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The Organisation for the Development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (ODIMM) has today organised its second Workshop on the Development of Social Entrepreneurship in the Republic of Moldova as part of the Finance Project 4SocialChange.

The event was held with the involvement of key actors in the field of social entrepreneurship and innovation, social entrepreneurs, representatives of central public authorities and support organisations in the field.

“Today’s workshop aims to create a platform for discussion with stakeholders in the field of social entrepreneurship in order to identify the main problems encountered by entrepreneurs and to come up with solutions and identify areas of intervention that will enable the development of social entrepreneurship and financing in the field of social entrepreneurship in the Republic of Moldova, taking on board good practices from the project’s partner countries in the Danube region,” said Petru Gurgurov, Acting Director-General ODIMM.

The workshop discussed current trends, visions, developments and obstacles in social affairs and identified ways for future collaboration and mutual support.

The aim, objectives and activities of the Finance4SocialChange project, which will enable the creation of levers to support social enterprises in the Danube region, were presented.

‘In the Republic of Moldova, specific policies and public support mechanisms aimed at developing the social economy are being developed, as a result of the adoption in 2017 of the legislative framework on the recognition of social entrepreneurship, the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure is in the process of establishing the National Commission for Social Entrepreneurship’, pointed out Constantin Țurcanu, Senior Consultant, Directorate for Economic Policies and Business Environment of the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure. In this context, the representative of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure stated that, for 2019, the Ministry’s agenda in this chapter includes the development and approval of measures to support and encourage social entrepreneurship.

During the workshop, entrepreneurs exchanged good practices, but also the problems faced by social enterprises in their work were highlighted. These are to be processed and taken into account in order to improve the legal framework in the field.

Social entrepreneurship helps to increase social inclusion, create jobs, involve people from disadvantaged groups in economic activities and facilitate their access to social resources and services.

The workshop is organised as part of the Finance4SocialChange project, which aims both to boost access to innovative financing instruments and to create a business environment that helps social entrepreneurs to create viable and strong companies in the Danube region.

Directorate for Communication and ODIMM RP