WRC PRESENTATION GRID Partner name: Municipality of Barletta WIP (Women in Progress) Resource Centre Centro Risorse Donne WIP Corso Garibaldi, Barletta (Ba) Italy Ph. 0039/ Fax 0039/

WIP Resource Centre has been established in May 2000 through a RECITE II Program E.N.RE.C. (European Network of Resource Centres)

PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING BODIES OF WIP RESOURCE CENTRE BIC PUGLIA SPRIND MUNICIPALITY OF BARLETTA LEGAL STATUS It is a branch of BIC PUGLIA SPRIND srl

WIP RC LOCATION WIP RC is located within one of the Municipality building It is composed by one comfortable room in which all the activities are carried out: Welcome of users Counselling services Organization of event and intiatives Front and back office services

FRAMEWORK WIP RC acts in an urban framework. Barletta has about inhabitants and it is candidate to became the sixth Apulian Province within Economy of the territory: SMEs operating in manufacturing industries (clothing and shoes) and agricolture

TERRITORIAL DATA Regional male employment: 50,8% Regional female employment: 19,3% Regional male unemployment: 16,4% Regional female unemployment: 30%

WIP WRC CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS  Active policy in the labour market  Innovative approach in delivering services  Networking  Analysis of women’s presence in social-cultural context  Visibility  Self-sustainability

WIP NETWORKING  Female organizations existing on the territory  Equal Opportunites Commissions  Regional Employment structures  Chambers of Commerce  Regional Network of Women Resource Centre (  WIN –European Association of WRC

OBJECTIVES  Facilitate the access of women in the labour market  Encourage the set-up of new female business  Increase the participation of women in political, social and economic life

TYPE OF SERVICES  Drawing up of curricula  Tecniques of active research of job  Information about laws and funds for enterprise creation  Support in drawing up business plan  Training courses  Orientation activity for students  Thematic seminars and events

TARGET  Unemployed women  Entrepreneurs and aspiring ones  Women interested in social services  Women in politics

MANAGEMENT OF WIP WRC BIC PUGLIA SPRIND srl Project coord. Unit – Administrative coord. Unit MUNICIPALITY OF BARLETTA Labour Policy and Equal Opportunities Dept. WIP RESOURCE CENTRE

MONITORING AND EVALUATION TOOLS QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS: list aimed to verify the “quantity” of people contacting the centre, visiting it, take part to initiatives, number of activities organised. QUALITATIVE INDICATORS: questionnaires aimed to verify the “customer satisfaction” of visitors and users. MINUTES for monitoring the work in progress, have a remind of decisions taken, and in general, to have a view of the life and activities in the Centre

MONITORING AND EVALUATION TOOLS ANNUAL PROGRAM: list of activities to be carry out during the year, relevant fund assigned to and expected results. ANNUAL REPORT for monitoring funds spent on the activities and goals reached. It is useful to compare it with the “Annual program”.

DURABILITY The WIP RC is considered, by the Municipality, as an important tool for the local development. Activities and funds will be implemented year after year considering also all the possibilities coming from EU initiatives.