Social Entrepreneurship Network in the Baltic Sea Region
Merimetsa Support Centre’s (Merimetsa Tugikeskus) main goal is to improve intellectually and mentally challenged people’s everyday lives. There is also a fabric and textile shop which sells their goods at the centre and abroad. Societal objectives The centre offers several services to their mentally challenged clients: work aid and support in everyday activites. There are…
Federation of Estonian Student Unions (EÜL) main goal is to represent students’ interests on national level. Their main issues are student rights, educational and social issues. The vision of the Federation of Estonian Student Unions is that higher education would be accessible to everyone regardless of their economic situation and that higher education in Estonia would…
Mamu muge (Moms’ Market) is a social enterprise from Vilnius, Lithuania. The company has been established in 2012 with primary purpose to support young families by optimising sale and donation of second hand clothing for children and other related goods, like cribs, footwear etc. Besides it also promotes sustainability and volunteering. Goods are sold several times…
ByBi is a danish social enterprise based in Copenhagen, that produces honney products. The company was established in 2010 as an association. Today the company employes 10-12 people. ByBi cooperates with more than 50 companies, and since 2010 ByBi has moved 15 million bees up on rooftops in Copenhagen. The compagny produce honney and other…
Case study No.4 Established in 2010 as association, afterwards registered as Ltd at 2012. MAMMU is a fashion company that closely cooperates with young Latvian mothers in need. Many of them are less mobile in the job market due to their inability to work fixed working hours. Rather often these women cannot enroll their children into a…
Case study No.1 Otrā Elpa – charity shop, café as well as promoter of funds for charitable and social projects. Founders of the Otra Elpa are active in both financial and non-financial support towards social entrepreneurship development in Latvia. Business is based on three fundamental values; charity, environmental friendliness and social responsibility. They are one of those,…
Case study No.3 <em>The social organization „Wings of hope”. </em>„Wings of hope” is a non-governmental organization established with the goal to meet the interests of disabled children and promote their integration into the society, as well as to support children in need and their parents and encourage a positive attitude involving disabled children in social…
Case study No.2 – Samaritan Association of Latvia. The Samaritan Association of Latvia (LSA) is a voluntary action oriented public benefit organization that has a slogan „Help to live”. The Samaritan Association of Latvia is well-known due to its numerous unique projects and services. The Samaritan Association is a certified social service provider, medical and educational…
The future of green is local — and entrepreneurial. In her talk, Majora Carter brings us the stories of three people who are saving their own communities while saving the planet. Call it “hometown security.” Majora Carter is the activist for environmental justice who redefined the field of environmental equality, starting in the South Bronx at…
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