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project info
Start date: 26 July 2019
End date: 30 September 2022
funding
Fund: European Social Fund (ESF)
Total budget: 2 754 552,00 €
EU contribution: 2 341 369,20 € (85%)
programme
Programming period: 2014-2020
Managing authority: Ministerul Fondurilor Europene
European Commission Topic

Social Enterprise Accelerator in North-East Region

GENERAL OBJECTIVE: Establishing a minimum of 21 social enterprises at the level of the North-East Development Region in Romania as a sustainable solution to reduce social disparities, combat poverty and create inclusive jobs for people belonging to disadvantaged groups. Guarantee of the quality and sustainability of the 21 social enterprises is the applicant’s expertise – Fundatia Alaturi de Voi Romania, social insertion enterprise/social service provider/occupation service provider/ANC training service provider and founding member of different national and European federations in the field of social services/Social economy. The project responds directly to investment priority 9v: Promoting social entrepreneurship and professional integration in social enterprises and promoting the social and solidarity economy in order to facilitate access to employment and Specific Objective 4.16.: Strengthening the capacity of social economy enterprises to operate in a sustainable manner. Thus, the project will recruit at least 105 people from the North-East Region of Romania from Iasi, Bacau, Botosani, Neamt, Suceava and Vaslui counties, both from rural and urban areas. The project will set up a minimum of 21 social enterprises, including social enterprises of insertion in both rural and urban areas. Thus, our project will contribute directly to achieving the indicator of 743 supported social economy entities, planned as a programme indicator (4S63) to be reached by 2023. The project strategy aims to: 1. Providing support for the establishment of social enterprises; 2. Implementation of business plans and monitoring of the functioning of social enterprises; 3. Developing the sector by connecting to the market place/national and European networks in the field, elaborating a study at the level of North East Region on social enterprises and promoting forms of action of the social economy in the region and developing strategic partnerships. On TERMEN MEDIU AND LUNG, the results of the project will contribute to the creation of jobs, including for people from vulnerable groups, the development of necessary services in the community, including in areas of public interest such as: social, educational, health services etc., the growth and consolidation of a sector that can actually reduce social disparities, can respond to local needs, encompass elements of environmental protection, circular and collaborative economy, and can be a solution for periods of economic crisis or prolonged unemployment. The general objective of the project is: 1. THE SOCIAL ECONOMY ACT. The entire project will aim to comply with the provisions of this law, on which the applicant worked closely with the Ministry of Labour on the elaboration of the draft act

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