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Empowerment Starts Here Project supports refugees, vulnerable local people and communities, frontline practitioners and local decision makers in Bulgaria

International Federation of Social Workers

The Bulgarian Association of Social Workers (BASW) and ANGELA WING have developed a web platform that aims to improve the psychosocial support landscape for refugees and vulnerable locals in Bulgaria.

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Ministers hope £64bn funding boost will stave off more local council bankruptcies

The Guardian

Michael Gove to announce extra support for social care and housing as one in five English councils foresees going bust Ministers will announce a 6.5% increase in the funding for local councils in England in a desperate attempt to stop them going bankrupt. Michael Gove, the communities secretary, will announce the £64bn support package on Monday, less than a fortnight after he was warned that an unprecedented number of councils are likely to declare themselves bankrupt.

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Honoring the Contributions of Migrants and Respecting their Rights

International Federation of Social Workers

On this International Migration Day, we come together to act toward realizing the rights and responsibilities of migrants so that migration becomes a positive experience for all including the communities […]

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