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The Social Innovation episode today is about a project in Slovenia that shows how social entrepreneurship can create real opportunities for Roma communities. Through intensive training and focused mentorship, Roma participants developed skills in entrepreneurship, cooperative management, marketing, and administration. They also learned how to turn ideas into concrete business plans, gaining confidence to take […]

This week, the organisations from the SEED2SCALE consortium met in Zagreb to align on how social innovation can be pushed better from theory to practice. From Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, Greece and Romania, the National Competence Centres came together to look at what’s working in social innovation today, and where things still need to move forward.

Many ideas never reach their full potential, not because they lack value, but because they lack the right support. In this episode, we’re turning the spotlight on IKIGAI Social Hub, an acceleration program that empowers young people, aspiring entrepreneurs, and social organizations to transform their ideas into sustainable business models. Designed with the support of

Today’s Social Innovation Spotlight is about a Romanian initiative that supports local communities and fosters positive change in the creative and non-profit sectors. Since 2015, AMBASADA, an initiative by Centrul Cultural PLAI, has offered a shared space where artists, NGOs, and social entrepreneurs can meet, collaborate, and develop their projects. Through co-working, cultural events, and

The SI Festival in Romania was organized by Fonduri-structurale.ro/consolid8, the National Competence Center for Social Innovation in Romania, as part of its mission to consolidate the national social innovation ecosystem and connect it with European-level initiatives.  Following the past editions of the consolid8 Festival, a recurring initiative dedicated to social innovation and cross-sector collaboration developed

In this Social Innovation Spotlight episode, we explore how a Croatian initiative provides immediate access to stable housing without preconditions, along with personalised support such as employment guidance, counselling, healthcare access, and help reconnecting with the community. This approach replaces temporary shelters with long-term stability. As a result, 80% of participants maintain stable housing for

The report encompasses an overview of the implemented actions, according to the C&D strategy for the first reporting period of the project in all the five Countries with actions implemented by all partners. The full report is available here.

A city can hide stories right under our feet. In Athens, Hadrian’s Aqueduct is one of them, a piece of Roman infrastructure that still serves as a cultural and environmental resource today, yet often goes unnoticed. In this Social Innovation Spotlight episode, we feature an initiative that brings the aqueduct back into public life through

This week, the partners from the SEED2SCALE consortium are participating in a joint event in Brussels, together with other National Competence Centres from the EU, social innovators, policy experts, representatives from the European Commission, academics, and managing authorities, all committed to transforming welfare and social systems through innovative, effective approaches. The 2 days were full

This report details SEED2SCALE’s efforts to enhance social innovation’s global visibility and stakeholder engagement during its first 18 months, focusing on transnational exchanges and collecting best practices. Section A highlights three online cross-consortia meetings that facilitated crucial knowledge exchange: Section B outlines the collection of five best practices from each of the five consortium countries