Bringing communities together: closing event of ViSEnet-project November 30th, 2021
ViSEnet Rural Rep Meeting October 26th, 2021
iNNoHUB – Business Incubator for Sustainable Development
- TIME: Romania, Estonia and Finland: 14:00-15:00, Scotland: 12:00-13:00
- Please register for the seminar by 25th October 2021
- Guest speaker: Ms. Mátyus Enikő, Romania
ViSEnet Virtual Round Table discussion:
Sept 14th, 2021
The Future of Rural Social Enterprises in Europe
ViSEnet Rural Community online seminar and talk: June 22nd, 2021
Partnership table as a tool for rural development: practises and experiences from Finland
A partnership table is a collective and goal-oriented discussion forum that gathers different sectors (e.g. public,business and the third sector) together to solve wicked problems that have no easy solutions. The advantage is that the goal is common to all parties: when the resources, skills and knowledge of all participants are combined and shared, even surprising results can be achieved. At its best, by sharing responsibilities and combining different knowhow, it is possible to create and find new ways of providing services, make savings, share costs or utilize funding sources from outside the municipality. The partner table can be used as a one-time method or as a continuous development tool.
The Finnish Local Action Group Mansikka ry is a pioneer in using a partnership table as a development tool in the rural development. In this seminar, they will share some of their experiences, challenges, and the achievements they have gained using a partnership table. These include for example developing services and activities for the elderly, developing the former municipal hall into a shared space and creating leisure trails, mobile app and web pages, to mention a few.
The speakers, Seija Korhonen and Elina Huerta, are currently involved in a project aiming to improve the welfare and services of rural residents by strengthening the participation of local people.
All interested in rural community development are welcome to join this seminar!
Rural Community online seminar and talk: June 22nd, 2021
ViSEnet (Village Social Enterprise learning material, guidance and networking) supports the resilience of rural communities by providing ideas, tools and methods of promoting and developing social entrepreneurship in rural areas, and by enhancing the networking and exchange of knowledge of rural social enterprises.
Visit the Learning material prepared in the project and join in the international network of rural social enterprises: Rural SE Hub! ViSEnet is funded by the EU Erasmus+ Strategic partnership for adult education.
Website: http://www.visenet.net
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Date: June 22nd 2021
Time: 16:00–17:00 EET, 15:00–16:00 CET and
14.00–15.00 UK
Please register for the seminar by 21st June 2021 at the following link:
https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/112287/lomake
ViSEnet Junior - Get Inspired
Get inspired, develop new skills, and create change.
Join us on Saturday 19th June for an exciting, tailor-made event for young people aged 12-25 who are interested in social entrepreneurship in rural communities. Hosted by European partners from the Village Social Enterprise Network (ViSENet) this online event is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to meet new people, develop your skills and confidence, and get inspired to continue creating positive change in your communities.
Meet young people from across Europe and participate in training workshops to develop your skills and confidence. Ask questions of young social entrepreneurs, learn from their experience and advice, and share your own opinions on how social enterprise can support young people to broaden their horizons and create positive change in their communities and across the world.
Saturday 19th June, Tickets are free
11:00 - 16:30 (EST), 09:00 - 14:30 (BST)
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/151792396143
For more information, contact Rosie Sumsion: rsumsion@inspiralba.org.uk or Ailsa Higgins: ahiggins@inspiralba.org.uk
ViSEnet Rural Community online
seminar and talk: May 4th, 2021
On the topic of: Renovating the community shop and post office in Leesi Village, Estonia.
The speaker at May’s seminar will be Artur Talvik, a well-known in Estonian filmmaker, community activist and politician (a former Member of Parliament). He has a summer house in Lahemaa National Park, on the Juminda peninsula which, due very much to his efforts has become one of the most active communities in Estonia.
Their community has started a community radio, a voluntary law enforcement and sea rescue units. Their latest achievement is creating a cooperative of 70 families to renovate and run a 100-year-old community shop and post office at Leesi (https://www.facebook.com/LeesiKauplus/). For this work they received much attention and an award from the national heritage board.
All interested in rural community development are welcome to join this seminar!
Program PDF
Please register for the seminar at the following link:
https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/111300/lomake.html
Material developed with four rural communities from Estonia, Finland, Romania and Scotland is now available for feedback
The objective to create learning materials adapted to rural community context was the starting point for the five partners engaged in the ViSEnet project. The content has been created based on a shared understanding of the strategic key points of rural development and has been tested and reviewed in the past 24 months with rural communities that acted as local pilots.
The three-module material is located in the Rural Social Enterprise Hub: https://www.ruralsehub.net/visenet-overview/
Check also the interational network for rural social enterprises (Rural SE Hub): https://www.ruralsehub.net/
Rural communities from all over Europe are invited
to learn about managing social enterprises (Press release 1/2021)
Material developed with four rural communities from Estonia, Finland, Romania and
Scotland now available in the ViSEnet project
In the past two years, an international group of university professors, rural communities representatives, social entrepreneurs and researchers have developed three-modules of learning material about community and social enterprise, adapted to rural needs and opportunities.
One way to tackle the challenges of dimishing local services, encountered in many rural communities is to provide the services locally by community-run enterprises or social enterprises. Online, there are many learning resources about social entrepreneurship, but these resources seldom take into account the rural context and are not adapted to the realities of living in a rural area.
The objective to create learning materials adapted to rural community context was the starting point for the five partners engaged in the ViSEnet project. The content has been created based on a shared understanding of the strategic key points of rural development and has been tested and reviewed in the past 24 months with rural communities that acted as local pilots.
The material consists of three main modules: Community Involvement, Networking and Partnerships and Social Enterprise Solutions:
- Module 1 takes a look at the local community and its needs, and formulates an essential background to the successful social enterprise.
- Module 2 concentrates on the importance of networking and partnerships: in rural areas it can be advantageous to collaborate with others to pool resources and increase impact.
- Module 3 discusses social enterprise solutions - giving rural businesses practical guidance on how to run their enterprise succesfully and add value at a local community level. This module also highlights the importance of measuring social impact rural social enterprises make in their area.
The three-module material is located in the Rural Social Enterprise Hub: https://www.ruralsehub.net/visenet-overview/.
Read morePress release, March 2021 (PDF)