about us
Experienced non-governmental organization that focuses on driving social innovation in Latvia and the Baltic Sea Region.
Our mission is to be social innovation driver in Latvia and Europe by strengthening the capacity of organizations as well as the ecosystem as a whole.
Our vision is the world view where the core sectors (the public, the private, the non-governmental one and the academic) jointly collaborate towards creating a sustainable society where everyone can live in welfare and as well as be a part of innovations and their implementation.
Our goals for the upcoming years
01.Fostering socio-technological innovation
02.Strengthening the social innovation ecosystem in Latvia and the Baltic Sea Region, as well as sparking discussions within it.
03.Fostering cross-border networking and initiatives
years in the field
carried out projects
people trained
collaboration partners
Our values are grounded in the principles of social innovation
✓ Sustainability – as a characteristics of the created solutions and the working style of the organization
✓ Collaboration – as the desired mindset in the society and the driving force of meaningful solutions
✓ Openness – to change, to differing opinions, and to every member of the society
✓ Care – for the society and better future
themes of our work
Even if the implemented solutions vary, our projects revolve around the following topics.
fields of expertise
Development of project concepts and applications
In programs Erasmus+, Interreg, Horizon Europe, etc.
Driving international networks
Like Socialenterprisebsr.net platform in the Baltic Sea Region and others
Development of educational content
Traning methodologies and materials, as well as online courses
Research
Exploring aspects of social innovation and entrepreneurship
Policy making
Participation in creating social entrepreneurship law of Latvia and driving establishment of social innovation competence centre
Innovation
Pinpointing novel solutions and approaches, as well as implementing them.
documents
(currently available only in Latvian)