The European Anti-Poverty Network
Latvijas PretNabadzības Tīkls



Otrdiena, 2024. gada 19. marts

LV
EN

RU

 
 

ERASMUS+ Strategic Partnerships

 

Building a Network to Boost Social Secure Europe - BOSS
Tīkla veidošana, lai veicinātu sociālo drošību Eiropā - BOSS

Līgums Nr. 2020-1-LV01-KA204-077474

01/09/2020 - 30/06/2022 - 30/06/2023

Project Summary

BOSS project will be implemented over a 34-month period by ten non-governmental organisations from European countries. The planned funding of the Erasmus+ program is 115970 EUR.

BACKGROUND

Civil society organizations from BOSS partner countries have established a quality framework for fighting against poverty and social exclusion, are the most familiar with the needs of their target groups and have an understanding of gender equality issues. However, the influence of these organizations regarding the promotion of social security across Europe is insufficient due to the lack of a strengthened cooperation network. The poverty reduction target through the social inclusion policies of the European Strategy 2020 and the national reform programs has not been achieved. The leading staff from the BOSS organizations have the need for the new knowledge and understanding in the field of social inclusion related to the new targets set in the European Union, which are reflected in the Annual Convention "Social Europe post 2020", European Pillar of Social Rights, Agenda 2030, Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025, Nordic and national programs.

Partners have set the following OBJECTIVES:

1) to establish a cooperation network of European organizations for the promotion of social security and to strategically strengthen the capacity of this Network;
2) to promote the BOSS partners', stakeholders', the non-governmental sector's and the general public's understanding of the BOSS network's tasks by ensuring the availability of relevant information;
3) to increase the knowledge of BOSS partner organizations' employees and volunteer leaders about the social inclusion strategies;
4) to ensure the exchange of experience for the BOSS partner organizations' employees and volunteers on the possibilities of implementing social rights and gender equality.

___

Project partners

● Latvia

EAPN-Latvia, Association
● Estonia

Eesti People to People
● Sweden

B-Creative Association
● Poland

Stowarzyszenie Vesuvio
● Norway

Velferdsalliansen EAPN Norway
● Denmark

Interfolk - Institute for civil Society
● France

Mitra France
● Italy

Coordinamento Toscano Marginalita
● Cyprus

Socialist Women's Movement
● Romania

Novapolis Association - Center for Analysis and Development Initiatives
● Greece

Hellenic Antipoverty Network
 

___

Project team

Latvia


● Laila Balga, Project Coordinator
   infoeapn.lv

● Inguna Lapsina, Financial Manager
infoeapn.lv

● Maris Kalejs, IT Manager
sannesanne.lv

● Aigars Sveicers, NGO expert
asveicersgmail.com

● Marite Rozentale, NGO expert
mariteroinbox.lv

● Gunta Kelle, NGO expert
guntaimka.lv

● Ineta Ielite, NGO expert
inete.ielitebernuforums.lv

● Dace Paegle, NGO expert
dacebernuforums.lv

● Natalya Novikova, NGO expert
novikovakompit.lv

● Raja Eriksone, NGO expert
biedriba.rasainbox.lv

● Dzintra Ziemele, NGO expert
dzintraziemeleinbox.lv

● Elina Alere-Fogele, NGO expert
elina.alere.fogeleeapn.lv

● Diana Jasinska, NGO expert
dianajainbox.lv
   

Poland


● Alina Maria Stadnik,
   Project Manager
   vesuvio7wp.pl

● Wlodzimierz Andrzej Stadnik,
   Project Manager
   vesuvio7wp.pl

 

Sweden


● Ingmarie Rohdin,
   Project Manager
   ingmarierohdinb-creative.link

● Åsa Hedlin Olsson,
Researcher/Administrator
hedlinolssongmail.com

● Cristina Boldrini Tisci,
Responsible for marketing and networking
ingmarierohdinb-creative.link

Cyprus


● Eleni N. Karaoli,
   Project Manager
   eleninkaraolihotmail.com

● Roulla Mavronikola,
   Project Manager
   roulla.mavronikolagmail.com

● Sylia Kirmitsi,
   Project Manager
   skyrmitsigmail.com

Estonia


● Ruta Pels, Project Manager
ruta.pelsmail.ru

● Leonid Smulskiy, Publicity Manager
leonid.smulskiymail.ru
 

Norway


● Honoratte BNN Muhanzi,
   Project Manager
   honoratte.muhanzi
   velferdsalliansen.no

● Aaste Solheim Hagerup,
Administrator
aaste.solheim.hagerup
velferdsalliansen.no

● Felipe Garcia, NGO expert
felipe.garciavelferdsalliansen.no

Denmark


● Hans Jorgen Vodsgaard,
   Project Manager
   hjvinterfolk.dk
(01/09/2020-03/05/2021)

● Ole Meldgaard,
   Project Manager
   olemeldgaard1gmail.com
(01/09/2020-03/05/2021)
 

France


● Pavel Smulski, Project Manager
Paul_smulskihotmail.com

● Karina Tronche, Project Manager
karina.tronchegmail.com
 

Romania


● Aurica-Iris Alexe,
Project Manager
eapnromaniagmail.com

● Florentina Buruiana, Financial Manager
eapnromaniagmail.com

● Narcisa Alexe, Technical Expert
eapnromaniagmail.com


Italy


● Jacopo Lascialfari, Project Manager
   lascialfarijgmail.com

● Silvia Raimondi, Project Manager
   silviaraimondi2gmail.com

● Giulia Morigoni, NGO expert
   giulia.morigonigmail.com
 

Greece


● Evita Paraskevopoulou, Project Manager, eapngrgmail.com

● Panagiota Arvaniti, Financial Manager, eapngrgmail.com

● Adamantia Baboula, Communication Officer, eapngrgmail.com

● Spyridon Psychas, NGO expert
eapngr@gmail.com
   

___

Target group - NGO participants

The BOSS network will involve a direct target group - at least 62 employees (project managers, experts, board members, etc., 50% of all - women), and also an indirect target group - at least 20 participants from Cypriot NGOs.


Photo from the Coordinamento Toscano Marginalita archive

___

Summary of the planned ACTIVITIES:

1) four Transnational Project Meetings (Project Opening Conference and a Workshop in Cyprus, two BOSS Capacity Building in Italy and Sweden, one Evaluation Meeting in Estonia);

2) six short-term joint staff training events (two seminars on awareness and strategies for social inclusion in France and Latvia; four exchange of experience events in ensuring social rights in Norway, Poland, Greece and Romania).

___

Project calendar and main activities

1. October 2020, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Transnational Projects Meeting: Erasmus+ Project Opening Conference.

2. January 2021, Florence, Italy.
Transnational Projects Meeting: BOSS Capacity Building.

3. February 2021, Nice, France.
Short-term joint staff training events: Training on awareness and strategies for social inclusion.

4. March 2021, Bromolla, Sweden.
Transnational Projects Meeting: BOSS Capacity Building.

5. April 2021, Riga, Latvia.
Short-term joint staff training events: Training on awareness and strategies for social inclusion.

6. May 2021, Oslo, Norway.
Short-term joint staff training events: Exchange of experience in ensuring social rights in Norway.

7. August 2021, Rzeszow, Poland.
Short-term joint staff training events: Exchange of experience in ensuring social rights in Poland.

8. November 2021, Athens, Greece.
Short-term joint staff training events: Exchange of experience in ensuring social rights in Greece.

9. March 2022, Bucharest, Romania.
Short-term joint staff training events: Exchange of experience in ensuring social rights in Romania.

10. May 2022, Tallinn, Estonia.
Transnational Projects Meeting: BOSS Evaluation Meeting.

___

Planned methodology

This project will be coordinated by EAPN-Latvia, by attracting at least three administrative employees and the appropriate material and technical resources, by summarizing the results of the project activities and partners' proposals and by ensuring publicity and the dissemination of the project results. The partners plan to organize the activities in all countries (one event in each country) by attracting administrative staff, lecturers, consultants and moderators, as well as by providing the material and technical resources, ensuring publicity and the dissemination of results. All partners will ensure the planned number of participants for the events and will organize the target group surveys. For all activities the partners intend to provide handouts with the relevant content.

___

Project implementation


● 29.06.2023. BOSS Evaluation Meeting


● 13.05.2023. BOSS Capacity Building


● 30.04.2023. Conference of NGO project managers and board members: BOSS implementation in new conditions


● 24.03.2023. Exchange of experience in ensuring social rights in Romania


● 19.01.2023. BOSS management meeting


● 03.11.2022. BOSS management meeting


● 16.09.2022. Exchange of experience in ensuring social rights in Poland

● 06.07.2022. BOSS management meeting
On July 6, 2022 EAPN-Latvia organized an administrative webinar for project partners.
Project managers from Greece, Italy, Romania and Sweden took part in it.
Latvia was represented by Laila Balga and Aigars Sveicers, members of the Board of EAPN-Latvia.


● 24.03.2022. Training on awareness and strategies for social inclusion, France


● 07.03.2022. BOSS management meeting


● 20.01.2022. Exchange of experience in ensuring social rights in Greece


● 14.01.2022. BOSS management meeting


● 07.12.2021. BOSS management meeting


● 26.11.2021. Transnational Project Meeting: BOSS Capacity Building, Florence, Italy


● 07.10.2021. Exchange of experience in ensuring social rights in Norway


● 15.09.2021. Transnational Project Meeting: BOSS Capacity Building, Bromolla, Sweden


● 09.09.2021. BOSS management meeting


● 19.08.2021. Training on awareness and strategies for social inclusion - Latvia


● 12.08.2021. Planning webinar for autumn 2021


● 06.07.2021. Discussion about the result dissemination and publicity


● 15.06.2021. Discussion about planning events


● 25.05.2021. Transnational Projects Meeting: Erasmus+ Project Opening Conference


● 23.04.2021. Partners Online Meeting


● 22.03.2021. Partners Online Meeting


● 10.03.2021. Partners Online Meeting


● 25.02.2021. Partners Online Meeting


● 18.02.2021. Partners Online Meeting


● 11.02.2021. Partners Online Meeting

___

Planned RESULTS

1) a cooperation network of ten European NGOs will be established in order to promote social security in Europe;
2) previous experiences and recommendations for increasing the capacity of the BOSS Network will be summarized;
3) the understanding of the BOSS Network's objectives will be promoted for ten project partners and at least 2000 stakeholders;
4) 18 NGO employees will have the increased awareness and knowledge of social inclusion, social rights and gender equality;
5) 44 NGO employees will have increased knowledge and improved practical experience on the implementation of the basic principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights.

Impact
BOSS project will influence the social security policy at both national and European level and direct it towards reducing poverty and social exclusion through the establishment of a European cooperation network of NGOs, the growth of partners and staff from these NGOs, and through raising the stakeholders' awareness of the BOSS Network's objectives.

Long-term benefits
1. The availability of the partners' informative summaries on social security in European countries.
2. Improved knowledge of the ten partner organizations' employees on social inclusion and the implementation of the basic principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights;
3. Improved motivation of the BOSS Network's members and opportunities to develop new adult education projects in the field of social inclusion and gender equality.

___

The project produces the following results:

Erasmus+ BOSS_Partner Proposals Summary (.pdf) >>
Erasmus+ BOSS_Resolution of the partners Tallinn 28.06.2023 (.pdf) >>

1) a cooperation network (BOSS) of ten European NGOs established - from Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Norway, France, Italy, Greece and Cyprus - whose responsibilities are related to the areas of social inclusion and social rights in order to promote social security in Europe;

2) previous experiences and recommendations of ten partner organizations summarized for increasing the capacity of the BOSS network;

3) the understanding of the BOSS network's objectives promoted for ten project partners (206 project participants) and disseminated to at least 2000 stakeholders;

4) 50 NGO employees (staff, board members and volunteers) of the BOSS network have increased awareness and knowledge of social inclusion, social rights and gender equality;

5) 77 NGO employees (staff, board members and volunteers) of the BOSS network have increased knowledge and improved practical experience on the implementation of the basic principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights.

In total, 333 participants were involved in the BOSS project activities, including 75% women.

___

Results achieved / Project progress

Draft Report (2020-1-LV01-KA204-077474) 2023-8-1 10_17_24 (.pdf) >>
● 07.12.2021. Erasmus Plus BOSS EAPN-Latvia Interim Report (.pdf) >>
● 24.08.2021. Erasmus+ BOSS EAPN-Latvia Interim Report (.pdf) >>
● 17.05.2021. Erasmus+ BOSS EAPN-Latvia Interim Report (.pdf) >>

___

Publication events

Latvia
Reporting Boss Dissemination Action List CY SGK

Reporting Boss Dissemination Action List GR Hellenic Antipoverty Network (.pdf) >>

● 15.10.2021. Reporting Boss Dissemination Action List RO NOVAPOLIS (.pdf) >>

● 15.08.2021. Reporting Boss Dissemination Action List RO NOVAPOLIS ASSOCIATION (.pdf) >>


● 16.09.2022. Erasmus+ 35th anniversary festival in Riga, Latvia


● 14.10.2021. The European Union Erasmus+ Days in Latvia

https://www.facebook.com/BOSS-Project-104015468503584
https://epale.ec.europa.eu/lv
https://www.facebook.com/laila.balga/

France
https://www.facebook.com/mitrafr

Poland
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067123778616
https://www.facebook.com/BOSS-Project-104015468503584
https://www.facebook.com/rops.rzeszow/
https://www.facebook.com/people/Warsztat-Terapii-Zaj...
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057305956091
https://www.facebook.com/ZAZRadosc/

https://www.facebook.com/Stowarzyszenie-Vesuvio-101078061535872

Romania
https://novapolis.ro/boss-project-for-a-better-cooperation-and-understanding-of-social-inclusion/
https://novapolis.ro/en/boss/
https://novapolis.ro/en/awareness-raising-activities-and-inclusion-strategies-carried-out-within-the-boss-project/
https://novapolis.ro/en/boss-conference-social-inclusion-strategies-benefits-and-difficulties/

https://novapolis.ro/boss/
https://novapolis.ro/2259/
https://novapolis.ro/conefrinta-boss-strategii-de-incluziune-sociala-beneficii-si-dificultati/
https://novapolis.ro/activitati-de-constientizare-si-strategii-de-incluziune-derulate-in-cadrul-proiectului-boss/

https://www.facebook.com/NovapolisRomania
https://www.novapolis.ro/boss-project-for-a-better-cooperation-and-understanding-of-social-inclusion/
https://facebook.com/Renasis-1460293404205763/

Sweden
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067123778616
https://b-creative.link/projekt
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12526882/
BOSS Project Dissemination action list, Sweden, B-creative association (.pdf) >>

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12526882/
B-Creative Association (Sweden) presentation (.pdf) >>

Greece
www.antipoverty.org.gr | twitter: @eapn_greece
https://www.facebook.com/Ελληνικό-Δίκτυο-για-την-Καταπολέμηση-της-ΦτώχειαςGreek-Antipoverty-Network-350381698385017
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWk9OebCm6nXU_wpTGeL5-g
https://www.linkedin.com/in/greek-antipoverty-network-b59950216/
https://www.facebook.com/350381698385017/posts/4895750803848061/

Estonia
https://www.facebook.com/Eesti-People-to-People-1040259346025140
http://www.ptpest.ee/enidp.html
http://www.ptpest.ee/820202.html

Norway
● 07.10.2021. Norway Brochure (.pdf) >>
● 07.10.2021. Velferdsalliansen EAPN Norway Activities (.pdf) >>
● 07.10.2021. Velferdsalliansen EAPN Norway Presentation (.pdf) >>
BOSS - Building a Network to Boost Social Secure Europe - 2023 - Velferdsalliansen EAPN Norway
https://velferdsalliansen.no/boss-prosjektet/

Cyprus
https://www.facebook.com/sosialistikiginekiakinisi

Italy
https://www.coordinamentotoscanomarginalita.it/european-projects/

-
 

SĀKUMS

PAR MUMS

EAPN-Latvia izdevumi

STRATĒĢIJAS PLATFORMA

European Minimum
Income Network


Latvijas NVO
fonda projekti


RĪGAS DOMES PROJEKTI
 
PROJEKTI

BALTIC PROJECT 4
BALTIC PROJECT 3
BALTIC PROJECT 2
BALTIC PROJECT

NORDPLUS 2019-2022
NORDPLUS preparatory 2019

ERASMUS+ Small-scale Partnership

2022-2023

ERASMUS+ Strategic Partnerships
2020-2023

ERASMUS+ SMES-Europa
2022-2024

ERASMUS AKREDITĀCIJA
2022-2027

PASĀKUMI ĀRVALSTĪS

People Experiencing Poverty


PASĀKUMI LATVIJĀ


FONDS LAIKaMETS


Programmas
Latvijas 100-gadei

 

 
 
eapn.lv 2014-2024 © EAPN-Latvia
-

tālrunis +371 22311545, e-pasts: info[at]eapn.lv