“Social Dialogues” – A series of talks on the process and benefits of deinstitutionalization of social services in the Republic of Northern Macedonia
What are the challenges and improvements introduced by the National Strategy for Deinstitutionalization 2018-2027 and the new Law on Social Protection? What does it mean to provide community based social services for people with disabilities? Who can provide and implement community social services? What does the transformation of institutional social care into community social care mean? …
These are just some of the questions that, through a series of interviews, we will try to get answers from all stakeholders. We will talk to people with disabilities and their families about their expectations and experiences, representatives of the competent institutions responsible for implementing and monitoring the results of the reform, community social service providers (existing and new), responsible personnel for implementing and establishing new social services at the local level , representatives of projects that support the implementation of the transition from institutional to community care and many others.
