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Investments and Projects Section
Municipality of Kardjali
Background
Investments and Projects Section in Economic Activity Department at the Municipality of Kardjali was founded in April 2000. Its establishment was imposed by the necessity of gathering, summarizing, and submitting of timely, accurate information about financing of projects under different programs and investment funds. On the other side, till this moment, there was not any unit in the municipal administration that was coordinating the efforts of the municipal departments, NGOs and business for improving the conditions of life and work in the region. After approving the changes in the structure of the municipal administration in October 2000, the section was included in Sustainable Development Directorate.
Investments and Projects Section in Economic Activity Department at the Municipality of Kardjali was founded in April 2000. Its establishment was imposed by the necessity of gathering, summarizing, and submitting of timely, accurate information about financing of projects under different programs and investment funds. On the other side, till this moment, there was not any unit in the municipal administration that was coordinating the efforts of the municipal departments, NGOs and business for improving the conditions of life and work in the region. After approving the changes in the structure of the municipal administration in October 2000, the section was included in Sustainable Development Directorate.
Practice
The experts included in the team (average age 27 years) have different specialty economics, law, biotechnologies. This allows the team to work professionally in the preparation of analysis and marketing, in working out and accomplishing projects and programs in the sphere of social-economic development and environment. A priority in the section activity is gathering and summarizing information about donation programs, funds and NGOs as well as building a date base of the investment possibilities in the municipality. This information is submitted to the departments of the municipal administration, NGOs, and citizens. The team is trying to support and develop the existing useful partner relations with NGOs and business in the municipality and all over the country. The specialists from the section are taking active part in the projects that are realized at the moment and that Municipality of Kardjali is a partner in.
1. Project Solid Waste Management financed by the Know How Fund of the British Ministry of International Development. The project is managed by company Entec Grate Britain and is carried out in two pilot municipalities Kardjali and Lom.
2. Project Decreasing the Harmful Influence of Transport Over the Environment in Municipality of Kardjali under the program Ecolinks of the American Agency of International Development with partners Institute of Transport and Communications, Sofia and Willbur Smith Ass., USA.
3. Project for announcing a natural park East Rodopi together with Bulgarian Association for bird protection.
4. Project Basin Council for Varbitsa River in cooperation with the Center for Social Practices and the municipalities in the region.
5. Project for establishing Advise Bureau for Citizens in partnership with Consumers Federation, Union of Disabled Persons, Democratic Union of Women, financed by the Know How Fund of the British Ministry of International Development.
The experts included in the team (average age 27 years) have different specialty economics, law, biotechnologies. This allows the team to work professionally in the preparation of analysis and marketing, in working out and accomplishing projects and programs in the sphere of social-economic development and environment. A priority in the section activity is gathering and summarizing information about donation programs, funds and NGOs as well as building a date base of the investment possibilities in the municipality. This information is submitted to the departments of the municipal administration, NGOs, and citizens. The team is trying to support and develop the existing useful partner relations with NGOs and business in the municipality and all over the country. The specialists from the section are taking active part in the projects that are realized at the moment and that Municipality of Kardjali is a partner in.
1. Project Solid Waste Management financed by the Know How Fund of the British Ministry of International Development. The project is managed by company Entec Grate Britain and is carried out in two pilot municipalities Kardjali and Lom.
2. Project Decreasing the Harmful Influence of Transport Over the Environment in Municipality of Kardjali under the program Ecolinks of the American Agency of International Development with partners Institute of Transport and Communications, Sofia and Willbur Smith Ass., USA.
3. Project for announcing a natural park East Rodopi together with Bulgarian Association for bird protection.
4. Project Basin Council for Varbitsa River in cooperation with the Center for Social Practices and the municipalities in the region.
5. Project for establishing Advise Bureau for Citizens in partnership with Consumers Federation, Union of Disabled Persons, Democratic Union of Women, financed by the Know How Fund of the British Ministry of International Development.
Results
Despite of its short term experience the team is proud of its first success a diploma from the Economic Forum Expo 21 century in Plovdiv. The team that presented Kardjali region at the Forum included representatives of the regional and municipal administration, business, NGOs. Together with the Foundation Europartners 2000, Sofia and the Association of Regional and European Partnership, Kardjali the project Partnership in Solving Conflicts was successfully accomplished. At a request for technical assistance from the Municipality of Kardjali, the Association for Municipal Development and the Foundation for Local Government Reform organized in Kardjali the seminars Preparation of Successful Projects and Strategy Planning . During these seminars, officials from the municipalities-members of AMD got practical skills for preparing strategy plans and projects.
In its future activity the section team emphasize mostly on the preparation and realization of projects and programs in different spheres of the social-economic development and preserving the environment that will help the improvement of the quality of life in the region.
Despite of its short term experience the team is proud of its first success a diploma from the Economic Forum Expo 21 century in Plovdiv. The team that presented Kardjali region at the Forum included representatives of the regional and municipal administration, business, NGOs. Together with the Foundation Europartners 2000, Sofia and the Association of Regional and European Partnership, Kardjali the project Partnership in Solving Conflicts was successfully accomplished. At a request for technical assistance from the Municipality of Kardjali, the Association for Municipal Development and the Foundation for Local Government Reform organized in Kardjali the seminars Preparation of Successful Projects and Strategy Planning . During these seminars, officials from the municipalities-members of AMD got practical skills for preparing strategy plans and projects.
In its future activity the section team emphasize mostly on the preparation and realization of projects and programs in different spheres of the social-economic development and preserving the environment that will help the improvement of the quality of life in the region.
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