We go together! Complementary social partners - Successful Ingredients in Reducing Poverty Stone soup story The salt and pepper in our community Partners Social partners European Social Partners LCM ADR Flemish Partners SOMEPRO Geels Roemenikomitee KAV / KVLV KWB LIMBURG VLAAMS BRABANT FDAAM Romanian Partners ADAMes CLSses Slatina-Timis Moldovita Resita Iasi Cluj-Napoca Focsani Cerchejeni Sanduleni Coman Borsa Bordesti Garliciu Valea Chioarului Baia de Cris Viscri Stremt Apold Cehu Silvaniei Heltiu Taut Ladesti Amarasti Mioveni Rich flavors come from basic ingredients informal group or association of people (health professionals, volunteers, institutions, NGOs, patient representatives) who : 1.analyze the health situation in their community, 2.assess objective health problems and 3.take initiative towards solving it. Example of concrete actions: Information and Education: campaigns /info sessions about smoking, brest cancer, healthy living, healthy food; Increased access to better health care: bringing the family doctor to isolated patients; transport to the dentist; reimbursement of treatment costs; emergency aid etc. Lobby & advocacy for better health policies: interventions for non discriminatory healthcare; reintroduction of sport classes in schools; access ramps in public buildings etc. Healthy environment: campaigns: TUTTI FRUTTI, Adopting a river etc. CLS Local Health Councils ADAM - Mutual Help Associations NGO, representing all members of a community, employing healthcare providers to work for the people; facilitates patients access to qualitative healthcare; works in close collaboration with healthcare providers, policy makers and other social organizations; services are determined by beneficiaries and tailored to their needs; fixed prices; income is reinvested. Few examples: - Medical permanence.; - Emergency aid; - Social pharmacy; - Social Fund; - Mediotheque rental service; - Home medical assistance ; VIZIDOM; - New-born packages; info-sessions for young mothers etc. - Patient information centre; PC club; - Prevention & patient education campaigns. etc FDAAM Romanian-Belgian development organization, dedicated to improving peoples health, especially the poor, by empowering them to bring about change in their own communities; 10 years of experience in setting up health structures, with and for the people; currently developing (at national level): - CLSes - ADAMses - Health shops. creates and maintains a learning environment: national trainings, conferences, dissemination of good practices ; National network of volunteers and professionals; Local, regional, national and international network of partners. FDAAM network Recipe for success Take a community that has conditions for developing a health project. See if there is interest for the project (BE-RO). See if there are enough resources for a health initiative (people, time, means for action). Determine what will mobilize all resources (what the community needs). Is there water in the pot? Give information about the project. Answer peoples questions. Make local visits. Invite them at trainings. Create a vision of possible developments. Help them attract resources for action. Slowly add ingredients Give people time to make things happen. Leave it up to them to decide when and how will they make the first step. Be patient, stay positive. Let it cook! Appreciate it when people decide to take action. Support them step-by-step. Keep things going. Stir and serve! Different, still melting If we agree on something now, that doesnt mean we cant be creative about it later. We fulfill our promises, only we take time with it. And if you decide to write us an, you wont even know we read it. Romanian way Every agreement is like a building it demands heavy lifting and its there to stay. Once theyve promised something, they wont let you get away with it. Dont write them aif you dont want an answer right the way. They will expect the same from you. Belgian way Helping a partner in difficulty will turn him into a reliable, strong equal. We face different challenges, but we all are part of the solution. We dont have to settle for stone soup, together we can make a better one. Partners way Served to you, by