Special focus is given to the regular meetings among Coalition of NGOs for Child Protection – KOMF on the coordination of actions toward the completion of social services decentralisation process.

These trainings, mentoring coaching will be conducted with KOMF members NGOs aiming to strengthen their capacities to support social services decentralisation process. The capacity building process will be led by the applicants, which have an extended experience in the field.

Specifically, 1 four day study visit will be organized in Greece with 15 representatives of NGOs and representatives of project implementation partners, aiming to share best practice and exchange experience regarding social services decentralization process.

Furthermore, 6 online mentoring/coaching sessions will be organized to discuss the challenges and difficulties and gain knowledge and skills to advocate for the decentralisation process.

Three strategies and action plans will be drafted on Communication, Advocacy, Fundraising and Volunteering, dedicated to guide the advocacy platform toward decentralisation process of social services as well as to ensure financial sustainability of the network after the end of the project. Strategies and action plans will be drafted jointly with NGOs and TGSW NGO members.

The research will analyze the the impact of decentralisation and how this process affected quality of social service provision. Findings of this research will serve as a solid and field evidence baseline to feed the advocacy strategy towards decentralisation process.
Recommendations of the research on the impact of social services decentralisation process will serve as fundament for the further governmental and municipal planning related to the completion of the decentralisation process of social services.

Workshops will be organised to draft KOMF positions for both laws and roundtables will serve to push KOMF positions to further influence improvement of Law on Social and Family Services; Law on Local Government Finances, and establishment of Specific Grant for Social Service.

These roundtables will give voice to the concerns and views of citizens in need of social protection as well consolidate and unify the civil society position to support the amendment of Law on Social and Family Services; Law on Local Government Finances, and establishment of Specific Grant for Social Services5

The regular annual monitoring will provide a clear view regarding the implementation of the legal framework, identify evidence from the field and provide recommendations toward the needed steps which determine the completion of decentralization.

ConteThis action will increase Media communication, broadcasting on social services decentralisation process and contribute to raise awareness among wide public on the importance of completion the process.nt 7