Social services for vulnerable people in Moldova developed with EU support 

In partnership with local and central public authorities, and with EU support, civil society organisations in Moldova have created or improved 41 social services for people from vulnerable groups. 

Since 2021, the EU-funded ‘Civil society organisations working for better social services’ project has set up 12 day and placement centres for children and adults at risk, eight mobile teams and home care services, six rehabilitation centres for children and adults with disabilities, three vocational guidance services for young people at risk, three community houses and sheltered housing services, three services for children and adults with visual and hearing disabilities, two social laundries, a social canteen and a Barnahus-type center in Balti. These services operate in 29 districts and municipalities.

The project started in 2021 and will end in July 2024. It has a total budget of €3.375 million, of which the EU contributes €3 million.

“Quality social services are a hope for a better life in the community for many people in need. Helping vulnerable people is a fundamental pillar of a progressive and humane society,” said Jānis Mažeiks, the European Union’s ambassador to the Republic of Moldova.

The social services created under the project are designed to be sustainable, with public authorities taking over and managing the services developed.

During the project, 6,739 people from vulnerable groups benefited from social services, of which 58.4% were from rural areas and 41.6% from urban areas. Most (74%) beneficiaries were children, and 17% were older adults.

The European Union funds the project, which is co-financed and implemented by Soros Foundation Moldova in partnership with IP Keystone Moldova and AO Institutum Virtutes Civilis for 2021-2024.

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