Final conference of the project in Galați

National Society of Red Cross Romania – Galati Branch, as the Lead partner of the project “Integrated cross-border approach for an improved capacity to prevent, manage and respond to emergency situations”, together with the project partners, respectively, AO Cross-Border Cooperation and European Integration Agency and Cahul Department of Exceptional Situations organized the final conference of the project on November 10th, 2021. The event was organized online due to restrictions imposed by the pandemic situation. However, it did not prevent the successful implementation of the conference which was attended by 36 people from Romania and Moldova. We could mention the following participants: project partners, representatives from the local administrations of target localities, representatives of the Red Cross branches and from the Headquarters of the National Red Cross Society of Romania, Red cross volunteers, members of SVSU from the localities participating in the project. The results of the project, the difficulties encountered but especially the success stories of this project were presented during the event. Project partners have noted the great interest of the participnts in the training courses that were carried out in the 10 target localities of the project. Thus, the participants expressed their desire to continue the activities after the end of the project, but also to expand its results by submitting new project proposals.

Final conference of the project in Cahul

The Cross-Border Cooperation and European Integration Agency organized on November 3, 2021 the final conference of the project Integrated cross-border approach for an improved capacity to prevent, manage and respond to emergency situations, funded by the Joint Operational Program Romania – Republic of Moldova 2014 -2020. The project was implemented in partnership with the National Society of Red Cross Romania – Galati Branch, and the Cahul Department of Exceptional Situations. The final conference was attended by 37 participants including mayors and employees of the target localities of the project: Borceag, Cucoara, Brînza, Văleni and Zîrnești, representatives from institutions related to emergencies and disaster management, representatives of the media and other stakeholders who have contributed to the implementation of the project. The results of the project were presented during the event and the next steps to be taken after the project end were proposed. Thus, the partners and stakeholders expressed a great deal of interest in continuing the activities within new projects and other initiatives. The needs at local level were assessed and proposals were made by the participants to the conference on how to ensure project sustainability and multiply its results.

Emergency simulation exercise

The National Society of Red Cross Romania – Galați Branch organized within the project Integrated cross-border approach for an improved capacity to prevent, manage and respond to emergency situations an Emergency simulation exercise in Pechea commune on October 22, 2021 There were 57 participants to the event, representatives from the Lead beneficiary, the local administration, members of SVSU Pechea but also general public from Pechea commune. The exercise aimed to test the knowledge obtained by the target group within the project and consisted of several activities: (1) Presentation of the concept of the emergency simulation exercise and SVSU intervention; (2) The intervention for the liquidation of the fire at the Gymnasium school no. 1 and (3) Evaluating the exercise and the lessons learned from it.