Archive for April 2018

The woman leading the rise of social entrepreneurship in Latvia

Social entrepreneurship Latvia

As part of our Baltic project where we’ve explored the social entrepreneurship ecosystem in the region, and produced a review on partnerships between social enterprises and municipalities, we’ve had the opportunity to get a real insight into the sector in Latvia, through our partner Social Entrepreneurship Association of Latvia. Its Director, Madara Ulande, took some…

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Social entrepreneurship as a form of rehabilitation

Basta social enterprise

Social enterprise Basta uses social entrepreneurship itself as the basis of its business as it offers rehabilitation and work experience for those who have a background in alcohol or drug abuse. As part of our Baltic project exploring the social entrepreneurship ecosystems in Sweden, Latvia and Belarus, we met up with Basta’s founder Alec Carlberg…

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