In this first InCARE newsletter, the team gathered a series of short articles illustrating the many developments since the project was kicked-off in November 2020. You will find information on how the piloting is taking shape in Spain, Austria and North Macedonia, how partners are using the Theory of Change methodology as a red thread across the various tasks, and the first InCARE publications. Read more
In this policy brief, the team explores challenges and barriers persons with disabilities face to full social inclusion and propose policy options to address them through investment in and better access to (vocational) education, public funding of personal assistance, and improved data collection for evidence-based policy making.
At the beginning of April 2020, when we all have got convinced that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to disrupt even more the environments in which social service users and social care beneficiaries live, and to have several negative consequences for their well-being and protection, the need for united activities of all social actors became imperative.
This issue features evaluation findings of the bridge-building Peer Reviews and Trainings project in an infographic. The policy brief on key findings of these mutual learning activities implemented by the European Centre together with its partners in the bridge-building countries provides further background and insights. Check out the April issue of our newsletter!
The Ministers of the FYROM and the Austrian Social Attaché addressed the need to develop integrated services for health and long-term care at the workshop in Skopje in February 2019.
Since declaring the existence of a state of emergency on 18 March 2020, the Government of North Macedonia has swiftly introduced a series of temporary measures to prevent and mitigate the negative economic and social consequence of the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemics. Until now, in addition to the public health prevention measures, three packages of Governmental measures have been put in use…
The first session of Jour Fixe 2020: Posting of Workers in Western Balkans by Sonila Danaj