Ośrodek Wspierania Inicjatyw Ekonomii Społecznej

Name of institution: Elbląg Association for the Support of Non-Governmental Initiatives (Elbląskie Stowarzyszenie Wspierania Inicjatyw Pozarządowych)
Type of the organization:
  • NGO
Country:
  • Poland
Thematic scope of the project:
  • Access to employment and social inclusion
  • Working in partnership
Problems to be solved (justification of the need of the transnational cooperation):

For the last four years we have measures for the social economy, we support non-governmental organizations, social enterprises, the local community. We lack experiences in targeted support of social enterprises and social economy (industry support, clusters, a network of mutual services). We would like to learn and transfer on Polish soil, used successfully solve social economy support that function properly in the partner countries. We looking for a partner for a project, who have experience in social economy, and building social enterpises.

Objectives to be achieved: The main purpose is to understand the experience, methodologies, best practices in supporting social enterprises, and establish cooperation with a partner / partners with which to cooperate in the social economy, in terms of further cooperation (not only in the realization of the project), but also to establish long-term partnership.
Main transnational activities (as provisionally planned, to be confirmed with partners): The main activities planned as international cooperation are:to identify best practices - study visit to the partnerexchange of experience, education - training, conferences, seminars, meetings
Planned deliverables & outcomes of TNC: The project will result in a partnership to build a stable social economy, the partnership between the borders, which would allow the transfer of good practices on soil of our actions.Another important result for us will learn the methods, experiences, good practices to implement in our region.
Target group:
  • Social enterprises
  • Unemployed
  • Persons from deprived rural areas
  • Persons not active on job market
  • Women
  • Young people (under 25 years old)
  • Older persons (over 50 years old)
  • NGOs
Stage of the implementation: Project Idea (projects in preparation phase without grant awarded)
Budget of the project in EUR: 600000
Budget of transnational activities in EUR: 200000
Duration of the project from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy): From 01.01.2014 to 30.06.2015
Duration of transnational activities within the project from (dd/mm/yyyy) to (dd/mm/yyyy): From 01.01.2014 to 30.06.2015
Contact person: Marta Florkowska
Project fiche: application/mswordfp_ESWIP.doc
Located in: Fishing Pool