• SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP,
    EMPOWERMENT AND COHESION
    PROJECT

In a region covering 14% of our country, across 11 cities, and impacting 15 million people,

we enhance the participation of women, youth, and vulnerable groups in economic activities, improve livelihood opportunities, strengthen the capacities of local institutions, and support local development by fostering a culture of social entrepreneurship.

Social Entrepreneurship in Anatolia

Social Entrepreneurship Centers

They are social centers that provide various opportunities to enhance the entrepreneurial capacity, vocational skills, and participation of women and youth.

They offer various spaces, including individual and co-working areas, entrepreneurship workshops, business development workshops, training rooms, a daycare, and a social entrepreneurship library.

Social Entrepreneurship Centers

Livelihood Facilities

They are production facilities established in collaboration with local institutions and organizations to enable women and youth to engage in income-generating activities and achieve economic empowerment.

These facilities, tailored to regional needs and sustained through partnerships, include various workshops and production units in sectors such as textiles, sewing, and food processing.

Livelihood Facilities

Capacity Building

Training programs have been designed to enhance the social entrepreneurship capacity of local institutions, organizations, and beneficiaries while strengthening their organizational structures.

Trainings have been provided on various topics, including Basic Social Entrepreneurship, Economic Literacy, Good Governance, Strategic Planning, Effective Communication, Gender Equality, Institutional Collaboration and Networking, Basic Project Writing and Access to Funding Sources, Branding and Marketing, Business Management, and Resilience and Empowerment Against Climate Change.

Capacity Building

 

Stories from Our Grant Beneficiaries

1,500 grant beneficiaries have made progress in their entrepreneurial journeys through the training they received from SEECO.

What has been accomplished in 4 years in a region covering 14% of our country, across 11 cities under the scope of 5 Development Agencies, impacting 15 million people?

19500+

people reached

4000+

training and business plans

1500+

grants

92

facilities

6000

monthly users at the centers

We continue to support our beneficiaries
through the 'Social Procurement' approach

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