The MoreThanAJob project consults stakeholders of the Social and Solidarity Economy sector Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Italy, Dec 2019-Feb 2020

A stakeholder’s design meeting was held in Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Italy, Dec 2019-Feb 2020, on the occasion of the “MoreThanAJob” press conferences in different Partners countries. A large number of different organizations from the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) sector in each Partner’s countries attended, discussed and added their recommendations especially on the aims of the “MoreThanAJob” project. Success stories were presented, and the needs and biggest challenges from the point of view of SSE organizations were defined. These inputs will be evaluated and categorized, in order to be used also in the adaptation of the best practices.

The MoreThanAJob project consults stakeholders of the

Social and Solidarity Economy sector

Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Italy, Dec 2019-Feb 2020

A stakeholder’s design meeting was held in Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Italy, Dec 2019-Feb 2020, on the

occasion of the “MoreThanAJob” press conferences in different Partners countries. A large number of different

organizations from the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) sector in each Partner’s countries attended, discussed

and added their recommendations especially on the aims of the “MoreThanAJob” project. Success stories were

presented, and the needs and biggest challenges from the point of view of SSE organizations were defined. These

inputs will be evaluated and categorized, in order to be used also in the adaptation of the best practices.

Encouraging the development of cooperation mechanisms between the Social and Solidarity Economy and the

public administration to improve social services dedicated to vulnerable subjects to increase their opportunities

for social and work inclusion: this is our main goal in MoreThanAJob! A 3-year project in which Social and

Solidarity Economy actors and representatives of the public administration will be involved in the training courses

and will be invited to work together for the co-design, development and provision of services to promote social

inclusion and employment of vulnerable subjects.

To achieve the desired results during this process, we believe it is essential to involve these actors from its

inception, creating moments of encounter and comparison in order to share their experiences of cooperation and

needs in order to improve support mechanisms.

At the local level, one of these first moments was the meeting organized on December 19, 2019 in Nablus, on

January 6, 2020 in Amman, then on February 4, 2020 in Beirut, and the last was on February 20 in Palermo. During

these Press Conferences and Stackholders meetings where representatives of the Social and Solidarity Economy

active in the partners regions met to share good cooperation practices with the public administration for the

provision services aimed at promoting the social and work inclusion of vulnerable groups.

The term Social and Solidarity Economy is increasingly used to indicate a wide spectrum of organizations that

distinguish themselves from the actors of the conventional economy for two fundamental characteristics. They

have explicit economic and social objectives and include different forms of cooperative, associative and solidarity

relationships.

Next steps

As agreed during the project launch meeting held in Amman-Jordan on 26 and 27 November 2019, the Strengths

and Weaknesses in the cooperation experiences collected during the meeting will contribute to the development

of the MoreThanAJob framework and social schemes based on a cooperation between Social and Solidarity

Economy actors and public administrations. The developed model will be the basis of the training Content for Social

and Solidarity Economy actors and public administration representatives. Furthermore, the MoreThanAJob portal

is being developed, an interactive online space to encourage communication between the actors involved in this

process.

It is worth mentioning that MoreThanAJob (Reinforcing social and solidarity economy for the unemployed,

uneducated and refugees) is a project funded by the European Union, under the ENI CBC MED programme. The

programme is managed by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia (Italy) and aims to promote cross-border

cooperation in the Mediterranean region.

This 2 million euros project is expected to contribute the promotion of social inclusion by providing the following:

At least 3 train-the-trainer workshops for public administration officers, 100 participants will be trained from SSE

actors, 90 public officers trained in employment and education schemes for refugees, €200,000 in sub-grants to

support innovative SSE initiatives, 10 agreements between public administrations and relevant stakeholders for

coordinated planning and implementation of social services. Finally, the publication of 6 reports containing

new/improved policy recommendations.

For more information please contact:

Project official webpage: MoreThanAJob

Social Media accounts

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Dr. Imad Ibrik Project coordinator iibrik@najah.edu

Disclaimer: This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union under the ENI CBC Mediterranean Sea Basin programme.

The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of AN-Najah National University (ANNU) and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting

the position of the European Union of the programme management structures.