GR08 Solidarity and Social Inclusion in Greece

GR08 Solidarity and Social Inclusion in Greece

Progress PresentationAthens 20/10/15

Progress PresentationAthens 20/10/15

• Total Programme budget EUR4.265.217• Fund Operator: PWC (Cyprus) in

partnership with First Elements Euroconsultants

• Two pre-defined projects• Tackling poverty and social

marginalization – Promoter KYADA / Municipality of Athens EUR2.060.208

• Supporting solidarity now – Solidarity Now / Open Society Foundation EUR1.869.792

• Complementary actions by the National Ombudsman EUR51.978

• Bilateral Fund EUR63.978

Basic Programme Data

Tackling Poverty and SocialMarginalization

• Three main project components– Distribution of supermarket vouchers to the

most deprived (value differs based on family size)

– Street worker teams to support homeless and drug addicts on the street

– Fund raising and inclusion campaign

Supporting Solidarity now

• Provision of integrated social services to vulnerable target groups– Renovation of Frourarhio Building– Five Specialty Clinics (PRAKSIS)– Legal Aid (ARSIS)– Employability Services (PRAKSIS)– Childcare center (Network for Children’s

Rights)– Helpline and counseling for parents (Together

for Children – Μαζί για το παιδί)

Status of Programme Implementation

1. Tackling poverty and social marginalisation

2. Supporting solidarity now

Tackling poverty and socialmarginalization

ΙINDICATORS SET AT PROPOSAL Taget Actual %

Vouchers 43844 21606 49%

Number of incidents of assistance provided on the street 400 359 90%

Number of persons helped to shelters and housing programmes 300 46 15%

Number of partnership agreements between KYADA and private and public entities in the City of Athens 5 3 60%

Number of partnership agreements between KYADA and municipal structures outside the City of Athens 4 0 0%

Number of visits to the project website 1000 0 0%

Number of donation transactions taking place via the e-platform 100 0 0%

Supporting Solidarity now

ACTIVITY (counting beneficiaries) Target Actual %Praksis - Medical 15.500,00 9.145,00 59%Praksis -Employability 1.500,00 1.262,00 84%Arsis - Legal 750,00 1.034,00 138%Network - Child Care 2.400,00 2.327,00 97%TfC - Helpline 11525 12.000,00 10.743,00 90%TfC-Counseling Center 1.500,00 714,00 48%Total Beneficiaries 33.650,00 25.225,00 75%

ΙINDICATORS SET AT PROPOSAL Taget Actual %Praksis - Medical (visits) 46.080,00 31.099,00 67%Praksis - Employability (activities) 4.500,00 5.112,00 114%Arsis - Legal (visits) 3.000,00 1.506,00 50%Network-Child Care (beneficiaries) 2.400,00 2.327,00 97%Tfc -Helpline 11525 (calls) 12.000,00 10.743,00 90%Tfc- Counseling Center (beneficiaries) 1.500,00 630,00 42%Τotal Visits and Services in Program 51.417,00

Absorption Rates

Project % 1st Payment

EUR 1st Payment

% 2nd Payment

EUR 2nd Payment

% final payment

EUR final Payment

Tackling Poverty and Social Marginalization

30% 618.062 40% 824.083 30% 618.062

Supporting Solidarity Now

30% 560.937 40% 747.916 30% 569.937

PAID PAID (amounts to KYADA paid in tranches)

PENDING

Cross Cutting Issues –Good Governance

• Each project is overseen by an FO Project Manager and in turn both Project Managers are overseen by the FO Progamme Manager who also reports to the FO Steering Committee. At the same time, financial issues are monitored by a team of FO accountants who work closely with both the FO Project and Programme Managers to check project financials as reported by the project promoters and an independent team of Auditors will be conducting financial audits on both projects after their final reports have been submitted.

• FO requests frequent and detailed updates on the governance processes of each project promoter as well as the interactions and relationships between project promoters and their project partners.

• FO produced administrative and financial handbook and reporting templates and guidelines.

• FO frequently meets with both promoters and their partners to ensure good governance of projects

Cross Cutting Issues – Sustainable Development

• Neutral effect on the environment as the activities are not closely linked to environmental concerns.

• Renovation of Frourarhio is positive to the urban environment (including issues of urban cleanliness).

• Vouchers instead of food baskets with predetermined items is conducive to reduction of waste as each family - beneficiary purchases exactly what they need, when they need it - food waste is minimized.

• Several project activities can be funded after programme funding ends by either EU/structural funds or private donors and the success of the programme as well as the existence of a physical focal point (in Frourahio) for services offering act as drivers for potential economic sustainability of the projects (although at present the continuation of the projects is not guaranteed).

• Socially all programme components have been extremely well received by both beneficiary communities as well as stakeholders and the overall acceptance level of the need and delivery methods is such that it is expected that both NGO and local government stakeholders will seek ways to continue the services offering after the programme ends.

Cross Cutting Issues – Gender Equality

Both the FO as well as the Project promoters have gender equality policies in place and this is evident in the large percentage of high level project staff who are women (one of the two FO project Managers, one Promoter has appointed a woman as project manager, several partners have women as project component managers etc.), furthermore, components of the projects themselves are conducive to gender equality (day care centre etc.).

Horizontal concerns

Horizontal concerns

•Hate speech•Extremism•Racism•Homophobia•Anti-Semittism

• Tolerance/ multicultural societies • Roma• Sexual harassment• Violence against women• Trafficking

Bilateral Relations

• Mission to Lesvos in cooperation with Donor partners for Multi/cluster-sector initial & rapid assessment (MIRA) – completed results to be announced soon (Approximately EUR 42.000

• Developing bilateral relations between Municipality of Athens and Municipality of Oslo in dealing with poverty, social marginalization and immigration – in final planning stages (Approximately EUR 14.000)

• Establishing cooperation between the Greek National Ombudsman and relevant bodies in Norway (e.g. Parliamentary Ombudman) – in final planning stages (Approximately EUR 8.000)

Complementary Actions

• Actions by the National Ombudsman in relation to promoting human rights EUR 51.978

• Action plan agreed and initiating in November 2015

• Actions to take place all over Greece (visits, workshops, collecting of claims etc.)

Publicity and Communication

• Joint presentation event and Frourarhio inauguration event in March 2015

• Video production on services and activities March – May 2015

• KYADA Fundraising Campaign – end 2015• Several press articles / interviews etc. – ongoing

Risk Management – current status

Outcome Description of risk

Assessment Current Situation

Risk mitigation activities implementedLikelihood[low/medium/

high]

Impact[low/medium/

high]

Likelihood

Measures for groups vulnerable to social and economic exclusion established and strengthened

Due to the economic crisis the Project Promoters are not able to deliver the output as promised.

low High

low - Regular monitoring of the pre-defined projects by the Fund Operator - close monitoring of projects by project promoters due to systems introduced by the Fund Operator, i.e. indicators monitoring and reporting, regular progress reports - close monitoring of projects implementation by Fund Operator through regular visits and on-going communication

 

Measures for groups vulnerable to social and economic exclusion established and strengthened

Funds will not reach the target group due to corruption in the Greek

systemmedium High

medium -Strong management and monitoring by the Fund Operator - resolution of Greek system issues through close cooperation between Fund Operator and project promoters, and communication of proposals for solution to FMO, in order for the Donors to be on board 

Measures for groups vulnerable to social and economic exclusion established and strengthened

Project implementation delayed due to delays in public procurement

medium High

low -Strong monitoring of time lines by the Project Promoters -Strong monitoring by the Fund Operator 

Measures for groups vulnerable to social and economic exclusion established and strengthened

Risk of double funding. Quite a few projects are already running which tackle the same or similar issues as

the project.

low Medium

low -Obtaining a detailed budget of the projects -Screening by the Fund Operator