The team of the association “Public Compass” in the period August 20, 2022 – December 19, 2023, will implement the project “Effective policies for the retention and development of young people in Troyan”, BG05SFOP001-2.025-0222, under the Operational Program “Good Governance”, priority axis Effective and professional management in partnership with civil society and business, procedure Increasing civil participation in the processes of implementation and monitoring of policies and legislation.
The association’s partner in implementing the project is the Municipality of Troyan.
The main goal of the project is to activate civil participation in the processes of formulation, implementation and monitoring of local policies for retention, motivation and development of young people in Troyan municipality.
For its achievement, the following specific goals have been determined:
- Creating conditions for the implementation of effective and transparent policies based on current needs and deficits by actively involving young people in decision-making processes and formulation of strategic instruments.
- Creation of a favorable and encouraging environment for the retention, motivation and realization of young people in Troyan municipality through innovative approaches and partnership management of the local government, youth, NGOs and the business sector.
- Increasing the capacity of the local authority of the municipality to plan and implement youth policies, by making recommendations and creating a mechanism for feedback from civil society.
- Encouraging youth civic participation in policy implementation and monitoring processes, by organizing thematic forums to strengthen partnership governance.
The activities that will be carried out within the framework of the project are: analysis of the capacity for interaction with civil society and the legal framework; developing strategic tools and making recommendations to encourage citizen participation; development of an innovative mechanism for feedback, monitoring and evaluation; partnership and transparent management activities; and public awareness activities for civic participation.
The target group of the activities are representatives of the management of the Municipality of Troyan, experts and specialists responsible for youth activities, municipal councilors, youth non-governmental organizations and organizations working for the benefit of young people and young people themselves aged 15 to 29.
Maximum value of the project: BGN 56,146.72, of which BGN 47,724.71 allocated by the ESF and BGN 8,422.01 from national co-financing.
The project is implemented with the financial support of the Operational Program “Good Governance”, co-financed by the European Social Fund of the European Union.