Aquasport - Creation of a cooperative for the management of public sport facilities

B - IMPACT ON SOCIETY AND ECONOMY

B1 - How has the GP impacted on the following?

B1a - Legal/financial exclusion
Positive impacts
Any other comments?
The City Council has contributed to the project with disused sport facilities. That would have meant the major investment, so it made an agreement. The maintenance of the facilities are too expensive for the public trasury and the private management is required. Had not opted the Municipality for this agreement, the facilities would have remained disused.

B1b - Creation or conservation of local employment
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
Creation of local employment for four unemployed partners under 30 y.o. All of them hold an university degree. It has been possible the creation of 5 extra jobs for 3 women (out of which 2 over 45) and two men under 30. Although this figur of employment may be considered meaningless, it is important taking into account the total population in Gerena: 7,200 inhabitants.

B1c - Adaptation to new realities
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
The cooperative satisfies the population's demand of sport activities, educates in values the youth and enables de access to sport to handicapped persons.

B1d - Cross sectoral working
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
There are synergies between public and private sector. On the one hand, the municipality and associations of disabled people are involved; on the the other, the private companies. A series of sectors come together in the project: education, sport, disability, physiotherapy, chiropody, restoration and tourism

B1e - Enablement of social enterpreneurship
Neutral impacts
Any other comments?

B1f - Amenities for local people
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
New servicies for the community have been offered and the initial offer has been enriched thanks to the collaboration with educational centres, associations of disabled people (deaf, deaf-blind, autist, impaired people).

B1g - Educational opportunities
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
Competitions of handball, swimming, soccer by the local teams do take places in the facilities and the centre collaborates with local schools and highschools. Likewise, life-saving courses for instructors are organised. The activities carried out reinforce values such as co-education, accesibility, social integration, sport, healthy habits, etc.

B1h - Crisis response
Very positive impacts
Any other comments?
Stability in employment. Cooperation with other local companies. Involvement in activities with a high local social impact (sponsoring, donations, promotion of values, etc.)

B1i - Local financial environment for social enterpreneurs
Positive impacts
Any other comments?
There was a necessary local view of making the most of pre-existing resources. The Municipality had facilities that were expected to be run and thought on social entrepreneurs.

B1j - Local policy environment for social enterpreneurs
Positive impacts
Any other comments?
The municipality had capacity and resources to advise the social entrepreneurs.

B1k - National financial environment for social enterpreneurs
Impacts not known
Any other comments?

B1l - National policy environment for social enterpreneurs
Impacts not known
Any other comments?