Employ-Able People. Awareness4Change Campaign
Designed by stories / Freepik There is a very well-established link between negative attitudes to people with disabilities and the barriers to their rights. People with disabilities and their families say that negative attitudes affect every area of their lives – starting from schools, continuing at...
Best4OlderLGBTI Campaign Public Statement
Public Statement Bucharest, 24th June 2020 Following the recent events and public reaction regarding the awareness-raising campaign against discrimination based on age, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression of older people, promoted in the framework of the EU funded project Best4OlderLGBTI, the EaSI European Organization board...
Participați GRATUIT la grupul de sprijin reciproc online CARE4DEM!
Modelul acestui grup de sprijin a fost dezvoltat în cadrul proiectului CARE4DEM – Dementia Caregivers Support, finanțat de către Uniunea Europeană prin programul Erasmus+. Proiectul CARE4DEM (2017-2020) și-a propus să dezvolte un model inovator de grup sprijin reciproc online dedicat îngrijitorilor informali ai persoanelor cu...
10 Social Innovation Projects To Tackle Unemployment In Europe
By Federico Guerrini A couple of days ago, the European Commission chose the ten finalists of the second Social Innovation Competition, a contest launched last year in memory of Portuguese computer scientist and politician Diogo Vasconcelos. The contest was set up to encourage and reward social innovations that have...
What is social innovation and why is it good for business?
Social innovation is one of the fastest growing trends in Europe. Its founded on the idea that social needs can be met while creating competitiveness at the same time. Business Planet went to Verona in Italy to find out more. We met visit a young garment...
Portugal launches Social Innovation Initiative, a “strategy for the civic economy”
Dr. Miguel Poiares Maduro, Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and for Regional Development launched the Social Innovation Initiative, a "strategy for the civic economy” Presentation speech: "The world has changed. Challenges are growing and becoming more and more complex. We are living in the aftermath...
2015 European Social Innovation Competition
The 2015 European Social Innovation Competition closed on 8 May. A total of 1 408 ideas were received. The three prizes of €50,000 will be awarded in November 2015. Seeking new ways to grow The EU requires growth that sustains not only financial value, but also social progress...