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Press invitation: Information and promotion campaign for Social Entrepreneurship. Closing event
EC: ODIMM is holding the closing event of the social entrepreneurship information and promotion campaign that took place between October and November 2021 with the launch of Social Entrepreneurship. Campaign carried out in the framework of the transnational project Finance4SocialChange, co-financed by European Union funds (ERDF, IPA, ENI).
WHO: Iulia CostinDirector of the Organisation for the Development of the Sector of Small and Medium Enterprises (ODIMM) of the Republic of Moldova, Neghine SilviuDeputy Head of Directorate for the Development of the Environment of business, Ministry of Economy, Stephen Jonathan HalliganProgramme Officer, Secretariat Joint Transnational Danube Programme, Finance4SocialChange Project, Olesea Ghedrovicipolicy window manager, MEPA project, GIZ project, Sergiu Gurău social entrepreneur, Igor Hincusocial entrepreneur, Victor Nistoricfuture social entrepreneur.
A small number of guests from national authorities, entrepreneurs will participate in the event.
WHEN: WHEN: 2 December 2021, 9.30, Radisson Blu Leogrand Hotel, Room Răut (str. Mitropolit Varlaam 77).
IMPORTANT: IMPORTANT: The event will be organised in hybrid format. In order to comply with COVID protection measures, journalists will present at their entry the legitimate service/identity act and COVID 19 certificate[1].
Journalists wishing to attend the event are to be accredited by a reply to the e-mail:
Data for connection via Zoom:
Link: https://bit.ly/3p1Wzun
ID: 966 7430 4438
Password: 391479
About Social Entrepreneurship in the Republic of Moldova:
So far, 4 companies in the Republic of Moldova awarded their title to “educational social enterprises” at the National Social Entrepreneurship Commission. Other 46 companies are known to conduct social activities on a regular basis.
Expanding the scope of action of social enterprises is important, also because these businesses, for example, choose to offer employment to people who would hardly succeed in engaging in a regular company, people with different disabilities, single mothers, wid people. In real terms, compared to a non-governmental organisation, which has committed itself to helping disadvantaged people, but depends on donations, a social business manages to stay alone, also contributing to the development of a country’s economy.
According to statistical data, the social economy in Europe covers over 14.5 million paid employeesthis is equivalent to around 6.5 % of the working-age population and around one out of four businesses created has social enterprise status.
Campaign initiated and supported by the Transnational Finance4SocialChange project, co-financed by European Union funds (ERDF, IPA, ENI). The aim of the project is to promote social impacts and stimulate the development of companies interested in resolving Community problems. ODIMM is a partner, together with 19 other institutions from 15 countries in the Danube region.
