Empowerment of Families with Children

Programme 2007 - 2013 South-East Finland-Russia ENPI CBC

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

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Description (EN):

To improve the welfare of families in Finnish-Russian border area, to ensure high quality and easy access services in multicultural society both in Finland and Russia. To increase understanding of each others’ social service system and family culture. Specific objectives: To enhance the competence of social and health care professionals working in a multicultural environment and improve the competence of professionals in preventive and empowering social work with families. To collect scientific data on the present situation of the social and health services and competence of the staff and data on the best practices in both countries and other European countries. To start family consulting clinic activities in St Petersburg, Vyborg, Svetogorsk, Tichvin and Pikalevo. To enhance the quality of the services of family consulting clinics in Imatra, Lappeenranta, Kotka and Hamina. To generate and execute study modules on working in a multicultural environment for the students of Saimaa UAS and Kymenlaakso UAS. To produce information for well being services in a (cross-platform) .txt format for use on the internet pages.

Achievements (EN):

The overall objective of the project was to improve the welfare of families in the Finnish−Russian border area, to ensure high quality and easy-to-access services in multicultural Finnish and Russian society and to increase the understanding of each other’s social service system and family culture. During its three-year implementation, these objectives were addressed by enhancing the competence of social and health care professionals via several joint meetings, trainings, study trips and international and regional seminars (which brought in over 500 participants) on, for example, current trends, terminology, practices, methods, legislative acts, challenges and human resource management in the field of social services in Russia and Finland for families and children. Information for virtual family services was compiled for the EKSOTE Hyvis portal at www.hyvis.fi. The development of family consulting clinics was carried out in Imatra, Lappeenranta, Kotka and Hamina in Finland and St Petersburg, Vyborg, Pikalevo and Svetogorsk in Russia. One new family counselling department called “Rainbow” was established in the Admiralteisky district. A cultural interpreter (CI) pilot method was developed for the family social support of immigrants and professionals working with them. Almost 50 client contacts were created during the course of the project. The project produced several publications on the field of the social sector.

Website: http://www.helsinki.fi/

Expected Results (EN):

Main activities were organising the international seminar researchers seminar, closing seminar and study trips and trainings. To provide professional exchang, surveys and research, publications and a website. Ambulating family social work support person and producing content for internet-based services.

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Health and social services Social inclusion and equal opportunities

Partners (9)

Lead Partner: University of Helsinki, Palmenia Centre for Continuing Education

Address: Metsontie 41, 48220 Kotka, Finland

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Kymenlaakson Ammattikorkeakoulu Oy

Name: Kymenlaakson Ammattikorkeakoulu Oy

Address: Pääskysentie 1, 48401 Kotka, Finland

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The complex center of social service of population of Welcome

Name: The complex center of social service of population of Welcome

Address: Sholnaya street 11, 188990 Svetogorsk, Leningrad region, Russia

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The complex center of social service of population of Vyborg

Name: The complex center of social service of population of Vyborg

Address: Rubezhnaya 28 A, 188801 Vyborg, Russia

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ANO The International Center of Social Service Studies

Name: ANO The International Center of Social Service Studies

Address: Ulitsa Smolnogo 1/3, 191124 St.Petersburg, Russia

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The complex center of social service of population of Admiralteisky

Name: The complex center of social service of population of Admiralteisky

Address: Kurlyandskaya street 32, 190020 St.Petersburg, Russia

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The complex center of social service of population of Pikalevo

Name: The complex center of social service of population of Pikalevo

Address: Ulitsa Sholnaja 59 A, 187600 Pikalevo, Leningrad region, Russia

Legal status: n/a

Saimaa University of Applied Sciences

Name: Saimaa University of Applied Sciences

Address: Pohjolankatu 23, 53100 Lappeenranta, Finland

Legal status: n/a

City of Imatra

Name: City of Imatra

Address: Virastokatu 2, 55100 Imatra, Finland

Legal status: n/a

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Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences

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University of Helsinki, Palmenia Centre for Continuing Education

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The complex center of social service of population of Welcome

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The complex center of social service of population of Vyborg

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ANO The International Center of Social Service Studies

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The complex center of social service of population of Admiralteisky

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The complex center of social service of population of Pikalevo

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Saimaa University of Applied Sciences

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City of Imatra

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Summary

Project name (EN): Empowerment of Families with Children

Project acronym: Empowerment of Families with Children

Project start date: 2011-04-29

Project end date: 2014-04-28

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 320 736.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 522 565.00

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2007 - 2013 South-East Finland-Russia ENPI CBC

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2015-04-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

55 / 55 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

289 / 289 (100%)

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