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The overall objective of the project "Workshop for Traditional Crafts "Mountain Signs" is aimed at mobilizing conditions for the utilization of the natural, cultural and tourist potential of the territory and the available social capital to achieve economic growth through the creation of new jobs in the territory of the municipality of Belitsa. The specific objectives of the project include: Encouraging long-term unemployed and inactive people from the municipality of Belitsa to actively participate in the local labour market through training and employment activities; Enabling the implementation of specific measures foreseen in the Local Development Strategy developed by the municipality of Belitsa within the framework of the "Growth through Activation of Local Potential (GALOP)" project - this project is a proposal for 60% implementation of the business plan attached to and an integral part of the strategy. Creation of new jobs in businesses supporting tourism services and its promotion; Building entrepreneurial skills. Reducing the unemployment rate in the municipality. Belitsa Municipality has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country and ranks seventh among the other municipalities in the country; The activities envisaged under the project, to achieve the objectives thus set, will be implemented on the territory of the municipality of Belitsa by a partnership composed of local organizations of importance to the community - the National Centre for Human Rights of the town of Belitsa. Todorov 1885, Belitsa Municipality and Mebel Intex. The organisational structure thus envisaged offers an optimal balance between local government, NGOs and the private sector. Involving different stakeholders in the project implementation will help to achieve quality implementation and sustainability of project results.