The local impressions and experiences with implementing transnational programs and projects for encouraging employment in a smaller community : : project "Žene su snaga zajednice" in Kutina

U ovom diplomskom radu razmatraju se lokalni odjeci i iskustva realizacije programa „Zaželi“ na području grada Kutine. Program financira Europska unija, a usmjeren je na smanjivanje nezaposlenosti u manjim zajednicama i općinama u Republici Hrvatskoj. Zaklada „Sandra Stojić“ uključila se u program sa vlastitim projektom pod nazivom „Žene su snaga zajednice“. Ovaj rad istražuje strukturu i provedbu tog projekta, u svrhu predstavljanja, analize i tumačenja odnosa među voditeljicama projekta i žena zaposlenih u okviru spomenutoga projekta. Posebna pozornost posvećena je njihovoj individualnoj percepciji učinkovitosti projekta, odnosno, ispunjava li projekt njihova očekivanja o povećanoj mogućnosti daljnjeg zapošljavanja nakon sudjelovanja u projektu. U radu se koristi istraživačka tehnika polustrukturiranog intervjua te kritičko valoriziranje medijskih napisa i literature. Rad Zaklade predstavljen je u kontekstu teorije socijalnog kapitala i pružanja međugeneracijske uzajamne pomoći. Projekt zapošljava dugotrajno nezaposlene osobe te smanjuje njihovu socijalnu isključenost. Također, sprječava preuranjenu institucionalizaciju starijih osoba i produbljuje međuljudske odnose u lokalnoj zajednici.This thesis examines the local perceptions and experiences of conducting a program called „Zaželi“ in Kutina. The program is funded by the European Union and it is focused on reducing unemployment in smaller communities and districts in the Republic of Croatia. The „Sandra Stojić“ foundation joined the program with a project of its own called „Žene su snaga zajednice“. In this thesis, the structure and implementation of the project are examined in order to present, analyze and interpret the relationship between the project managers and the women who were employed thanks to the project. Special attention is given to the employed women's individual perceptions of the project's efficiency in improving their chances of finding future employment after the project is finished. This research relies on the use of semi-structured interviews and critical examination of various media and literary sources. The efforts of the foundation are examined with respect to the social capital theory and the role of offering intergenerational mutual assistance in smaller communities. The project employs people who suffer from long-term unemployment and reduces their social exclusion. Additionally, it prevents an early institutionalization of the elderly and improves the quality of interpersonal relationships in the local community