2. Bringing Social Enterprises to Europe

3. 1 Knowledge Center Social Europe in short
Knowledge Center Social Europe has 2 main activities
Informing the federations of the non profit sector and the Flemish regional authorities, among others department of welfare, public health and family about European Policy
Informing and supporting organizations (both public and private) in European subvention lines and projects

4. 2 Knowledge Center Social Europe brings social enterprises to Europe by …
Basic information (calls, partnersearches, …)
Screening of organizational priorities, individual counselling, …
Active linking of our members to the opportunities which comes out of the participation to networks

5. 3 European networks: active participation
ENSA – European Network of Social Authorities: a network of cities and European Regions that has the aim of promoting international cooperation in the social field
 different work groups: disability, elderly, child and youth, …
ELISAN – European local inclusion and social action network
SIRG – Social Inclusion Regional Group

6. 4 Active participation in the networks
ENSA: different working groups = opportunity to create a personal network, to get to know projects of the other regions and present the projects of our members to find good partners

7. 5 Some examples of active linking (1)
During the meetings
Partnersearches come into our mailbox
Distribution to our members (passive role)
Active role: invite one of our members to take part (match the priorities of the organization with the project objectives)
eg integration center de ‘8’ in Antwerp became partner in a project of the European Integration Fund because of the intervention of Knowledge Center Social Europe

8. 5 Some examples of active linking (2)
Active role: invite different of our members to take part (match the priorities of the organization with the project objectives)
eg 3 day care centers for people with a disability take part in a Leonardo Da Vinci – partnership project thanks to the coordination of Knowledge Center Social Europe

9. 6 Organization of thematic contact seminars
ENSA Youth - 3 propositions - 2 projects were hand in, 1 project will be hand in:
- Leonardo Da Vinci – human relationships in education
- Daphne – Internet safety
- Youth in Action - Participation of youngsters in decision making processes of organiations
ENSA Social Inclusion = planned

10. 6 Conditions
Good knowledge and support of the non profit sector in Flanders
Mapping the priorities of the social enterprises and translate them into European objectives
Productive, good working European networks

11. CONTACT Knowledge Center Social Europe European Policy Jos Sterckx
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An Rommel
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