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Alongside its research and project activities, the Social Innovation Centre is developing a self-financed rural innovation and <\/strong>learning space<\/strong>. This initiative is designed as a practical environment where health, technology, and social innovation can be explored through small-scale pilots, short-term courses, and inclusive learning activities. The space is intended to support accessible programmes and co-assisted stay for diverse groups, primarly focusing on people with disabilities, while also providing a setting for experimentation with new approaches to wellbeing, community participation, and rural development. By combining research insights with a physical environment for testing and learning, the initiative strengthens SIC\u2019s ability to translate ideas into practical solutions.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”9631″ img_size=”900*450″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”9646″ img_size=”900*450″ style=”vc_box_outline”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”9637″ img_size=”900*450″ style=”vc_box_outline”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Many social and health innovations are designed in urban environments but must ultimately work in diverse real-life contexts. Rural environments offer unique conditions for testing solutions related to wellbeing, accessibility, and community-based support systems. Lower environmental pressure, stronger community dynamics, and proximity to nature create opportunities to explore approaches that combine physical space, health behaviours, and social innovation.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n The Rural Space is currently being developed in phases. The initial stage focuses on preparing the environment for small-scale activities and stay as well as\u00a0 pilot programmes. As the space evolves, it is expected to host learning events, short-term courses, and experimental activities that combine health, technology, and rural innovation.The development process follows a gradual model, where infrastructure improvements are combined with testing practical use cases and learning from early experiences.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n The Rural Space is designed for:<\/p>\n \u2022 families of neurodivergent individuals and people with ASD, to provide a co-assisted stay There is still a way to go, but we are on track. The rural space is being developed in phases and is expected to be ready for opening between 2027 and 2028.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text] We\u2019re currently running our spring-summer donation campaign. Support us with a gift of any size to help us keep growing – donate here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text]<\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”9835″ img_size=”900*450″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”9837″ img_size=”900*450″ style=”vc_box_outline”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”9839″ img_size=”900*450″ style=”vc_box_outline”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n A comprehensive donor accountability document covering the project vision, three-phase \u20ac160,000 budget breakdown, EU-standard financial controls, risk register, donation tiers with full legal terms, and a milestone-based reporting schedule \u2014 structured for both first-time donors and institutional partners.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n This summary proves the project is real. Legal ownership by Soci\u0101l\u0101s inov\u0101cijas centrs, full cadastral details for “Latgale 1” on Ismeri Lake, independently verifiable at zemesgramata.lv.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n A personal commitment from Ren\u0101te Lukjanska \u2014 project lead with 20+ years of EU fund management and zero audit findings \u2014 addressed directly to every donor, explaining why this project exists and how their trust will be honoured.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”9846″ img_size=”900*450″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”9848″ img_size=”900*450″ style=”vc_box_outline”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”9850″ img_size=”900*450″ style=”vc_box_outline”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column] [vc_section full_width=”stretch_row_content”][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” vlt_overflow=”enable”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”9625″ img_size=”1850*150″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1774445446469{border-right-width: 15px !important;}”] Alongside its research and project activities, the Social Innovation Centre is developing a self-financed rural innovation and learning space. This initiative is designed as a practical environment where health, technology, and social innovation can be explored through small-scale pilots, short-term courses, and inclusive learning activities. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":7803,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-custom-page.php","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9630","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/socialinnovation.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/socialinnovation.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/socialinnovation.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socialinnovation.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socialinnovation.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9630"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/socialinnovation.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9630\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9853,"href":"https:\/\/socialinnovation.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9630\/revisions\/9853"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/socialinnovation.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/socialinnovation.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Why rural space matters<\/h3>\n
Development phase<\/h3>\n
Who this initiative is for<\/h3>\n
\n\u2022 individuals interested in practical learning environments (nature & sensory)
\n\u2022 organisations testing social innovation approaches ( craft retreats or alike)
\n\u2022 researchers exploring rural and wellbeing-related topics
\n\u2022 community groups and educational initiatives
\n\u2022 inclusive programmes involving people with disabilities[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_hoverbox image=”9681″ primary_title=”Coming soon” primary_title_css_animation=”fadeInUp” hover_title=”Innovation shouldn’t require a city zip code!” hover_background_color=”custom” use_custom_fonts_primary_title=”true” hover_custom_background=”#34a8a4″]Bridging the gap between high-tech research and hands-on rural impact![\/vc_hoverbox][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” vlt_overflow=”enable”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″]Accountability report<\/a><\/h3>\n
Property Owneship summary<\/a><\/h3>\n
Letter from the founder<\/a><\/h3>\n