creation
• Public Relations
• International cooperation with similar bodies in Europe
• Building up of relevant databases at regional level, national and international level
• Active cooperation with Labour Offices with main focus on unemployment decrease (finding jobs, etc.) with special attention to the vulnerable groups - young unemployed persons (discovering job positions for young unemployed persons, support service on opening ones own business) , disabled and unemployed people over 45 years of age.

The RDA has already developed several strategic projects with wide impact especially on regional and national level. The staff has long-term experience with international cooperation such as the Phare programme for Central and Eastern Europe, Leonardo da Vinci, Socrates, Culture, Youth, projects in the field of social policy and environment, industrial relations and with twinning projects between Slovakia and the EU Member States. Some examples of implemented projects:

• Project Pipeline for EU structural funds in Slovakia - in cooperation with Dutch partner
• European Year of Sport - partner in project aimed at education through sport with Finland
• Analysis of Bratislava Self - Governing Region Potential in relation to the use of SF
• Working together toward a common objective - Regional economy forum aimed at improving the governance at community and regional level within the Bratislava region
• Developing strategic Employment Action Plan and building partnerships at local, sub-regional and regional levels
• Virtual Academy for Lifelong Education of the public sector - ESF
• Competencies development through self-learning in services SMEs - international project via Leonardo da Vinci
• How to get money from the EU structural funds - re-qualification training for young unemployed persons aged 22-29
• PVM Compass for the future - international economy forum aimed at partnership building and networking
• Change and Continuity - Social inclusion in Enlarged Europe - in cooperation with QEC- ERAN and DG Employment
• Trans-regional employment strategy Bratislava- Vienna - in collaboration with Austrian authorities, Interreg IIIA Slovakia -Austria
• Mining in Europe - Culture 2000 -in collaboration with German, Spanish and French partners
• Renovation of national cultural monument Synagogue in Senec
• Renovation of national cultural monument Mestiansky dom in Pezinok
• UDIEX- UDIEX- ALEP under Urbact/Urban in collaboration with the City of Venice
• Increasing the competitiveness of secondary schools in BSGR - ESF

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ITD (Intervencion, Transferencia y Desarrollo)

ITD's mission is to create and develop innovative projects, processes and concepts which should promote the exchange of knowledge, cultural development, social inclusion and the territorial impact in the following fields:

• CULTURE
• DIGITAL INNOVATION,
• SOCIAL INCLUSION
• MIGRATION
• PARTICIPATION and
• EUROPEAN PARTICIPATION