P4 Skilled and socially inclusive region
4.1. More people benefiting from stronger Central Baltic communities
Central Baltic
01.03.2016 - 28.02.2018
€197 552
€167 919
ENDED. The common challenge of the Setomaa region in Estonia and the Engure and Ape regions in Latvia is to improve the social well-being of long-term unemployed local seniors.
Decreasing population in rural areas is affecting negatively the local labor market. It’s critical that older generations stay economically active for longer. Currently 950 people belonging to the working age population in Setomaa, Ape and Engure regions have not worked in over a year. Many of them are older than 55 and have a weaker position in the labor market due to their age.
To tackle this problem, partners located in Estonia and Latvia decided to join their efforts, to develop a joint approach/action plan based on the real needs of unemployed seniors from cross-border areas.
The aim of the project is to create better possibilities to access the local labor market for long-term unemployed seniors aged 55+ from Setomaa, Engure and Ape regions. The objective will be achieved through the implementation of training activities for ca 100 unemployed seniors.
Participants will improve their skills and knowledge according to the real needs of local public and private sector. People with lower motivation and self-confidence will be both mentored and encouraged to participate in support groups.
In this context a People-to-people approach will be used, thus enabling seniors from 3 regions to meet and interact with each other, to learn from each other’s experiences and to develop ideas for the future.
Local municipalities play a key role in this process; they have identified a large group of people aged 55+ with low or no income, but having potential for participation in the local labor market.
MTÜ Setomaa Liit
Country: EE
Partner budget: 95.219 EUR
Amount of ERDF funding: 80.936 EUR ERDF
Apes Novada Dome
Country: LV
Partner budget: 52.151 EUR
Amount of ERDF funding: 44.328 EUR ERDF
Engures Novada Dome
Country: LV
Partner budget: 50.182 EUR
Amount of ERDF funding: 42.655 EUR ERDF
Expected results
Internet presence
apesnovads.lv - project homepage of Latvian partner Ape Municipality (LAT)
enguresnovads.lv - project homepage of Latvian partner Engure Municipality (LAT)
Other media visibility
apesnovads.lv - project news (LAT)
apesnovads.lv - project news (LAT)
https://setomaa.postimees.ee - project news (EST)