Donors /Partners:

1. European Union (EU)
2. Brot für die Welt
3. Center for Strategic Research and Development of Georgia (CSRDG)
4. Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Georgia (ASB Georgia)
5. Microfinance Organization “Crystal”

Overall Budget: 679,201 € 

Part of the budget assigned to EDEC: 165,424 € 

Objective: To support social entrepreneurship for social and ecological sustainability and economic empowerment of the most vulnerable groups of our society

Target group(s): People interested in social entrepreneurship, civic and business sector, government actors

Beneficiaries: Existing social enterprises

Implemented activities:

1. The competition “Students in Support of Social Entrepreneurship” was held three times
2. An annual social entrepreneurs fair was held three times
3. Six social enterprise product exhibitions were organized
4. 95 potential social entrepreneurs have undergone intensive trainings
5. 20 social enterprises received individual consultations based on their needs

Achieved results:

1. ‘Alliance of Social Enterprises’ was established
2. A webpage for the Alliance of Social Enterprises has been created
3. A catalog of social enterprises in Georgia has been published
4. 14 social enterprises were funded
5. A textbook on social entrepreneurship has been published
6. A document analyzing the best international practices how the state can support social enterprises has been created
7. Recommendations for government agencies have been prepared
8. A conference on possible mechanisms on how to support social entrepreneurship was held with the participation of international experts
9. With support of the Microfinance Organization “Crystal” the availability of credit products for social enterprises has increased
10. Informative documents on “Venture Philanthropy” and “Impact Investment” were prepared for the Georgian business sector