Social entrepreneurship-the heart of rural development Erasmus Project

Project Title

Social entrepreneurship-the heart of rural development

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for adult education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education; Rural development and urbanisation

Project Summary

The aim of the project cooperation is to promote the development of rural areas through the education of people in business issues, as well as motivating them to develop social entrepreneurship using the cultural, social and environmental resources available in their areas of residence. Project target group: young adults and seniors 55+. There are 9 project partners form Spain, UK, Latvia, Italy, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Romania,Turkey, Greece taking part in the project activities in order to reach the main project aim, realize activities and produce the results. The project partners are adult education centers which are responsible for revealing the wide world of social entrepreneurship opportunities. On the other hand there are also organizations which are responsible for the development of social entrepreneurship and spreading it all over the Europa. The main project results are- the e-course „The first steps in social entrepreneurship”developed and aprobbated; the e-platform „Social entrepreneurship park” for social entrepreneurs and those who are interested in it created; the guidelines for social mentors/supporters created and the research “Rural treasures- discovering and improvement” worked out and the information summary in the brochure collected.
The benefit of this project will be long lasting because all the results will be found on the internet even after the project will have been finished.
This project will open the people mind, develop the flexibility of thinking and they will start to notice that they can be happy living in their rural area in the same tame developing it by running social entrepreneurship, giving job to people from vulnerable groups and cooperating in the European level using created e-platform “Social entrepreneurship park”. Let us treasure the place we live in!

Project Website

http://rural-treasures.mozello.lv/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 97194,45 Eur

Project Coordinator

NGO Ritineitis & Country: LV

Project Partners

• INTERNATIONALE ARBEIDSVERENIGING
• Eurospeak Language Schools Ltd
• Asociación Socio-cultural La Punta Bajamar Avanzando
• GLAFKA s.r.o.
• Gebze Halk Egitimi Merkezi
• Asociatia Centrul European pentru Integrare Socioprofesionala ACTA
• INSTITUTE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT