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Social enterprise as a model for employing people locally - experiences from an Equal-project

Social enterprise as a model for employing people locally - experiences from an Equal-project. Equal- community initiative promotes equal opportunities at work Funded by ESF Ministry of social affairs and health cities of Turku, Helsinki and Lahti.

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Social enterprise as a model for employing people locally - experiences from an Equal-project

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  1. Social enterprise as amodel for employing people locally - experiences from anEqual-project • Equal- community initiative • promotes equal opportunities at work • Funded by • ESF • Ministry of social affairs and health • cities of Turku, Helsinki and Lahti

  2. Social enterprise as amodel for employing people locally - experiences from anEqual-project • goal 1 ) is to employ people with a vulnerable labour market position (disabilities or long-term unemployment) • goal 2) after the project is finished to have a profitable social firm • goal 3) to create services to the local area- increase well-being

  3. Social enterprise as amodel for employing people locally - experiences from anEqual-project • social enterprise in Finland • produces goods or services • at least 30 % of the employed are with a disadvantaged labour market position • normal wages and rules

  4. Social enterprise as amodel for employing people locally - experiences from anEqual-project • social enterprise in Finland • forthcoming law proposes • benefits to employees for a certain period (5 years) • no benefits to enterprise • no funds to rehabilitation

  5. Social enterprise as amodel for employing people locally - experiences from anEqual-project • Local social enterprises • Maunula, Helsinki • services to homes (cleaning, assistance, recycling, housing advisor) • Halinen &Kohmo, Turku • computer classes and recycling, housing advisor • Liipola, Lahti • care of elderly & forest clearing, after-school activities

  6. Social enterprise as amodel for employing people locally - experiences from anEqual-project • Local social enterprises • all three projects are run by local tenant’s organisations • 16 employed • most of the employees are local and have been long-term unemployed • most have no or little experience in the work

  7. Social enterprise as amodel for employing people locally - experiences from anEqual-project • Local social enterprises • in-work training • enterprise coaching provided by project • rehabilitation is missing, which is a big problem

  8. Social enterprise as amodel for employing people locally - experiences from anEqual-project • Local social enterprises • goal is to have three social enterprises in the end of the project (11/2004) • co-operative is the most likely type of firm • the co-operative might include other people as well (in Maunula local computer aid project employees ?)

  9. Social enterprise as amodel for employing people locally - experiences from anEqual-project • Local social enterprises • the project is based upon local knowledge (what the area needs ) • for ex. in Maunula cleaning and other care for elderly, as the city has diminished their services and at the same time there is a lot of need for such services -> there has a lot of demand

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