Social entrepreneurship new partnerships as a solution for social inclusion of vulnerable groups

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Social entrepreneurshipnew partnerships as a
solution for social inclusion of vulnerable groups
Case Serbia

• Gordan Velev, Group 484

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Content

• In this presentation we will talk about
• Where and Why social entrepreneurship started in
  Serbia
• When did it begin?
• Who are the most important stakeholders
  currently?
• How and what are they doing?
• What is the current legislative framework?
• Trough the case studies we will show what is the
  link between social enterprises, social inclusion
  and partnerships
• Hopefully, it will take us 10 minutes ?

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Social enterprises

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More typology
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Where and Why?History

• Socialistic past of Serbia (part of
  ex-Yugoslavia)
• The period of disintegration of economical system
  and the system of social policy (1989-2000)
• Protected workshops for disabled persons after
  WWII connected to big industrial systems
• Other vulnerable groups not-recognized
• Passive social and employment policies

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Where and Why?Recent history

• Weak communication between different institutions
  (primarily employment sector, education and
  social policy)
• CSOs development of civil society, anti-war
  activities, development of democratic
  institutions and the like until 2000
• CSO as service providers response to
  humanitarian crisis
• Non for profit sector agenda driven by
  international donors
• Institutional framework not-existing
• Start of the EU-oriented agenda

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When?

• In last 4-5 years both civil sector and the
  government started thinking about integrated
  approach in the field of social economy
• Increased interest in social economy (2006) Role
  of Social Enterprises in Employment Generation in
  CEE and CIS National Study in Serbia, SeConS,
  UNDP, Belgrade, 2006
• The mapping showed that under the EMES criteria,
  there are 1158 possible social enterprises in
  Serbia

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Who?

• Public institutions
• SIPRU Team (Cabinet of vise prime minister),
  Ministry for economy and regional development,
  Ministry for Labor and Social Policy, National
  employment service
• International agencies and foundations
• UNDP, IOM, ILO, UniCredit Foundation, ERSTE
  Foundation
• Domestic organizations and foundations
• European Movement, SMART Kolektiv, BCIF, IDC,
  Group 484, etc
• Business sector
• NALED, Global Compact Forum, Business Leadership
  Forum, Erste Bank, Chamber of Commerce Serbia,
  etc

It is of enormous importance to have structured,
continues efforts and partnerships both between
all the stakeholders and between and within the
governmental institutions
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What?

• Social enterprises can be defined as
  "organisations with an explicit aim to
• benefit the community, initiated by a group of
  citizens and in which the material interest of
  capital investors is subject to limits. They
  place a high value on their independence and on
  economic risk-taking related to ongoing
  socio-economic activity."
• Type A Social enterprises delivering social,
  health and educational services (generally the
  workers are social or health workers and
  professionals)
• Type B - Social enterprises producing goods and
  services different from social ones
  agricultural, industrial, commercial or other
  services activities for private customers or
  for public agencies, with the objective of
  achieving the work integration of disadvantaged
  people - legally fixed minimum of 30 of the
  workers/members

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How and what?

• Public institutions
• Creation of legislative framework, establishment
  of financing opportunities, outsourcing of
  services, PPP
• International agencies and foundations
• Support of pilot projects, advocacy, policy
• Domestic organizations and foundations
• Implementation of projects, advocacy, policy,
  establishment of networks, promotion of the
  concept
• Business sector
• Enrolment of SE in the distribution chains, CSR,
  PPP

Key words legislative framework, public private
partnerships, social economy, social enterprises,
fund for development of social enterprises
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Legislative framework

• No specific Law covering the field of social
  economy
• Law on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment
  of People with Disabilities, May 13th 2009 The
  term social enterprises used for the first time
  in Serbian legislative system (article 45),
  social enterprise is a business association
  established for providing services directed
  towards fulfilling the needs of people with
  disabilities, and which employ at least one
  person with disability.
• Draft Law on Social Protection, to be adopted in
  2011 private sector providers in the field of
  social welfare (transformation of CSOs working in
  the field of service provision).
• Draft Law on medical protection and the strategy
  for primary medical protection (Much greater
  scale of prevention opens room for economic
  involvement)
• New Law on Civic Association from 2009 -
  providing (very limited) opportunity for CSOs to
  engage in economic activities.
• Draft Law on Cooperatives, to be adopted at
  beginning of 2011 (old one is from 1996)
  unofficial information - concept social
  cooperatives included in the text.
• Draft Law on Microfinance currently under
  discussion, expected to be adopted by the end of
  2010.

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Good practices Association of paraplegic and
quadriplegic
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Good practices Eco-social cooperative Eco-Bag
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Good practices Production shop Bioideja
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Good practices Association for support of
disabled children Our Home
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Thank you for your attention!!!gordan.velev_at_
grupa484.org.rs www.grupa484.org.rs