Green Bridge

A - DESCRIPTION OF THE GOOD PRACTICE

A1 - Title in original language
«Πράσινη Γέφυρα-Τοπικό Δίκτυο για την Παραγωγή, Μεταποίηση και Προώθηση Οπωροκηπευτικών-Βιολογικών Γεωργικών Προϊόντων και Ειδών Ανθοκομίας»

A2 - Title in English
Project: "GREEN BRIDGE-LOCAL NETWORK FOR THE PRODUCTION AND PROMOTION OF VEGETABLES AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS AND SPECIES FLOWERS"

A3 - Location of GP (national)
Greece

A4 - Location of GP (regional)
Attica

A5 - Economic field of activity
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing

A6 - Ultimate purpose of GP
To create or conserve employment
To practically facilitate or enable social enterpreneurship
To improve social cohesion/inclusion

A7 - Spatial scale
Regional (small scale)

A8a - Start date
July 2012

A8b - Anticipated end date (if applicable)
June 2014

A9 - Short description of the GP
The project's actions include integrative support to beneficiaries for the establishment of their own social cooperatives in the fields of agriculture and floriculture; this support is expessed in accompanying services, training, allocation of Municipal lanscape for agri-production, consultancy in the creation and start-up of social cooperatives, and promotion through networking.

A10 - Key words relating to the GP
social economy
enhancement of employment
training
consultancy
networking

A11 - Objectives of the GP
The overall objective of the project "GREEN BRIDGE" is to activate local stakeholders of 3 large Municipalities of the Region of Attica (Peristeri, Dionysos and Kifissia), in order to ensure the creation of new jobs for unemployed people from vulnerable groups in the fields of agriculture and floriculture

A12 - Activities that have taken place
Networking, Dissemination – Awareness, project management, consultancy, start of seminars

A13 - Achievements of the GP
The project is in progress; up-to-date: Sensitization and publicity activities have been carried-out; accompanying services (consultancy in personal development, carreer planning, etc.) are in progress; training seminars are in progress; Network design has been finalized and Networking process is in progress.

B - IMPACT ON SOCIETY AND ECONOMY

B1 - How has the GP impacted on the following?

B1a - Legal/financial exclusion
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
By definition and by its main oblective and activities, as described above

B1b - Creation or conservation of local employment
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
By definition and by its main oblective and activities, as described above

B1c - Adaptation to new realities
Positive impacts
Any other comments?
Accompanying services include

B1d - Cross sectoral working
Neutral impacts
Any other comments?

B1e - Enablement of social enterpreneurship
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
By definition and by its main oblective and activities, as described above

B1f - Amenities for local people
Positive impacts
Any other comments?

B1g - Educational opportunities
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
By definition and by its main oblective and activities, as described above

B1h - Crisis response
Positive impacts
Any other comments?
Working towards employability, employment and "new forms of entrepreneurship" of members of various target groups, the project contributes in confronting the crisis' impacts. It is also to be underlined that recently in Greece, as a result of the crisis, a lot of people try to find "ways out" through primary sector's activities, therefore there is an intensive interest in which the project responds, since focusing on relevant Jobs.

B1i - Local financial environment for social enterpreneurs
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
The project serves the Greek attempt for re-generation of the Tertiary Sector/Social Economy in Greece, which is expressed through new legal/regulatory framework escorted by specific financial tools, of both National and Regional level sources

B1j - Local policy environment for social enterpreneurs
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
The project serves the Greek attempt for re-generation of the Tertiary Sector/Social Economy in Greece, which is expressed through new legal/regulatory framework escorted by specific financial tools, of both National and Regional level sources

B1k - National financial environment for social enterpreneurs
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
The project serves the Greek attempt for re-generation of the Tertiary Sector/Social Economy in Greece, which is expressed through new legal/regulatory framework escorted by specific financial tools, of both National and Regional level sources

B1l - National policy environment for social enterpreneurs
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
The project serves the Greek attempt for re-generation of the Tertiary Sector/Social Economy in Greece, which is expressed through new legal/regulatory framework escorted by specific financial tools, of both National and Regional level sources

C - PARTNERSHIPS & GOVERNANCE

C1 - Is the governance of this GP fully inclusive?
Beneficiaries have a little involvement in governance
Comments and learning points
By nature, and since the GP is a project facilitating social economy, the governance is carried out by the Partnership. However, core beneficiaries participate through proposals, recommendations, remarks, etc., using a relevant procedure that has been put in use

C2 - How influential has this GP been on local or national decision makers?
Not known
Comments and learning points

C3 - How much partnership work has been involved?
A great deal of cross sectoral partnership working
Comments and learning points
6 Partners, Organizations of different fields of expertise, activity and authority share their knowledge and their capacity in the frame of the project

D - PR & TRANSFERABILITY

D1 - Please describe how the GP communicated its experience and success to the public
The project is in a progressive stage; currently, only awareness-raising activities are carried out (via Internet, Workshops, Printed Material, etc.). At the 2nd stage, a Conference will be held, a Mass Media Campaign will be organized, Press Conferences will be delivered, an Experts' Forum will be established and a Mobile Animation-Communication Unit will be put in use.

D2 - Please describe how the GP communicated with local or national decision makers?
The communication is (or will) be carried out through Workshops, Networking, Experts' Forum for Strategy-Policy Making proposals

D3 - Are there any elements of this project that you think would transfer particularly well to other contexts?
The overall methodology and the generic outcomes will be easily adjustable and trasferable to other economic sectors and to other regions.

E - RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABILITY

E1a - Total annual income of GP 2011/12
150000

E1b - How is this made up?
75% ESF Funding - 25% National Contribution

E1c - Details of human resources
Around 40 Manmonths of experienced staff of the Partners

E1d - Details of technology

E1e - Details of financial investment for start-up/early stage

E1f - Details of external support
Around 10 Manmonths of external experts

E2 - If public funding were withdrawn, could the GP continue to exist?

F - EXECUTIVE BODY AND CONTACT INFORMATION

F1 - Who set up the GP? Partnership (please give details)
The Project Partnership comprises of the following Actors: EDRA" Social Cooperative for Minority Groups (Lead Partner)

PROOPSIS CONSULTING SA
"DIMITRA" Institute of Training and Development S.A.
Municipality of Dionysos
Social Service-Municipality of Kifissia
EXELIXI SA

F2 - Who runs the GP? Partnership (please give details)
See F1

F3 - Short description/comments

F4 - Contact
Drandaki Anika
DIMITRA Institute of Training and Development S.A.
16, FERON STR. 104 34 ATHENS
GREECE
Telephone 0030 210 8838540
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