At the Science and Technology Park Niš today, contracts were signed on the allocation of grants for two social enterprises from the Jablanica District, within the project “EWI – Economic Inclusion and Justice for Women of the Western Balkans”.
Grants in the amount of 10,000 EUR each for the procurement of specialized production equipment were awarded to the social enterprise “Radanska ruža” from Lebane and the association “Naš svet” from Leskovac. The project is implemented by CARE Austria, CARE Balkans in partnership with the organization ENECA from Serbia, Tehnopolis from Montenegro, LINK Entrepreneurship Center from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Strategic Development Consulting from North Macedonia, with the support of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) through funds of the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC).
These funds are purposefully directed toward strengthening the technical capacities of organizations that, based on market principles, address the problem of unemployment among marginalized groups.
Leskovac: Ecological production and work integration
The association “Naš svet” from Leskovac, which employs young people with intellectual disabilities, invests the funds into professionalizing its production of ecological paper and packaging.
The procurement of equipment enables the transition from exclusively manual to semi-industrial product manufacturing (packaging, invitations, business cards). This creates conditions for sustainable jobs for young people with disabilities, strengthening their economic independence.
Lebane: Automation for greater competitiveness
“Radanska ruža”, an enterprise recognized for the production of ajvar and processed vegetable products, resolves a bottleneck in the finalization of its products with this grant. This enterprise primarily employs
hard-to-employ categories of women, including single mothers, women with disabilities and older women.
The procurement of equipment will significantly speed up the packaging process, reduce the percentage of label waste and enable faster product placement on the market. This directly contributes to business stability and long-term income security for women engaged in the production chain.
The EWI project continues with mentoring support to these organizations, primarily in the areas of marketing, sales and design. The goal is to ensure the long-term profitability of these investments and the independence of social enterprises on the open market.
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Unapređenje proizvodnih kapaciteta socijalnih preduzeća iz Lebana i Leskovca kroz EWI projekat
U Naučno-tehnološkom parku Niš danas su potpisani ugovori o dodeli bespovratnih sredstava za dva socijalna preduzeća iz Jablaničkog okruga, u okviru projekta „EWI – Ekonomska inkluzija i pravda za žene Zapadnog Balkana“.
Grantove u vrednosti od po 10.000 EUR za nabavku specijalizovane proizvodne opreme dobili su socijalno preduzeće „Radanska ruža“ iz Lebana i udruženje „Naš svet“ iz Leskovca. Projekat sprovodi, CARE Austrija, CARE Balkans u partnerstvu sa organizacijom ENECA iz Srbije, Tehnopolis iz Crne Gore, LINK Poduzetnički centar iz Bosne i Hercegovine i Strategic Development Consulting iz Severne Makedonije, sa podrškom Austrijske razvojne agencije (ADA) kroz finansijska sredstva Austrijske razvojne saradnje (ADC).
Ova sredstva su namenski usmerena u jačanje tehničkih kapaciteta organizacija koje na tržišnim principima rešavaju probleme nezaposlenosti marginalizovanih grupa.
Leskovac: Ekološka proizvodnja i radna integracija
Udruženje „Naš svet“ iz Leskovca, koje radno angažuje mlade sa intelektualnim teškoćama, sredstva ulaže u profesionalizaciju svoje proizvodnje ekološkog papira i ambalaže.
Nabavka opreme omogućava prelazak sa isključivo ručne na polu-industrijsku izradu proizvoda (ambalaže, pozivnica, vizit karti). Time se stvaraju uslovi za održiva radna mesta za mlade sa invaliditetom, jačajući njihovu ekonomsku samostalnost.
Lebane: Automatizacija za veću konkurentnost
„Radanska ruža“, preduzeće prepoznato po proizvodnji ajvara i prerađevina od povrća, ovim grantom rešava usko grlo u finalizaciji svojih proizvoda. Ovo preduzeće primarno zapošljava teže zapošljive kategorije žena, uključujući samohrane majke, žene sa invaliditetom i starije žene.
Nabavka opreme će značajno ubrzati proces pakovanja, smanjiti procenat škarta etiketa i omogućiti brži plasman proizvoda. Ovo direktno doprinosi stabilnosti poslovanja i dugoročnoj sigurnosti zarada za žene angažovane u lancu proizvodnje.
Projekat EWI nastavlja sa mentorskom podrškom ovim organizacijama, prevashodno u oblastima marketinga, prodaje i dizajniranja. Cilj je da se osigura dugoročna isplativost ovih ulaganja i nezavisnost socijalnih preduzeća na otvorenom tržištu.
