The team of the Diaspora Relations Office, in dialogue with Lilia Ipati, pedagogue established in Austria

The representative of the Orthodox community from the Land of Carinthia, from Austria, Lilia Ipati, visited the Diaspora Relations Bureau. Our compatriot shared the experience of the 20 years spent away from the Republic of Moldova.

Lilia Ipati referred to the effectiveness of the continuous training program for teachers in the Educational Centres of the Diaspora, organized annually by the Diaspora Relations Bureau in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Research and the National Association of European Trainers from Moldova.

Another topic addressed was the Governmental Program „Diaspora*Origini *Reveniri” of which Lilia Ipati's children also benefited, being deeply impressed by the quality of the time spent in the Republic of Moldova and exploring local culture and traditions.

In the same vein, the guest referred to the importance of the connection between citizens from abroad and their children, with the country of origin. Starting from this desire, Lilia Ipati submitted a cultural project, which she will implement shortly, in the city of Klagenfurt, with the support of the Program „Diaspora Engagement Hub”.

Nadejda Zubco, head of the Diaspora Relations Bureau, thanked to Lilia Ipati for the beautiful collaboration and for participating in the events organized by the Bureau's team, but also for the involvement in social actions, the recipients of which are children from vulnerable families in Moldova.

In the context of the implementation of the project submitted by Lilia Ipati, Nadejda Zubco asked about the level of difficulty and impediments encountered by the beneficiary, when writing and submitting the file for the competition. The head of BRD specified that, only by communicating and analysing the practices experienced by the compatriots trained directly, in the procedure for obtaining the grant, we can improve the quality of the Program „Diaspora Engagement Hub”.

We thank to Lilia Ipati for her openness and dialogue wishing her much success in achieving her intended goals.