How can social economy contribute to local development? The little community that could - Barka Foundation

1. Shaping a New Global Reality: The Rise of Asia and its Implications The Eighth Annual Global Development Conference of the Global Development Network January 12 – 19, 2007 Beijing, China How can social economy contribute to local development? The little community that could Barka F oundation

4. Background information HOMELESSNESS, ADDICTIONS, DELINQUENCY, PASSIVITY: 1st step - communities creation ; LACK OF SKILLS : 2nd step - socio-educational programme, which gave the basis for the creation of the act on social employment ; LACK OF LEGAL REGULATIONS : 3rd step - work places creation programme and social entrepreneurship - Barka prepared a proposal of a new legislation to obtain legal recognition of social cooperatives – law on social cooperatives ; SHORTAGE, O VERCROWDED AND DAMP HOUSING : 4th step - housing programme - an example of public-social and public-private partnerships - act on activities of public benefit and volunteerism (in which the Barka Foundation participated as consultant) and act on financial support in the period 2004-200 6 for creation of social housing, shelters and hostels for the homeless

6. Partnership structure 1. Barka Foundation for Mutual Help ( project coordinator & international cooperation & promotion ) 2. Barka-Kofoed School Association - Social Integration Centre ( training programs ) 3. Social Emergency Association (selection of final beneficiaries and their involvement) 4. Association for Social Cooperatives ( CES Poznan - big city ) 5. Polish Alliance for Social Integration (support for local partnership’s building) 6. Barka Sport Association for Social Integration (social integration of final beneficiaries) 7. WIELKOPOMOC Association for Integration of Local Communities (work with participants ) 8. Barka Association for Social Integration - SIW Barka ( work with participants ) 9. Barka Community House Foundation in Drezdenko ( CES Drezdenko – small town ) 10. Regional Socio-Educational Centre Association „ For the People and the Environment ” ( CES Kwilcz – countryside province ) 11. Publishing Association ( project romotion and social integration activities in Clubs) 12. The rural Kwilcz Commune (promotion of activities undertaken by CES Kwilcz) 13. Institute of Political Studies PAN-Polish Academy of Sciences ( m onitoring and evaluation) 14. MaroonPoint Poland (project’s website and IT training to final beneficiaries)

9. Social Economy in Practice Specific objectives: Objective 1 : Implementation of diverse forms of local cooperation and programmes of socio-professional integration through building of six local partnerships. Objective 2 : Preparation of social economy leaders staff (workers of social economy bodies and people experienced by poverty) through elaboration and implementation of a program of continuous education in the framework of self-educational groups. Objective 3 : Creation and development of effective mechanisms of support to persons entering the work market through creation of three model Social Economy Centres and support to creation of social cooperatives and social enterprises. Objective 4 : Promotion of an efficient understanding between the partners and creation of a mechanism for the promotion of the project through construction of an efficient IT system.

10. S upport structures (local level) Long term unemployed people OPEN LABOUR MARKET People not qualified to participate in the Social Integration Centre HOUSING Social Cooperatives SOCIAL ECONOMY CENTRE Social Integration Centre Hostels & Community houses for homeless Social Economy in Practice

11. Hostels & Community houses for homeless Social Economy in Practice

12. Social Integration Centre Social Economy in Practice

13. Social Cooperatives Social Economy in Practice RURAL AREAS

14. Social Economy in Practice URBAN AREAS Social Cooperatives

15. HOUSING Social Economy in Practice ABOVE: The Darzybor Settlement (Poznan) planned for 100 houses for about 400-500 persons (100 families). The first stage of 32 dwellings was delivered to the first families at the beginning of 2006. RIGHT: Renovated buildings in Chudopczyce bought in raw conditions.

16. S upport structures (internal) SOCIAL ECONOMY CENTRE Recruitment and information agency JOB AGENCY Vocational counseling and training agency DEVELOPMENT AGENCY AID FUND Social Economy in Practice

17. Social Economy in Practice T arget population : 1st GROUP : socially excluded people or threatened by exclusion: unemployed people, homeless, released from prisons, leaving orphanages and correctional houses, addicted and people without any income 2nd GROUP : workers of institutions of social support, local admnistration, NGOs, social animators, representatives of housing settlements’ councils, parishes, educational institutions, housing cooperatives, trade unions, entrepreneurs, social enterprises’ staff, media representatives and leaders of partner organizations.

19. Networks & relationships Housing cooperatives Parishes Inhabitants’ councils Businesses District work offices NGOs Social cooperatives Educational institutions Local authority welfare office LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS SOCIAL ECONOMY LEADERS EDUCATION Social Economy Centre Social Economy in Practice

20. Networks & relationships FEANTSA European Federation of National Organizations working with the Homeless EAPN European Anti-Poverty Network Schwab Foundation for Outstanding Social Entrepreneurs ASHOKA Innovators for the Public BARKA FOUNDATION GDN – Global Development Network EuroMI European Network for Migrants Integration Social Economy in Practice TP SETEN Social Enterprises Trade European Network TP IFIPO Italy+FInland+Poland Educational programs Social Economy in Practice

22. Present activities The street paper „Gazeta Uliczna” is a bi-monthly magazine with socio-cultural profile, devoted to social economy issues. GU is member of the INSP - International Network of Street Papers and partner of the Big Issue from Scotland. The magazine is sold on the streets by the homeless and unemployed people, who earn 50% of the income from the sale. This system gives the possibility to its vendors to earn money while they are up-grading their vocational skills and searching for permanent employment. Promotion of the street paper in the Poznan City Hall.

23. Present activities The project is aimed at providing assistance to “work migrants” who fail to find employment, end up on the streets and are subject to quick degradation processes in the countries of destination . http://www.euromi.info/euromi_eng.html

24. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION ! Barbara and Tomasz Sadowski Please visit our websites: www.barka.org.pl www.ces.net.pl http://www.euromi.info/euromi_eng.html