ŠENT and SOCIAL ECONOMY

ŠENT – Slovenian Association for Mental Health

Ljubljana, 22.5.2012

ŠENT SOCIAL ENTERPRENERSHIP

1993 start up DOBROVITA plus d.o.o. , Company for training and Emloyment of the Disabled

ŠENTSOCIAL

ENTERPRENERSHIP

1996 PHARE LIEN: Trieste and Ljubljana for Social Enterprise

PHARE ACCESS CBC programmes with Italy, Austria LDV: Mentoring

PROGRAMMES FOR EMPLOYMENT

ŠENT is also founder of:

1. Company for Training and Employment of the Disabled:

DOBROVITA plus (http:www.dobrovita.com)

2. Institute for Counseling, Training and Rehabilitation of the Disabled - ŠENTPRIMA (http://www.sentprima.com)

• PREMIKI - Institute for Consulting, Promotion and Development of Accessible Tourism (www.premiki.com)

4. Employment Centers • Employment Center Zavod ŠENTPLAVŽ (

http://www.sentplavz.com)• Employment Center Zavod Dlan, • Employment Center KARSO Zaposlitveni center d.o.o., • Employment centre Dobrošin d.o.o.

“GREEN PROGRAMS”

DOBROVITA plus, d.o.o.KARSO d.o.o. DOBROŠIN d.o.o.

Zaposlitveni Center DOBROŠIN d.o.o

ECOLOGICAL FARMING AND TOURISM

POSESTVO RAZORI (till June 2010) EKOHIŠA KRPLIVNIKZAVOD PREMIKI – created from projectTurag4all (2009-2011), financed from

Ministryof Labour, Family and Social Affairs and

EUsocial Funds.

BOOKBINDING, CO-OPERATING WORK

ZAVOD ŠENTPLAVŽZAVOD DLAN

BOOKBINDING, CO-OPERATING WORK

ZAVOD ŠENTPLAVŽZAVOD DLAN

ŠENTs Social Firm and Enterprises have in common:

ŠENT is founder and owner, Employing people with disabilities, Non profit, Self sustainable, Support of local community, Independent, User and relatives involvement.

ASSOCIATION OF ŠENTs SOCIAL FIRMS

Mission:  “To support, strengthen and grow the Social Firm and Social Enterprise sector so that more people facing the most significant barriers to work can gain employment.”

ŠENTs SF&SE strategic priorities

to promote the values and increase the level of understanding around the Social Firm and Social Enterprise model;

to facilitate the start up, development and growth of new Social Firm businesses and strengthen those already in existence;

to serve and grow the membership effectively and efficiently, determining and meeting their needs;

to lead on R&D initiatives to drive development, production and promotion of new and existing resources.

ASSOCIATION OF ŠENTs SF and SEnumber of employees (jan 2012):

EMPLOYEES ŠENTPLAVŽ

DLAN KARSO ŠENTPRIMA

DOBROVITA

PREMIKI ∑

Pro 1 1 1 5 11 1 20

Mentors 1 1 1 4 3 10

Disabilities 7 5 5 21 38

∑ 9 7 7 9 42 1 75

Problems

- Stigma- Market competion- State support

ŠENT Slovenian Association for Mental Health has:

Long and stabile development in the fieldGood trained and experienced staffEfficient network on local and international level andOpenness to participate on development of Social Enterprenership in Slovenia

Thank you for your attention!

Dolores Kores, Igor Pavel and Barbara Dolničar

web:www.sent.siE-mail:

info@sent.siTel: +386 1 230 78

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