Graefewirtschaft

Graefewirtschaft: a social intercultural enterprise Berlin 2014, Heike Birkhรถlzer

Main objectives of Graefewirtschaft  setting-up social enterprises  creating decent jobs opportunities for migrants and refugees  acquisition of contracts alongside the skills and capacities of the members  training on the job, learning by doing  promoting multi-culutral exchange in the local community  serving local needs and strengthening the social cohesion in the neighbourhood  participating in programmes to combat racism

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Methodology

Approach

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mobilising supporters and building social capital in the community

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defining business fields alongside local needs and starting with business activities

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mix of finance and funding

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mix of staff – professionals and non-professionals

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acquisition of contracts and capital

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providing support by coaching and training on the job

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raising income through sales and contracts rather than through projectgrants and subsidies

Providing meals for schools and kindergardens

schools

Offers of Graefewirtschaft

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Providing meals for 6 schools and 5 kindergardens on-site preparation Delivery daily from Monday to Friday Running cantines, selling drinks and snacks

Catering: prominent customers like politicians and non-governmental organisations are the most important clients

Catering Offers of Graefewirtschaft

 Intercultural Catering of traditional meals from countries of origin  Healthy meals for the neighbourhood  Meals provided at conferences, events etc

The restaurant: „Die Weltküche“ offers traditional dishes from all over the world Restaurant

Graefewirtschaft in the neighborhood

 Lunch and dinner of traditional recipes  Social committment and inclusion within the neighbourhood  Communication between cultures, information on recipes and traditions of cooking and eating

Services for elderly people

 Providing meals for the elderly  Supporting and entertaining at home  Conversation and activities adapted to diverse cultural needs  Work integration for refugees

Qualification and training „on the job“ „bridge“ and „XENOS SoJung“

Learning on the job Two projects funded by ESF

 Training on the job for refugees  Support by experts  Transfer of the Social Enterprise Model

Contact

Heike Birkhölzer Vorstand Tel: 0049 178 8553572 h.birkhoelzer@technet-berlin.de Graefewirtschaft e.V. Gieselerstraße 15 10713 Berlin Tel: 0049 30 616714 03 www.die-weltkueche.org Technologie-Netzwerk Berlin e.V. Wiesenstraße 29 13357 Berlin Tel: 030 46 98 8227 www.technet-berlin.de

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