Visiting the region GEMER 24 April 2017 – 26 April 2017

Interreg project: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SPARSELY POPULATED

(SOCENT SPAs)

Site visit program

Monday 24 April 2017: Travelling to Gemer

13,00: Pick up and departure by minibus to Gemer region/Rimavská Sobota

Venue: Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic (Ministerstvo práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny SR)

Adress: Spitalska street no 4/Špitálska 4

Note: Distance between Bratislava - Rimavská Sobota: 279 km

The journey will last up to 4hrs. We will break once for a coffee at a filling station.

17,00: Accommodation in Zlatý Býk Hotel, Rimavská Sobota

Hotel address: Stefan Daxner Square 413/ Námestie Štefana Daxnera 413

Tel: +421 47 56 32 032; + 421 47 56 32 034

E-mail:

Note: bedrooms are prebooked, price per standard bedroom is 36,50 Eur (breakfast and local tax included); individual payments: credit card or cash

18,00: Optional sightseeing: please, let us know if you would like to have aguided city tour (an English speking guide has not been confirmed yet) are or just ashort (individual) walk around

19,00: Dinner

Note: We do not organise ajoint/group dinner but surely we have to eat something so if there is an interest we can go together for adinner or aglass of wine either in a hotel restaurant (which offers good selection of food and wines) or elsewhere.

Tuesday 25 April 2017: Site Visit – 1st day

9,00: Departure from the hotel

9,30 - 11,30:Partners meeting: „Meet Gemer“- introduction to the region

Venue: District Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family,

Address: Čerenčianska, 979 01 Rimavská Sobota

  • Presentation of the study report: MoLSAF, Ms Ingrid Ujváriová
  • Local Action Group Malohont - local view of the region, Ms Miroslava Vargová
  • Discussion

12,00 – 13,15: Lunch (in ahotel restaurant – Zlatý Býk)

Transfer to Jesenské

14,00 – 15,00: Visitingmunicipality Jesenské(representing bigger municipality of the region)

Venue: Municipal Office of Jesenské, Sobotská 10str.

  • Meeting the mayor of Jesenské Mr. Gabriel Mihály
  • Presentation of the Action Plan for the district Rimavská Sobota, Mr Gabriel Mihályi
  • Discussion

Transfer to Rakytník

15,30- 17,00: Visiting municipality Rakytník(representing small municipality of the region)

Venue: Municipal Office of Rakytník

  • Meeting the mayor of Rakytník Mr János Rencsok
  • Visit to Rakytník social enterprise
  • Presentation of „Social Integration in Green“ Project – social agiculture and farming in V4 countries, Mr Miloslav Kováč, Druživa Association, Gemer bordering region with Hungary
  • Discussion

Transfer to Zbojská

18,00: Accommodation in Challet/Salas Zbojská

Note: bedrooms are booked, price per person: 25 Eur (breakfast included), individual payments

19,00: Dinner in reastaurant of Challet Zbojská

Dinner á la cartewill be offered and hosted by the Slovak partners

Wednesday 26 April 2017: Site Visit – 2nd day

9,00: Departure from Zbojská and transfer to Revúca

9,45 – 11,30h: Socio-economic situation in Revúca district and creation of employment opportunities by supporting entrepreneurship – meeting with district officials and local entrepreneurship development activists

Venue: District Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of Revúca

Address: Gen. Viesta 1103/4, 050 01 Revúca

  • Meeting the director of Regional Labour Office Revúca Mr Jaroslav Demian and city officials – mayor of Revúca Ms Eva Cireňová and Head of District Office of Revúca and Chairman of the Council for development of the District Revúca Mr Peter Balog
  • Situation in the region from the Labour and Social Affairs Office perspective, presentation, Mr Jaroslav Demian
  • Gemer Development Agency: supporting young entrepreneurs, experience and challenges of the regional agency, Mr Stefan Horvath, Agency director
  • Discussion

Transfer to Muránska Dlhá Lúka municipality

12,00 - 13,00: Lunch

Venue: Municipal Office canteen of Muránska Dlhá Lúka

Note:the mayoroffers you to taste the local speciality „Gemer meatballs“, alternative food for vegetarians will be provided

Lunch is offered by EPIC

Venue: Municipal Office of Muránska Dlhá Lúka

13,00 – 14,30 : Meting with the Mayor of Muránska Dlhá Lúka minicipality Mr Marek Nosko

Venue: Municipal Office and streets of Muránska Dlhá Lúka

  • Presentation and discussion of possibilities of community development by use of social entrepreneurship, developing employment opportunities for low-skilled citizens and ways of social inclusion of the Roma minority
  • visiting local development projects

Note: contrary to the draft programme we will not visit the nearby Roma settlementand school due to public health reason (current occurance of jaundice/hepatitis); instead some pictures documenting the latest development will be presented.

15,00 – 19,00h: Transfer to Bratislava, departure of participants

SK partners team taking care of you in Slovakia:

Ingrid Ujváriová, MoLSAF, +421917624 816

Mária Nádaždyová, EPIC, +421918965 877

Ela Klementová, EPIC, + 421949176 296

Michaela Mudroňová, EPIC, + 421905499 608