The SoSEDEE Project

THE PROJECT

The Project “Support of Social Enterprises Development and Enhancement of Employment / SoSEDEE” is realized in the framework of the Cross-border Cooperation Programme Interreg V-A Greece Bulgaria 2014-2020. The Project aims to contribute in the enhancement of employment of individuals belonging to vulnerable social groups and residing in the cross-border area* of the Cooperation Programme, through a Training Course, the attending of which will help them gain the appropriate knowledge and develop the necessary skills for the establishment and operation of efficient Social Enterprises. The Project’s main actions fall into two axes: Development and evaluation of the first distance learning programme in “Social Entrepreneurship” in the cross-border area of the programme INTERREG V-A Greece Bulgaria 2014-2020. Pilot implementation and advisory guidance for the beneficiaries’ financial and social integration, from the Municipality of Gotse Delchev and the SOS Children’s Villages, Greece, through social entrepreneurship. The main objectives of the Project are the development of an academically recognized distance learning programme in "Social Entrepreneurship" by the Business School of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, and the provision of specialized support for the development of two Social Enterprises. The Project addresses individuals residing in the cross-border area, with special focus on: Long-term unemployed Vulnerable or sensitive social groups Existing social entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurship consultants Potential social entrepreneurs * Cross-border Area: Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Region of Central Macedonia (Greece), Regions of Blagoevgrad, Smolyan, Kardjali and Haskovo (Bulgaria).