How can social economy contribute to local development

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How can social economy contribute to local
development? Tivoli 4-5 December 2006 Stop the
brain drain! Arbeitsplätze für junge Menschen in
der Sozialwirtschaft

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Objectives

• switch away from labour market matching
  logic
• reduce out-migration
• rehabilitate derelict buildings
• create sustainable jobs for young people

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Composition of DP

• 12 operational partners
• IRIS - Institut für regionale Innovation und
  Sozialforschung (lead)
• United Clubs for Kulow
• employment, culture, youth, womens media
  training associations
• church (Diakonisches Werk)
• trades council (Gewerkschaftsrat)
• Dresden University (evaluator)

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Main results

• a socio-cultural centre on a secure lease from
  the council
• an old station redeveloped
• 30 jobs for young people
• local actors empowered
• partnership built
• social economic training modules
• sustainable business development environment

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Elements of strategy

• create optimism
• create space for ideas to emerge
• identify markets
• assemble resources
• build partnerships

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Networks relationships

• public authorities
• employment, culture youth associations
• media training associations
• transnational learning

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Human resources

• on-the-job training
• management
• vocational (media)
• empowerment
• organisational counselling
• support to the local actors

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Implementation - premises

• base on exisiting voluntary video workshop
• contact Arbeitsamt Hoyerswerda for ABM funding
• identify old station as suitable premises
• LEADER bid for conversion costs
• present IMMZ concept to Wittichenau town
  council
• sublease space from existing tenant

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Implementation - training

• design training courses
• work with children young people
• set up socio-culural centre
• set up Krabbat-TV (expert advice)
• launch Media PR course (ABM)
• resolve organisational problems

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Sustainability and Further development

• empowerment a space for active citizenship
• professionalisation, but without losing...
• access to volunteers know-how
• intergenerational training in place
• network synergies among associations
• ensure funding after LEADER
• strengthen event management training
• interregional dialogue with CZ PL