Ústav sociálních inovací

Ústav sociálních inovací is rated 3 out of 5 in the category civic & social organization. Read and write reviews about Ústav sociálních inovací. Ustav sociálních inovací, o.p.s. (Institute of Social Innovations - USI) is the non-profit non-governmental organisation from Kobylnice, Czech Republic. The organisation's work is oriented mainly towards socio-economically disadvantaged regions and socially excluded groups. We are based in the Southern Moravia region being active also in the other regions of the Czech Republic. Since its establishment in 2002, it has actively participated in the acquisition of experience mainly in the following three areas: - Human resources development - provides training, seminars, retraining programmes and infrastructure for education; - Socio-economic cohesion of the region - supports social innovation activities, social entrepreneurship, creation and development of enterprises (especially SMEs) and their cooperation with non-profit and public sector. USI has experience in working with social innovation aspects including involvement of local, regional and other different stakeholders into the project implementation (e.g. local and regional public authorities, SMEs, NGOs and other stakeholders). The objective of this approach is to involve all relevant bodies in the development of the area in the long term and to positively influence further development in the regional and national context, taking into account economic, social and environmental benefits for the society. The another field of the organisation's expertise is sustainable development issues. Institute of Social Innovations provides consultation services and training for preparation of local social economic development projects with respect of sustainability principles, employment, human potential development and environment.