CreActiva: National Network for social entrepreneurship and innovation.

Project facts

Project promoter:
JOVESOLIDES
Project Number:
ES03-0024
Target groups
Young adults,
Unemployed
Status:
Completed
Initial project cost:
€146,818
Final project cost:
€146,366
From EEA Grants:
€ 118,171
The project is carried out in:
Spain

Description

This project proposes the building of a NETWORK of social organizations, platforms and public administration for the coordination of actions in the framework of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation as a strategy to promote youth employability, creativity and socioeconomic alternatives for social participation, from a inclusive and participative vision. Expected results: - Network of social entrepreneurship with 5 promoter organizations created. - Social and political incidence promoted through alliances within public and social institutions for the support and strengthening of the network. - Capabilities, constructive training and orientation for social entrepreneurship to 150 youngsters at risk of social exclusion facilitated. - Constructive training, reflection and dynamism about social entrepreneurship and innovation to 150 members of social organizations facilitated. - Dissemination, communication and visibility plan structured to promote the visibility of the potentialities of the social entrepreneurship and innovation Network developed.

Summary of project results

The aim of the project was the creation of the "Creactiva" network consisting of over 500 professionals, agencies in the field of entrepreneurship and social innovation. Thanks to the project, within the network have tried to create learning spaces in which motivate people, ultimately, organizations and institutions to work together and to do things differently. Proof of this is the promotion 4 "social laboratories" have taken place in Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Basque Country and Valencia, which have led 23 proposals submitted to some of the more important political parties. Throughout the project implementation, JOVESOLIDES, emphasized that they have met incredible people: creative, entrepreneurial and passionate with whom we have shared great moments in the 4 laboratories of social entrepreneurship. In these laboratories have participaed around 100 young people an professionals working on social innovation through the SCPS methodology. In September 2015, it took place the II Forum of Social Innovation # Foro2IS, a space where more than 300 people have created and generated innovative solutions to social problems (young refugees). Thanks to the different spaces organized for this purpose, such as Speednetworking or GiGaLAB, they could to publicize the main trends in social innovation. More than 30 people have participated in this project, highlighting the work done by volunteers who selflessly contributed to the success of this project.

Summary of bilateral results