09VITA - A new life in the countryside

Period: October 2010 – July 2013

Goal: Promoting the long term sustainability of rural milieus within 5 development regions, 6 counties (judete), 10 villages from Romania through activities which support and encourage the initiation of non-agricultural businesses and through the intensification of use of active measures for sustainable employment. The project’s activities involve: improving the quality of human resources in the rural areas by developing and offering training, information and advice programmes to 3600 persons purporting to initiate the development of rural entrepreneurship; providing personalized guidance and specific training services for 1400 persons from rural milieus aiming to support the start-up of non-agricultural businesses; ensuring that 1600 persons benefit from key competencies facilitating their access on the labour market; founding 10 rural centers that set the grounds for ensuring the project’s long term sustainability.

Funding authority:  Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Protection, European Social Fund, Sectorial Operational Programme – Human Resources Development 2007 – 2013, Priority Axis 5 „Promoting active employment measures”, Key area of intervention 5.2. „Promoting long term sustainability of rural areas in terms of human resources”.

*** National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux implements 09VITA - A new life in the countryside project, in partnership the  PAEM Alba Foundation (applicant), SIVECO Romania, Association for Women Entrepreneurship Development Romania, Association des Developpement des Pyrenees par Formation ADEPFO France.