Social Innovations Database
Providing local residents and visitors with quality, locally produced products and quality services.
Country: Hungary
Challenge addressed: Economic uncertainty
Isolated struggle for survival
Forgotten local treasures
Consumer ignorance
Environmental damage
Agri-food promotes sustainable agritourism, local products and typical local agri-food products.
Country: Greece
Challenge addressed: The social challenge of better living conditions for the farm family (address low wages and volatile markets) but also attract young people to the farm.
Providing training to farm gatekeepers in order to detect certain problems in an early stage.
Country: Belgium
Challenge addressed: Challenging the barriers to aid the farmers face
Learning networks have the objective of peer to peer learning among professional or other networks.
Country: Belgium
Challenge addressed: Many farmers are facing problems to cope with the challenges they are being confronted with.
Supporting people with disabilities in Tuchola county
Country: Poland
Challenge addressed: Low/insufficient access to care/social services; poor cooperation/ social capital
Dealul Târnavelor LAG represents a successful public-private partnership for 8 communities in Mureș and Sibiu counties.
Country: Romania
Challenge addressed: Low household income and out-migration, rural identity
A new model of a home hospice in rural areas - The partnership program "To Give What Is Really Needed"
Country: Poland
Challenge addressed: low/ insufficient access to health care services; poor cooperation/ social capital
Offering migrants who are victims of exploitation an alternative dwelling, basic personal services, administrative support and regular work opportunities.
Country: Italy
Challenge addressed: Exploitation of migrants in the agricultural sector
GBO as a broad partnership, specifically aimed at assistance for farmers and horticulturists.
Country: Belgium
Challenge addressed: Barriers to aid
improving both the physical and mental health of the farmers and their family members in the Connemara area
Country: Ireland
Challenge addressed: Accidents and fatalities on farms are a continuing cause of concern for the farming community in Ireland. Many farmers in this area live isolated from medical help
Engaging the entire farming community in change towards farm safety, health and wellbeing.
Country: Ireland
Challenge addressed: Co. Cork, Wexford and Tipperary are reported to have the highest number of fatalities in Ireland
Helping farmers under severe economic or mental pressure, to get their situation under control
Country: Finland
Challenge addressed: Farmers in Finland face challenges such as economic difficulties, workload, extreme weather, crises in their private life.
Developing women entrepreneurship, empowering farm women, women from rural areas and every woman wishes to participate, and of course to promote energy innovation and to address energy poverty.
Country: Greece
Challenge addressed: Farm (rural) Women’s Social identity, energy poverty, rural poverty