Project Title:

Innovations in Art Design for Social Entrepreneurship and Local Development

Project Number:

UP.02.3.1.03.0159

Project Holder:

UDRUGA ARTECO PAVLETIĆ Udruga Arteco Pavletić operates in the Brodsko-posavska County, where it has established a permanent themed park, “Pavletić Themed Park,” in the village of Malino, Oriovac municipality. The park serves as a permanent outdoor exhibition and a venue for artistic workshops, focusing on youth. The main goals of the association are the promotion, improvement, and preservation of amateur artistic creation, fostering the development of young and talented individuals, including socially disadvantaged and unemployed persons in the association’s activities, promoting culture and art, cultural heritage, and non-formal education and lifelong learning. Through its activities in rural communities, the association particularly works with young people and the unemployed, providing them with opportunities to develop and enhance their competencies and skills through creative artistic expression.

Project Partner:

Project Intermediaries:

FIRST LEVEL INTERMEDIARY BODY: Ministry of Labor, Pension System, Family, and Social Policy SECOND LEVEL INTERMEDIARY BODY: National Foundation for Civil Society Development The grant agreement for the project “Innovations in Art Design for Social Entrepreneurship and Local Development” was signed by Arteco on 28.02.2022.

Project Area:

The project is implemented in the Brodsko-posavska County, the Municipality of Oriovac, and the Municipality of Okučani.

Project Duration:

The project is implemented over 24 months, from 28.02.2022 to 27.02.2024.

Project Value:

The total value of the project is 1,198,017.59 HRK. The EU, through the European Social Fund, co-finances 85% (1,018,314.95 HRK). The Republic of Croatia, through the State Budget, co-finances 15% (179,702.64 HRK). The project is co-financed under the European Social Fund’s Operational Program “Efficient Human Resources” for the Operational Period 2014-2020.

Target Groups:

• Udruga Arteco Pavletić, which will transform its operations into social entrepreneurship
• Employees of the association (total 4) who will participate in training and education important for business improvement and strengthening the capacity for social entrepreneurship
• The unemployed (total 40) from the Brodsko-posavska County, with a focus on youth, women, and those over 50 years of age

Brief Project Description:

The project aims to transform the existing Udruga Arteco Pavletić into a social enterprise by enhancing the professional and business skills of its employees and informing the long-term unemployed in rural communities of the Brodsko-posavska County about self-employment opportunities through the social entrepreneurship activities of the Udruga Arteco Pavletić.