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The Community Initiative Teams have successfully completed the communication course

The Community Initiative Teams from the partner localities of the project on civic engagement in local governance “MĂ IMPLIC” have successfully completed the communication course

In May 2021, the project “MĂ IMPLIC” organized a series of communication training for the representatives of the partner LPAs, the Community Initiative Teams, and the project facilitators. The activity aimed to develop practical skills in creating, planning, and developing effective communication tools to increase the visibility of community actions.

Five top experts from QUBO Communications, talked about strategic communication, copywriting, communication plan, PR and media relations, communication in social networks. The training had a practical character, the participants learned online how to create and manage web pages, how to create business pages on Facebook, how to create video and photo content. At the same time, the communities that already had web pages and Facebook pages, benefited from a brief audit of them, receiving tips to improve their online presence.

The over 60 registered participants in the training had a high attendance rate, which proves that the topics addressed were actual and very necessary. Most participants submitted their homework on time and received personalized feedback from trainers. All participants appreciated that the training was delivered in a clear and accessible way, and that practical exercises were extremely useful. These new skills will help the members of the Community Initiative Teams, but also the representatives of the partner LPAs, to improve their communication activity, especially in the online.

At the end of the course, the participants were invited to take an online test, based on the topics discussed. Participants who answered all the questions correctly obtained a certificate of participation in the course. We sincerely congratulate the 25 participants for the successful completion of the course “Effective communication for the visibility of community actions”.

The course was organized as part of the capacity building activities of the partner communities. In the period 2021-2023, thirty localities / groups of localities are implementing projects aimed at improving the delivery of communal household services, with the support of the Project “MĂ IMPLIC”, financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by SKAT Consulting. Following the signed agreement, the municipalities benefit from funding (maximum 65,000 CHF), consulting, and capacity building services. The Project “MĂ IMPLIC” will help the LPA and the service provider not only to improve the infrastructure but also to develop long-term approaches to keep this infrastructure in good shape and to have sustainable models for financing the provision of services. In our work, we will ensure that local citizens, employees of LPAs, NGOs, economic agents are actively involved in modernizing public services in the community and especially that the less advantaged have equal access to these services. 

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Over 1900 households in Pelivan commune will soon benefit from a modern waste collection service

Over 1900 households in Pelivan commune will soon benefit from a modern waste collection service

One of the goals of the Strategic Development Plan of the Pelivan Municipality for 2020-2025 is to organize the communal waste management service. This goal is achieved thanks to the partnership signed by the municipality with the project of civic involvement in local government “MĂ IMPLIC”.

Today, only 450 households (23.2%) from Pelivan village and some public institutions from Cișmea village, benefit from a waste collection service, provided by the municipal enterprise from Orhei town. The municipality, by mobilizing and involving all the citizens of Pelivan commune, decided to create its own selective waste collection service.

The list of activities of the Community Initiative Team includes the elimination of unauthorized landfills, organizations of a single landfill, obtaining the necessary permits, purchasing of waste bins for households and equipping the municipal enterprise with necessary technical equipment for selective waste collection. Solutions for the animal waste, construction waste and vegetable waste from households will be considered. Also, 10 public platforms for selective waste collection will be arranged in Pelivan commune. Information and education activities for citizens are to be carried out, therefore the Community Initiative Team hopes that at least 1900 households will contract the communal service. It is expected that the municipal enterprise will discharge about 2520 tons of waste annually, waste sorting will allow to sell the recyclable waste to local recycling enterprises, and this will create additional income for the municipality. Moreover, with the organization and launch of the new service, the municipality hopes to expand the service in neighboring villages (Cucuruzeni, Zorile and Crihana).

In the period 2021-2023, the commune Pelivan will implement a project aimed to improve the solid waste management service, with the support of the Project “MĂ IMPLIC”, financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and implemented by SKAT Consulting. Following the signed agreement, the municipality will benefit from funding (maximum 65,000 CHF), consulting, and capacity building services. The Project “MĂ IMPLIC” will help the LPA and the service provider not only to improve the infrastructure but also to develop long-term approaches to keep this infrastructure in good shape and to have sustainable models for financing the provision of services. In our work, we will ensure that local citizens, employees of LPAs, NGOs, economic agents are actively involved in modernizing public services in the community and especially that the less advantaged have equal access to these services.