In the coming months, the Empowered project will take a major step forward by developing a comprehensive Public-Private-Civil (PPC) Partnership Guide—a strategic and practical tool designed to foster effective collaboration between governments, businesses, and civil society actors.
✏️ This guide will serve as a key resource for stakeholders at the local level, including the 6️⃣ partner organizations involved in the project across the Western Balkans. It will offer actionable strategies, real-world examples, and adaptable frameworks that support inclusion efforts for persons with disabilities (PwDs).
📍 As part of the development process, bilateral workshops will be organized to facilitate knowledge exchange, share best practices, and address day-to-day challenges faced by local actors. These workshops will help strengthen the ability of partners to coordinate efforts, develop trust, and build systems that truly work for everyone.
💡 Alongside the guide, each participating municipality will also design and implement Local Inclusion Plans and Projects, tailored to their community’s specific needs. These plans will provide sustainable, community-based solutions that improve access, services, and opportunities for more than 20,000 persons with disabilities across the region.
🎯 The combined impact of the PPC Guide, workshops, and local action plans will be far-reaching. Not only will they help build long-term local capacity for inclusion, but they will also contribute to broader, region-wide progress in the area of disability rights, equal participation, and social innovation.
✅ Empowered is about turning dialogue into action—and action into impact. By empowering municipalities, civil society, and private sector actors to work together in new ways, we are setting the stage for lasting, inclusive change.