First meeting of the Regional Stakeholder Group in Poland

On April 21, 2023, the first meeting of the Regional Stakeholder Group of the project entitled "Regional Policies for Supporting Social Economy" (acronym SECON) was held. During the meeting, the objectives of the project were presented.

The Regional Stakeholder Group is composed of: Social Economy Support Centers from the Mazovian voivodeship, representatives of social economy entities, including representatives of social enterprises, Mazovian Center for Social Policy, representatives of scientific entities and local level administration. During the meeting, RGI Representatives were asked to fill out a questionnaire that will help in the development of a document mapping the instruments of social economy support in Mazovia.

During the meeting, the possibilities of supporting social economy from the regional program European Funds for Mazovia for 2021-2027 were also presented. The support planned in the program will be directed to Social Economy Support Centers, among others, for activities related to the provision of animation, incubation and business services; activities in the field of social and professional reintegration, or non-refundable financial support for the creation of new jobs and their maintenance in social enterprises.

We warmly encourage those interested in the development of social economy in Mazovia to participate in the next meetings!