As a national organization, how do you make the transition from providing assistance to sharing knowledge? And how do you ensure that the help to your target group is properly adopted? Fiom had to make this rigorous change and did so in collaboration with Movisie.
Fiom has been a specialist in unwanted pregnancy and parentage questions since 1930. When it comes to women who are unplanned pregnant, the organization is all about ensuring that women can make informed choices about their future. 'We guide these women through decision aids. Regardless of whether they ultimately choose to terminate the pregnancy, raise the child themselves, give it up for adoption or foster placement. The point is that they can make a choice that will allow them to move on in their lives, 'says Ellen Giepmans, director of Fiom.
Cut back on subsidy
In 2013, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport made significant cuts to the subsidy to Fiom. 'We have gone from a subsidy of 5 million euros to 2 million euros,' says Giepmans. 'The decentralization of aid was the main reason for this. Every year, we coached about two thousand women in their selection process. This aid had to be turned over to local contractors. At the same time, Fiom was also commissioned by VWS to develop primarily as a knowledge organization. As a result, the emphasis was mainly on sharing expertise with professionals by making information available in databases, providing training and advice. Fiom was able to make this change in the following three years. The organization asked Movisie to collaborate in this process. 'Especially because Movisie has a lot of knowledge of the local social domain. We wanted to set up training courses to guarantee Fiom's knowledge to ensure that this specialist care provision runs smoothly locally. Something Movisie has a lot of experience in, 'says Giepmans.
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