Campaign programme for introduction of the Euro to vulnerable population groups

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Campaign programme for introduction of the Euro
to vulnerable population groups

• COORDINATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

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The purpose of the Campaign programme

• Preventing or reducing negative effects of
  exchange for the vulnerable groups.

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The target population

• disabled persons,
• blind and partially sighted persons,
• deaf and hard-of-hearing persons,
• elderly persons,
• persons with mental disabilities,
• and other difficult to reach groups of the
  population.

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Objectives

• education of multiplicators and qualification of
  field activists
• appropriate coverage of the target population
• appropriate involvement of the public
• establishment of communication and coordination
  between national authorities and the NGO sector
• provision of technical support

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Coordination between

• the Ministry of Finance
• the Ministry of the Economy
• the Ministry of Public Administration
• the Bank of Slovenia (BS) and
• the Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• the national campaign is conducted by the
  Government Public Relations and Media Office
• the Ministry of Labour, Family and Social
  Affairs, the Directorate for the Disabled
  (coordination of the programme)

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Phases of the Programme

• 1st phase the preparation of a timetable of
  activities, agreements, promotion and division of
  work areas, making contacts with NGOs
• 2nd phase concrete agreements and technical and
  personnel preparation (training of the trainers)
• 3rd phase execution and coordination of planned
  programmes

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Activities - 1

• an agreement on the division of competences of
  all parties involved
• this agreement concerns
• the flow of information
• prevention the duplication of activities
• financing the activities
• inclusion in the overall image of the national
  campaign,

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Activities - 2

• all annual bulletins issued by the Ministry of
  Labour, Family and Social Affairs shall include
  topics concerning the changeover to the euro,
  along with detailed presentations and a display
  of materials
• the bulletin shall be distributed among all
  organisations for the disabled

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Activities - 3

• At all the Ministrys annual meetings with
  representative organisations, one of the topics
  shall be the introduction of the euro to
  vulnerable groups of the population.

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Activities - 4

• Inviting the representative organisations to take
  part on in these activities in the form of
  conceptual and logistical assistance.
• A consultation is to be organised with
  representatives from all organisations for the
  disabled and pensioners' organisations.
• Conclusions are to be taken into consideration in
  formulating the strategy and planning activities.
  
• Representative organisations joining vulnerable
  and hard-to-reach groups of the population shall
  be included in the activities as partner
  organisations.

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Activities - 5

• the presentation of the website shall also be
  adjusted to the needs of people with sensory
  impairment (i.e. website users with special
  needs).
• The existing content shall be complemented with
  content intended for those whose capacity for
  understanding complex information has been
  reduced for any reason.
• Content prepared in an easy-to-read" format.

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Activities - 6

• The establishment of a coordination body for
• technical and expert assistance, and
• the effective processing of data acquired during
  public presentations, meetings with organisations
  for the disabled and via electronic and other
  means,
• shall be carried out as agreed between the
  Government Public
• Relations and Media Office, the Ministry of
  Labour, Family and
• Social Affairs, and the Bank of Slovenia.

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Activities - 7

• It is indispensable to get as many educated
  activists as possible qualified for successful
  operation in the field.
• The vulnerable individuals are not always
  integrated into any organisation that might help
  them.
• Training for activists (multiplicators) is
  conducted with help of the Community of Social
  Welfare Institutions, community of social work
  and advisory centres, association of
  municipalities of Slovenia and community of
  municipalities of Slovenia, as well as local and
  village communities. Substantial help can also be
  offered by home care services, the Red Cross,
  Caritas, Church organisations and others.

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Activities - 8

• the qualification of multiplicators from
  representative organisations,
• the knowledge is conveyed to activists within the
  organisations and local units,
• thorough notification of management staff or
  responsible persons from institutions and
  non-governmental organisations is required,
• responsibility for notifying their users and
  members has been left to the organisations within
  the framework of participation.

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Activities - 9

• At this point field activists shall operate,
  informational material shall be distributed.
• Special aids shall be produced and provided for
  the blind for the purposes of recognizing the
  value of a banknote at the same time,
  information material shall be transcribed into
  Braille and additional audio recordings with
  information and instructions shall be provided.
• It is necessary to offer similar instructions to
  the relatives of those people who are considered
  at risk.

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Activities 10

• Appropriate qualification of bank officials
  working with clients shall be provided for the
  work with vulnerable population groups.

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Activities - 11

• Final evaluation of effectiveness in reaching the
  project objectives, as well as an evaluation of
  the situation the implementation aspect of the
  programme.

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Time schedule of activities
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Time schedule of activities
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Time schedule of activities
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Aids for reading coin and banknote values

• Aids for reading coin and banknote values
• Manufacturer Caretec Austria
• Vir www.caretec.at, 20.1.2006
• CashTest Note and Coin Gauge

Manufacturer Caretec Austria Source
www.caretec.at, 20.1.2006 CashTest Note and
Coin Gauge Official description Practical
aids to precisely determine bills or coins are of
high importance for blind people and should
therefore meet their needs in the best possible
manner. Our CashTest is a unique note and coin
gauge, being used by 500,000 blind people in
Europe and some overseas countries. It is the
size of a credit card and is easy to use. Just
insert the bill into the CashTest, bend it over
the edge into the measuring zone and read the
raised marks at the end of the note with your
finger.
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Aids for reading coin and banknote values

• Aids for reading coin and banknote values
• Manufacturer Caretec Austria
• Vir www.caretec.at, 20.1.2006
• CashTest Note and Coin Gauge

AMICO - Euro Cashbox Official description
AMICO elegant design combined with utmost
practical value! Each coin has its own
compartment. Every time you remove one coin from
its compartment, the next coin will jump into
place due to the coil inside the case. On the
back side of the cashbox you find a coin gauge,
enabling you to pre-sort the coins. dimensions
115 x 55 x 18 mm Use of the CashTest aid due to
its simplicity and price
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• Aids for reading coin and banknote values
• Manufacturer Caretec Austria
• Vir www.caretec.at, 20.1.2006
• CashTest Note and Coin Gauge

• We wish you all the best at introduction of the
  Euro!
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