Sharing innovations for improving local self-government
Creating the Chepelare Community Find
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The Community Fund Project implemented by Counterpart in partnership with Chepalare Municipality has provided methodological and technical assistance for the creation and development of the Chepelare Community Fund, as well as managing to double all funds locally raised in the first three years of the Fund s existence. Funds have been collected primarily through donations.
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Publication Date: 15 July 2002
Nominations: 29
Municipal Safeguard Service
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The need to reduce police staff in Gorna Oriahovitsa resulted in the making redundant the position of junior district inspector in the smaller settlements of the municipality. This led to a rise in crime in the villages. Burglaries and breaks into municipal and state property which has been left unused and unattended became more frequent. This incited the Municipal Council to take measures for guarding municipal property, keeping public order and protecting the environment, water sources, parks and recreation areas.
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Publication Date: 20 July 2002
Nominations: 27
With the organization of the first Youth Municipal Session on the Day of Stara Zagora in 2001, young people demonstrated their will to be active throughout the year, and establish a Youth Municipal Council a voluntary body created through free and democratic elections, with its own Constitution, structure and long-term development program. This body was given information, coordinating and controlling functions, and was intended to represent young people in front of the municipal and district administrations.
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Publication Date: 15 June 2002
Nominations: 21
The citizens of the Municipality of Ivailovgrad encouraged by the energetic team of the municipality actively take part and support the initiatives connected with the revival of the history and the integration of young people into society as well as their education in love and respect for their homeland. During their spare time a lot of young people willingly take part in the preparation and realization of the forums initiated and supported by the municipality.
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Publication Date: 15 July 2002
Nominations: 21
The aim of the present practice is to show the stages of the complete marketing plan, used in support of the creation of a business area in order to meet effectively the needs of small and medium size businesses. The preparation of a detailed marketing plan is presented, as well as the corresponding marketing tools used by the Municipality of Pazardjik in building the business area.
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Publication Date: 13 March 2002
Nominations: 26
The Regional Tourist Association Stara Planina and the local associations in Tryavna, Gabrovo, Apriltsi, Troyan and Teteven undertook the advertising and promotion of the destination, the search for solutions of common problems, and lobbying before institutions on local, regional and central level.
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Publication Date: 13 March 2002
Nominations: 24
The first international football tournament Rakovski 2002 set a new beginning in the relations between young people from Rakovski with their peers of different religious background and different nationalities in Europe.
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Publication Date: 01 July 2002
Nominations: 19
Sapareva Banya Municipal Administration, with the financial support of EcoLinks Program and the United States Agency for International Development, and in partnership with US partners has developed a complex strategy for the development of geothermal resources in the region.
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Publication Date: 01 July 2002
Nominations: 26
ECO MODELS (Ecological Municipalities Our Donation to the European Life Status) aims to improve the level of environmental education and information of citizens concerning the state of the environment in the municipalities involved. The project activities have been implemented on the territory of four municipalities, while the results and best practices will be promoted among all members of RAM Trakia .
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Publication Date: 01 July 2002
Nominations: 18
Herbs can treat unemployment as well
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Let s help our own selves is the motto of the project for reducing the unemployment in the Municipality of Omourtag, which uses an innovative approach self-employment. The first stage of the project includes training of unemployed and disadvantaged people in herb growing, while the second one implements the knowledge obtained in practice through growing lavender on municipal land.
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Publication Date: 05 July 2002
Nominations: 20