Lesson 2Social Economy Actors

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Social Economy (SE) actors Types of organizations in EU SE organizations in Lithuania

SE actors

Social economy – organizations, actions and interactions among aims, values, mission, rights and obligations, public and private sectors

Main aim: to bring back justice to economy- by fighting social exclusion- by helping develop deprived communities- by introducing solidarity principles to system of production-etc.

SE actors

Types of organisations in EU

2 million social economy enterprises in Europe, representing 10% of all businesses in the EU.

More than 11 million people – about 6% of the EU’s employees – work for social economy enterprises.

Different legal forms; various objectives ranging from agriculture and banking to provision of employment and sheltered workshops.

Types of organisations in EU

SE organisations in Lithuania

Lithuania has a law for ‘social enterprise’ (2004 Law on Social Enterprises)

Perception of social enterprise is blatantly underdeveloped and the concept is understood with difficulty

A social business and innovation co-working space “NGO Beehive” and other examples

SE organisations in Lithuania