WHAT WE DO
- developed our own SOCIAL ENTREPRISE in the form of a training center in the village of Rîșcova, acting as a regional hub for practical education, ecological agriculture and construction and providing jobs for the local community;
- create regular opportunities for social and eco-entrepreneurs to NETWORK with peers and stakeholders, to gain visibility and sell their products;
- design educational programs as INCUBATION and ACCELERATION via trainings, mentoring and tracking to support financial and nonfinancial the growth of local social enterprises, to guide them to identify the functional business model and clear social impact;
- develop ECOSYSTEM and COMMUNITY of changemakers and stakeholders in order to upgrade the perception of social impact, innovation, creative economy, green and social economy using instruments of ADVOCACY and RAISING AWARENESS;
- create platform for sales and promotion of the local products and services via offline annual FAIR IARMARECO and online multivendor marketplace IARMARECO.MD;
- launch the dialog about SOCIAL INVESTMENT and VENTURE PHILANTHROPY at national and international level;
- promote the concepts of SOCIAL and GREEN Economy and the notion of IMPACT BUSINESS.
"Think of basic economics nowadays.
In the focus is the "ME" -
so, I start a business to make MY profit or to make MY ideas rise.
So, what Social Entrepreneurship does is changing the ME into WE.
And this relates to the relationship and trust among people, which is especially important here in our region and in Moldova where this connectedness has suffered a lot after the collapse of the Soviet Union".
(Julian Gröger, EcoVisio)
What we do
Resources and materials
* Online course
* SE Guide
* SE Research
* ToolBox
* The White Paper Advocacy
* Video stories about Entrepreneurs
* IarmarEco Brochure
* Guide of a Buyer
* Webinars for Entrepreneurs and European Investment Bank course for Moldovans and Ukrainians
Media
* Newsmaker about Impact Days
* Moldova.org about Impact Days
* Moldova.org about Social Economy and Impact Business
* Efect 9.4 la TV8 about Social Entrepreneurship
* Podcast at RVS
* Podcast Nord-News
* Moldova.org about Social Investment (I4B)
* Tele Matinal about the Policy Lab
* Youth.md interview about SE
SUBSCRIBE / follow us
KNOW OUR:
DEVELOP A SOCIAL AND IMPACTFUL BUSINESS - TAKE OUR COURSES ON STARTING AND RUNNING A BUSINESS
ONLINE COURSE
ABOUT SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN MOLDOVA (for young people and potential impact entrepreneurs)
WEBINARS
SESSIONS with different topics on MANAGING and/or LAUNCHING SOCIAL BUSINESSES
DISCOVER AND DOWNLOAD MATERIALS about social entrepreneurship and social economy developed by us:
Guide
ON SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP and SOCIAL ECONOMY (first guide in the context of the Republic of Moldova)
White Paper
WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADVOCACY IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP (Platform for the Development of Social Entrepreneurship in the Republic of Moldova)
Research (RU)
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, BUSINESS AND NPOs: INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL EXPERIENCE (Social, Legal and Public Analysis)
GUIDE
THE RESPONSIBLE CONSUMER'S GUIDE (how to become more ECO in your everyday life as a shopper)
MANUAL
IMPACT INVESTORS' GUIDE (written in English to promote social investment ideas)
Tools for Trainers
TOOLS FOR TRAINERS AND EXPERTS (educational)
PODCASTS and VIDEOS
We discuss SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, IMPACT AND GREEN ECONOMY
INFOGRAPHICS
ABOUT THE ECOSYSTEM OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP in Moldova and the region (Republic of Moldova and Eastern Partnership Countries)
Our Directions
Networking in Social and Green Economy
Youth Social Entrepreneurs
Instagram account cu #info și #Reels -- subscribe
Telegram community of Social Entrepreneurs -- subscribe
Social entrepreneurship in schools and colleges - EU4Youth project
Current Projects
Collaborate for Impact (international project) [2021-2025]
The international project "Collaborate for Impact", carried out by Impact Europe (formerly knows as EVPA - European Venture Philanthropy Association) and 5 partners from the Eastern Partnership countries, represented by AO EcoVisio in the Republic of Moldova, financed by the European Union.
Areas: Social Entrepreneurship, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Impact Fund Moldova, Advocacy, International Networking.
Platform for Social Entrepreneurship [2021-2024]
The Platform for the Development of Social Entrepreneurship, managed by EcoVisio with the support of the East Europe Foundation, from resources provided by the European Union and Sweden, in partnership with the European Business Association and the Contact Center.
Areas: Advocacy and Policy in Social Economy, Networking, Information and Concept Promotion.
Support center for MSME (Social Entrepreneurship HUB) [2021-2023]
"Social Entrepreneurship HUB" is managed by EcoVisio with the support of the East Europe Foundation, from resources provided by the European Union and Sweden, in partnership with the European Business Association and the Contact Center within the project "Civil society contributes to inclusive and sustainable economic development in the Republic of Moldova".
Areas: Social Entrepreneurship, IarmarEco Community, Social Entrepreneurship Forum, Business Incubator and Accelerator, Mini-grants, Consultancy, Information and Promotion.
Fostering Youth Social Entrepreneurship and Practical Career Management Skills in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Armenia Through the Innovative Social Student Companies (SSC) Approach (international project of the EU4Youth programme) [2023-2025]
International project in the framework of the EU4Youth programme (phase III Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship: Fostering Youth Employment and Societal Change through Social Entrepreneurship), funded by the European Union. Implementing partners: ChildFund (Germany), School of ME (Ukraine), EcoVisio (Moldova), Vesta (Moldova), EDEC (Georgia), CODE (Armenia).
Areas: Social Entrepreneurship in educational institutions, Study Visits, ToT for teachers, Advocacy in entrepreneurship education.
Social entrepreneurship and social economy for everyone [2023-2024]
The project is carried out by "AO EcoVisio" with the support of the East-European Foundation, from resources granted by the European Union and Sweden.
Areas: Promotion and information on Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Economy, Impact Days 2024, Audio-visual materials on key concepts.
Expanding social entrepreneurship opportunities on the left bank of the Dniester [2023-2024]
Project implemented by the Agency for Innovation and Development from Tiraspol, EcoVisio and the Contact Center from Chisinau, with the support of Sweden and Great Britain, within the project "Development of export capacities on the banks of the Dniester" (AdTrade), implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
Past Projects
EIB Eastern Neighbourhood Microfinance TA Programme (for Moldovans and Ukrainians in MD) [2021-2022]
The European Investment Bank programme, which provides technical support for microcredit for Eastern Partnership countries.
Social Entrepreneurship for Young People [2022]
Project funded by the Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova under the Grant Programme 2022.
Expansion of social entrepreneurship opportunities on the left bank of the Dniester [2021-2022]
Project implemented by the Agency for Innovation and Development in Tiraspol, EcoVisio and the Contact Centre in Chisinau, with the support of Sweden and the UK, in the framework of the project "Export Capacity Development on the banks of the Dniester River" (AdTrade), implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
COVID-19: Civil Society resilience and sustainability – Emergency grants [2020-2022]
Project implemented with financial support from ERIM (formerly IREX Europe) in the framework of the European Union funded project COVID-19: Resilience and Sustainability of Civil Society.
BusinessCool Accelerator for Social Entrepreneurship [2020-2021]
The project was implemented with the support of the EFSE Entrepreneurship Academy, funded by the European Union's EU4Business initiative, and the LED Foundation Moldova (Liechtenstein Development Services), in partnership with the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP), implemented by UNDP Moldova and the Slovak AID Programme.
