Empleo e inclusión social
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RegioStars 2012 - INCLUSIVE GROWTH: O4O - Lifelong experience boosts ageing communities
13/06/2012People in the EU are living longer than ever, and the proportion of the population aged over 55 is growing all the time. In some rural areas on the fringes of northern Europe, many pensioners live by themselves, and risk becoming isolated and marginalised if public transport and other services are not available and they cannot afford special care. In these remote regions, skilled staff, such as carers and nurses, are often hard to recruit and retain. The O4O project – Older people for Older people – co-financed by the European Union, responded to this challenge, using existing skills and experience within ageing communities. O4O shows older people how they can take responsibility for providing the services they need, and organises support across rural Scotland, Finland, Greenland, Northern Ireland and Sweden. At a time when public spending is under pressure in many parts of the EU, the project demonstrates how vital networks and facilities can be maintained in a way that also encourages older people to stay active and make an important contribution to society. Winner of the RegioStars 2012 Award, Inclusive Growth category
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Georgina MacLeod, the O4O project
13/06/2012Testimonial of Georgina MacLeod about the O4O project. People in the EU are living longer than ever, and the proportion of the population aged over 55 is growing all the time. In some rural areas on the fringes of northern Europe, many pensioners live by themselves, and risk becoming isolated and marginalised if public transport and other services are not available and they cannot afford special care. In these remote regions, skilled staff, such as carers and nurses, are often hard to recruit and retain. The O4O project – Older people for Older people – co-financed by the European Union, responded to this challenge, using existing skills and experience within ageing communities. O4O shows older people how they can take responsibility for providing the services they need, and organises support across rural Scotland, Finland, Greenland, Northern Ireland and Sweden. At a time when public spending is under pressure in many parts of the EU, the project demonstrates how vital networks and facilities can be maintained in a way that also encourages older people to stay active and make an important contribution to society. Winner of the RegioStars 2012 Award, Inclusive Growth category
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RegioStars 2012 - ECO WORLD STYRIA - Boosting employment through a world-beating network of green-tech companies
13/06/2012Eco World Styria started up in 2005, in Austria’s Styria region, with the aim of creating a location for the development of innovative green businesses, able to compete with the best at a global level. Since then, it has established itself as a ground breaker in developing clean, environmentally friendly technologies. By encouraging cleantech companies with innovative ideas, this outstanding project has helped create 5 000 jobs and grow the local economy. These local firms have expanded their workforce by over 10% a year, on average. Winner of the RegioStars 2012 Award - Smart Growth category
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Petra Könighofer from Eco World Styria - RegioStars 2012
13/06/2012A portrait of Petra Könighofer from Eco World Styria Eco World Styria started up in 2005, in Austria’s Styria region, with the aim of creating a location for the development of innovative green businesses, able to compete with the best at a global level. Since then, it has established itself as a ground breaker in developing clean, environmentally friendly technologies. By encouraging cleantech companies with innovative ideas, this outstanding project has helped create 5 000 jobs and grow the local economy. These local firms have expanded their workforce by over 10% a year, on average. Winner of the RegioStars 2012 Award - Smart Growth category
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Transnational cooperation : Building bridges between people
01/11/2011This video examines different aspects of European Territorial Cooperation and highlights the usefulness of support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for projects that involve cross-border cooperation. For instance, the University of the Greater Region (UGR) project is promoting exchanges and mobility between different European universities; 17 000 km of roads are being built or upgraded to improve transport; the LABEL project is reducing the risk of flooding in the Elbe basin; experiences and good practices are being exchanged in order to boost economic growth; lastly, several cross-border programmes are promoting the integration of marginalised population groups.
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ROMA: Ioan Lakatos (story)
01/10/2011In this video profile, Ioan Lakatos explains how the ROMA project funded by the ERDF plays a role in the company he owns. A Roma himself, Ioan convinced 200 Roma in Bihor county to take a recruitment test. He is thankful for the project not only because it allowed him, as an employer, to choose the right profiles for his company, but also because he sees it as a great opportunity to help his community.
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ROMA: Daroczi Zoltanne (story)
01/10/2011This video profile tells the story of Daroczi Zoltanne, a resident of Biharkeresztes in Hungary. As a mother of two, Daroczi had a hard time after losing her previous job in child care, but thanks to the ROMA project supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) she found a new job as a social worker which allowed her to put more food on her children’s dinner plates and to send them to a better school.
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Cross-border cooperation: Integration of Roma into the labour market
01/10/2011This video shows one of the many facets of the ROMA project, which has received support from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The ROMA project aims at the gradual integration of the large Roma community, traditionally discriminated against, living in the Romania-Hungary border region, by offering them the opportunity to find work. Dio Zoltan, one of the project’s key members, conducted a study to establish the professional profile of unemployed Roma. The profiles of those qualified for a job were then sent to employment agencies. Sharing experiences and good practices has produced positive results for Roma employment in the two countries. One of the programme’s beneficiaries, Daroczi Zoltanne, managed to find a job at the social centre in her village as a result of this process, in doing so ensuring a better life for her and her children.