PhDr. Elena Kopcov

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 The role of non-profit sector as a provide of
social services of general interestin SLOVAKIA
PhDr. Elena Kopcová, PhD., Nora
Horváthová WELLNEA s.r.o. (sheltered workshop,
social enterpreneurship) TENENET o.z. (social and
psychological advisory center, NGO)
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Strategy EUROPA 2020 in Slovakia

• National priority of social services development
  for 2015-2020
• Strategy of de-institutionalisation of social
  services systems
• UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with
  Disabilities
• UN convention on the Rights of children
• Convention on the anti-discrimination of women
• European social charter

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Trans-sectional and inter-agency strategic
partnership - expert working group

1. ministries - job, families, education, health,
   regional development etc.
2. state agencies - labour, families, social care
   etc.
3. municipalities - regional, district and local
4. NGOs - providers of different type of social
   services
5. research institutes and universities
6. ??? business sector ???

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Demographics for social services5,5 milions
people in Slovakia

• 399 thousands of unemployed people (7,25 of
  populiation)
• 733 thousands of seniors (13,33 of population)
  (2025 assumption 1,3 mil)
• 245 thousands of people with disabilities (8,9
  of population) (2025 2x more) - 30 000 in
  institutions, 7 from 10 unemployed with almost no
  social contacts
• 402 thousands of Romas (7,3 of population) -
  18,4 in segregated settlement, 35 in poverty

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Number of registered providers of social advisory
in Slovakia
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Number of registered receivers of home nursing
services in 2010-2013
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Number of places with yearly, weekly and daily
care in social care homes in 2013
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From SWOT analyse to discussion - European
semester as Strategy EUROPA 2020 in Slovakia

1. reform of social care system - changes in social
   services, quality, availability and employment
2. design and implementation of new assessment
   system of referring to social services (spec. PwD
3. process of transition from institutional to
   community care and development of new community
   services
4. design and implementation of social housing
5. financing and sustainability of social services

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Financement of social providers

1. Social services
2. Social - legal protection of children and youth
3. Supported employment services

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Financement of social services

• Most common (e.g. 15 000 EUR / year - 1,5
  person)
• state (e.g. Ministries - 8000 EUR/ year)
• municipality (e.g. BSK - 4000 EUR / year, MsÚ -
  2000 EUR / year)
• Private and business sponsorship (e.g. 2 of
  taxes - 1000 EUR/year)
• Optional and very rare
• National agency for youth (e.g. Erasmus - 200
  000 EUR/ 2 years)
• Social foundation (e.g. EEA grants - 150 000 EUR
  / 2 years)
• International grants (e.g. Interreg - 1-5 milions
  EUR / 2 year)
• In process and ?
• IAOPZaSI (e.g. NP Community center - 25 000 EUR
  /year)
• IROP

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Lets change it for the better )