Although young people constitute a substantial part of citizens worldwide, they are not fully recognised in policies and strategies, as a separate group of interest. They play a crucial role in societal and economic development and are often referred to as „agents of change“. Simultaneously, the unemployment of youth is one of the...
Month: June 2021
Social Economy mainstreamed into the ESF Plus & the ERDF
Important information coming from the European Social Fund+ (ESF+) and European Regional Development Fund. Click on links to read full documents. ESF Plus Regulation, approved yesterday, states: Social economy enterprises could play a key role in delivering on social innovation and contributing to economic and social resilience. The definition...
Participatory Budgeting that Makes a Difference
The partners of the “Empowering Participatory Budgeting in the Baltic Sea Region” (EmPaci) project present an evidence-based successful experience of participatory budgeting (PB) around the world - Participatory Budgeting Blueprint Guidebook. This guide was prepared by researchers from Klaipeda University in close collaboration with colleagues from the University of Rostock....
PBbase – Participatory budgeting networking afternoon on 16.6.2021
You are welcome to the second participatory budgeting networking afternoon hosted by the EmPaci – Empowering Participatory Budgeting in the Baltic Sea Region – project on the 16th of June 2021 at 14-15.30 Finnish time (UTC+3). The newly named participatory budgeting network PBbase is inviting you to join us in an event to discuss smaller scale...
Online conference: DIRECTIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLISH SOCIAL ECONOMY
Our friends from neighbouring region - WAMA COOP Association from Olsztyn, Poland, acting as a local Social Economy Support Centre (OWES) invites you to participate in the conference on DIRECTIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL ECONOMICS, which will be held online on the ClickMeeting platform on June 22, 2021 from...
