Imagine a small town where young people leave and shops close. This project creates a toolkit for starting community-run businesses and services that keep these areas alive. It's like building a local support network that helps people find work and better services by using what the town already has.
Rural areas suffer from low GDP, high unemployment, and an ageing population, making it hard for traditional businesses to survive or for new services to reach vulnerable people.
The project created 9 Multi-Actor Platforms (MAPs) and a benchmark study on social inclusion to launch community-led social economy initiatives.
If you are a care provider dealing with an ageing population in remote areas — this project developed piloted solutions that improve the provision of social services. This allows you to reach vulnerable groups more effectively in 9 different European regions.
If you are a tourism operator dealing with low local GDP and lack of activities — this project developed community-led innovation spaces that diversify the local economy. This helps you create more authentic, sustainable experiences based on local natural capital.
If you are a regional agency dealing with rural marginalisation — this project developed a set of policy recommendations and a replication model. This allows you to scale up successful social economy initiatives across 8 countries.
Based on available project data, there is no specific price list or commercial cost mentioned, as the project is funded by an EU contribution of EUR 4,499,840 for research and piloting.
The project specifically focuses on the scale-up and replication of social economy initiatives across rural Europe, using 9 regions as a starting point.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not provided; however, the goal is to facilitate the replication of these initiatives across Europe.
The project aims to formulate recommendations for policymakers to better support the third sector and local communities.
The project runs from 2024-01-01 to 2027-12-31, with activities currently focused on describing ecosystems and establishing platforms.
The consortium is diverse, consisting of 15 partners from 8 countries. It is heavily weighted toward non-industrial actors, with 7 'Other' organizations and 6 academic/research entities, while industry representation is low at 13% (2 companies). This suggests the project is primarily driven by social and academic research rather than immediate commercial product development.
Contact Universidad de Burgos for details on the 9 Multi-Actor Platforms.
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