Supporting Civil Society through Social Entrepreneurship in Turkey TR2022AAP

About this project

Social entrepreneurship emerges as an alternative and viable way of complementing financial sustainability of civil society organisations (CSOs), diversifying funding and addressing social problems in general. The project is designed according to the needs, suggestions and inputs of the civil society organisations, social entrepreneurs and other relevant actors with a special focus to exploit the potential of social entrepreneurship for financial sustainability of civil society organisations as well as for increasing their social impact.This project is composed of three main pillars: the first pillar will aim to strengthen skills and knowledge of civil society organisations and social enterprises on social entrepreneurship, foster partnerships between civil society organisations and social entrepreneurs and raise public awareness. The second pillar will address the strengthening of institutional, policy and regulatory framework related to social entrepreneurship in Turkey. The third pillar concerns the provision of financial support to civil society organisations and social entrepreneurs to enhance their organisational capacities. The grant support will be provided through selected Turkish Development Agencies. CSOs and other social-need driven non-state actors are the main target groups of this action. The final beneficiaries are the right holders at large but especially the vulnerable groups such as children, elderly, disabled, women who are facing higher risk of poverty a…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 5Gender Equality
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 10Reduced Inequalities
• 11Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations · Other public sector

Countries

Türkiye

Sectors

Democratic participation and civil society

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesGood governance · Main focusClimate mitigation · Also contributesDisability inclusion · Also contributes

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 30 Jan 2025 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_NEAR-2022-ACT-60828.

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