The Handbook also includes European practices of social contracting that will assist the government officials in the above-mentioned countries and other countries of the region with developing or improving legal framework for involvement of non-state actors in social services delivery.The publication also provides hands-on recommendations to the authorities in contracting social services on the local level.
ECNL was contracted by UNDP Office for Europe & CIS to develop the handbook. With generous support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), under the Moldova Civil Society Strengthening Program (MCSSP), implemented by FHI 360 and ECNL and with financial support of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) provided with assistance of the East Europe Foundation Moldova, the Handbook has been translated into Romanian.