Graefewirtschaft: a social intercultural enterprise

Berlin 2014, Heike BirkhölzerBerlin 2014, Heike Birkhölzer

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Main objectives of Graefewirtschaft

setting-up social enterprises

creating decent jobs opportunitiesfor migrants and refugees

acquisition of contracts alongsidethe skills and capacities of themembers

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

Methodology

mobilising supporters and building social capital in the community

defining business fields alongside local needs and starting with business activities

mix of finance and funding

mix of staff – professionals and non-professionals

acquisition of contracts and capital

providing support by coaching and training on the job

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

Approach

Providing meals for schools and kindergardens

schools

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

Offers of Graefewirtschaft

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

Catering

Offers of Graefewirtschaft

Intercultural Catering of traditional meals from countriesof origin

Healthy meals for the neighbourhood Meals provided at conferences, events etc

The restaurant: „Die Weltküche“ offers traditional dishes from all over theworld

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

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

Two projects funded by ESF

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Contact

Heike BirkhölzerVorstandTel: 0049 178 8553572h.birkhoelzer@technet-berlin.de

Graefewirtschaft e.V.Gieselerstraße 1510713 BerlinTel: 0049 30 616714 03 www.die-weltkueche.org

Technologie-Netzwerk Berlin e.V. Wiesenstraße 2913357 BerlinTel: 030 46 98 8227www.technet-berlin.de