Moldova will receive a new support program worth 2 million euros from the Austrian government. Minister of Labor and Social Protection Alexei Buzu announced it.
During a meeting with Austrian Labor Minister Johannes Rauch, Buzu discussed several possibilities to support the social protection system in Moldova.
“Within the framework of a new program aimed at poverty reduction, Moldova will receive a grant of about 2 million euros,” Alexei Buzu said on his social networks.Â
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According to Minister Buzu, the grant will contribute to:
- developing measures to reduce and prevent poverty or mitigate the negative socio-economic impact of multiple crises on people suffering from poverty and vulnerable groups;
- ensuring availability, access, quality, and affordability of care and health services;
- measures for social inclusion;
- measures to promote independent living without discrimination for people with disabilities;
- preventing and combating gender-based violence;
- measures to combat child poverty and promote the health and well-being of children by increasing their material and social participation;
- measures to provide social security for vulnerable and poverty-stricken groups and expand social protection systems;