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ŠENT and SOCIAL ECONOMY. ŠENT – Slovenian Association for Mental Health Ljubljana, 15.4.2011. ŠENT SLOVENIAN ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH. since 1993 a non-profit, non-governmental, voluntary, humanitarian organization association for: individuals with mental health problems,
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ŠENT and SOCIAL ECONOMY ŠENT – SlovenianAssociationforMentalHealth Ljubljana, 15.4.2011
ŠENT SLOVENIAN ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH • since 1993 • a non-profit, non-governmental, voluntary, humanitarian organization • association for: • individuals with mental health problems, • their relatives, • professionals, • and everyone wishing to learn more about mental health.
PRINCIPLES AND VALUES • mutual support • social solidarity • no discrimination • care improvement • respect to mental distress and rights of individuals
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OFFICE • COMMUNITY CENTRES • FOR MENTAL HEALTH DAILY CENTRES (13) RESIDENTIAL GROUPS (11) EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMS SOCIAL ECONOMY 71 employed, around 76 volunteers per year ŠENTis financed from different founds such as Ministry of labour, family and social affairs, The foundation for the financing of disabled and humanitarian organizations (FIHO), the Employment Service of Slovenia, local municipalities, sponsors and donators and international- mostly European funds
Maribor Radovljica Kranj Škofja Loka c Trbovlje Celje Nova Gorica Ljubljana Novo mesto Ajdovščina Koper ŠENT’S CENTRES AND UNITS Radlje ob Dravi Jesenice Kamnik Šmarje pri Jelšah, Slovenske Konjice Tolmin c Kočevje Pivka Piran
ŠENT SOCIAL ENTERPRENERSHIP 1994 start up DOBROVITA plus, firm for rehabilitation and employment people with disabilities
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: Company for people with disabilities: DOBROVITA plus (http:www.dobrovita.com) Institute for advising, training and rehabilitation of people withdisabilities • ŠENTPRIMA (http://www.sentprima.com) Employment Centers • Employment Center Zavod ŠENTPLAVŽ (http://www.sentplavz.com) • Employment Center Zavod Dlan • Estate of Razori (http://www.posestvo-razori.si/) • Karso Employment Center Social firm: • PREMIKI (www.turag4all.eu)
“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 EKOHIŠA KRPLIVNIK ZAVOD PREMIKI
BOOKBINDING, CO-OPERATING WORK ZAVOD ŠENTPLAVŽ ZAVOD 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 promotethevaluesandincreasethelevelofunderstandingaroundthe Social Firm and Social Enterprise model; • to facilitatethe start up, developmentandgrowthofnew Social Firm businessesandstrengthenthosealready in existence; • to serveandgrowthemembershipeffectivelyandefficiently, determiningandmeetingtheirneeds; • to lead on R&D initiatives to drivedevelopment, productionandpromotionofnewandexistingresources.
ASSOCIATION OF ŠENTs SF and SEnumber of employees (nov. 2010):
Problems • Stigma • Market competion • Statesupport
ŠENT Slovenian Association for Mental Health has: Long and stabile development in the field Good trained and experienced staff Efficient network on local and international level and Openness to participate on development of Social Enterprenership in Slovenia
Thankyouforyourattention! Dolores Kores web:www.sent.si E-mail: info@sent.si Tel: +386 1 230 78 30 Fax: +386 1 230 78 38