00:04In the southern Polish town of Bielewe, men who experienced addiction and homelessness are being offered a new chance to
00:11re-join society, learn new skills and enter the job market.
00:16Eu acho que há dois anos atrás, quando alguém me disse que eu vou estar aqui, eu não acredito.
00:22Eu quero, nós temos perspectivas para o nosso futuro.
00:26A economia de Poles é uma solução, e para mim, é uma ótima solução para esses difíceis que nós vivemos.
00:35O que você já ouviu, são todos parte da cooperação, um exemplo de o que é conhecido como a social
00:41econômica,
00:42empresas que garantem que todo mundo na sociedade encontre seu lugar.
00:46E como todos enfrentamos o aumento do custo de vida e de inflação,
00:49esse modelo de não-profit oferece um caminho para uma mais resiliente econômica?
00:58Here at the RT Cooperative in Bielewe, Poland, lives are being turned around.
01:0329-year-old Artur Maciejewski used to have a drug problem and was living on the streets.
01:09Now he's learning to weld, and it's not easy.
01:11Artur Maciejewski has already earned a European Welding Certificate, and he's eager to learn more.
01:39The training at the RT Cooperative is supported by a project called Butterflies from Lower Silesia.
01:45It has a budget of €630,000, 70% of which is from the European Social Fund Plus.
01:52The cooperative often holds group meetings like this to discuss problems, interview newcomers and debate solutions.
02:00RT has an important social and economic role in town.
02:04It helps men out of addiction and homelessness, trains them,
02:07and offers services like construction and gardening to local authorities.
02:12A deep Christian faith drives RT founder Jaroslav Pilecki to give everyone in need a chance to redeem themselves.
02:41There are 4.3 million social economy organizations like RT in Europe,
02:46ranging from foundations and charities to associations and cooperatives.
02:51They represent 11.5 million paid jobs, meaning over 6% of the workforce.
02:57The sector is a sizable contributor to the European economy, but it could be bigger.
03:03A recent review of the EU's Social Economy Action Plan found that despite significant progress,
03:09the social economy is still lacking recognition and support in a consistent way across the EU.
03:15So what can be done?
03:17One recommendation is to create frameworks to allow social economy enterprises better access to financing and investment.
03:24Here at Rotslav University of Economics and Business, Professor Stanislav Kaminski argues for new legislation too.
03:31We need more coordinated and supportive legal framework in the European Union.
03:37So for example, we need legal status of social enterprise that is clear across the European Union.
03:45We also need to create laws which support social economy organizations, for example, in the public procurement system.
03:55An example of that public procurement in action is underway here in Bielewa,
04:00where this social housing is being completely renovated by the RT Cooperative Team, including Paweł Snopek.
04:24Paweł Struggled with Addiction and Survived a Suicide Attempt before joining the Co-operative.
04:30Paweł Struggled is one of around 3,000 people. This social economy enterprise has already helped and the construction of
04:51these new apartments and church gives the RT Cooperative room to rebuild many more.
04:56Paweł Struggled with Addiction and Survived Man
04:58Legenda Adriana Zanotto
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