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STUDY VISIT OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISES IN MARIBOR
as part of the event “Creating the Future of Europe together”
6 March 2018
12:00 Departure for the “Gostilnica Pri Damah” restaurant
12:30 Gostilnica Pri damah (Kooperativa Dame, z.o.o., so.p.), lunch until 13:15
13:30 Salon uporabnih umetnosti (Kooperativa Peron, so.p.), departure at 13:45
13:50 Passing the Center eksperimentov Maribor (EKTC Evropski kulturni in tehnološki
center Maribor, so.p. Maribor) and the Tkalka so.p.
14:10 Društvo TOTI DCA Maribor, so.p., departure at 14:20
14:30 Ropotarnica (Aktiviraj.se, so.p.) until 14:45
14:50 Passing Smetka
15:00 Rajzefiber biro at Gosposka 11:00 and
15:15 BikeLAb at Gosposka 11:20 until 15:45
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GOSTILNICA PRI DAMAH
Address: Kooperativa Dame, z.o.o., so.p., Ljubljanska ulica 4, 2000
Contact person: Alenka Iskra
Contact info: [email protected] / +386 (0)68 611 019
Website: http://www.kooperativa-dame.si/
Co-operative DAME (LADIES) is a social enterprise active in the field of sustainable tourism
and catering business and operates socially responsible. We provide catering services at our
premises »Gostilna pri DAMAH«, located in the city centre on the right bank of the River
Drava, at Ljubljanska 4, Maribor (former Mariborski dvor), opposite the main Medical Centre
entrance. We focus on Slovenian traditional, mostly local dishes, considering the season. Our
menus certainly incorporate contemporary culinary trends and offer wide selection of
vegetable and other vegetarian dishes. We also prepare gluten-free dishes. Various home-
made cakes, pies and strudels are baked in our kitchen. We bake home-made bread, which is
offered with our sandwiches or served alongside ordered dishes. We also make home-made
jams, pickled vegetables, syrups. All products can be purchased in our nicely equipped shop.
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SALON OF APPLIED ARTS, Maribor
Address: Kooperativa Peron, z.o.o., so.p., Tkalki prehod 4, Maribor
Contact person: Polonca Podgoršek, Borut Wenzel
Contact info: [email protected]
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SALON.maribor
A century ago it was the main coffeehouse in Maribor, later a Casino and today a colourful
mixture of a concept shop presenting local designers, a café and an event venue hosting
literature, poetry, exhibitions, theatre, interesting discussions and concerts, mainly on
weekends. The ambient of the space is some kind a furniture museum dedicated to design,
representing Yugoslavian furniture and different objects from the 50's, 60's and 70's.
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Toti DCA
Address: Društvo TOTI DCA Maribor, so.p., Gorkega ulica 34, Maribor (picture at Partizanska 12) Contact person: Marjan Holc Contact info: [email protected] Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Dru%C5%A1tvo-TOTI-DCA-Maribor-sop-519967334755103/ The TOTI DCA Maribor Association is an intergenerational day activity centre aimed at
networking, integrating, and socialising mainly for the elderly as also younger users. Here the
elderly can actively spend their free time by participating in numerous free workshops and
courses.
We are a member of the Slovenian network of volunteer organizations and registered in the
Register of volunteer organizations. The Association has a status of a humanitarian
organization, given by the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
and also a status of an association working in the public interest.
We operate at two locations, between 8.00 and 15.00 o’clock:
Unit DCA Center, Partizanska cesta 12/1st floor and
Unit DCA Tabor, Gorkega ulica 34.
Evenings are reserved for occasional events, generally every Tuesday at 6 p.m.
We offer participation in programmes and activities, which are free of charge for users:
Foreign languages, computer science, creative workshops, cooking course, art
classes, book club, technical workshop, hobby workshops, memory exercises,
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meditation, yoga, exercise, networking, conversations, reading corner, playing board
games, various lectures, presentations of other associations, etc.
In the Elderly Counselling Office Programme we provide counselling and assistance at solving
problems, together with experts from the field of patient rights, health care, law,
psychosocial help, social issues, mediations.
To implement programmes and activities we connect with different associations and
institutions from the field of culture, sports, health care, social affairs and law, and from the
field of joining in to the volunteer network. Operations in the association are based on
equality of users and everybody is welcome.
Associations that help, in any way, towards an active and healthy living, can implement their
programmes on our premises, as many associations are facing premises related problems.
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ROPOTARNICA
Address: Društvo Aktiviraj se, so.p., Pušnikova ulica 11, 2000 Maribor
Contact person: Polona Červek, +386 (0)41 866 480
Contact info: [email protected]
Website: www.ropotarnica.org
Association for developing social projects and encouraging an active life “AKTIVIRAJ SE” is a
social enterprise and a non-governmental and non-profit organization dealing with the
development of social projects and promoting social entrepreneurship. The Association has
a status of an association working in the public interest in the field of active employment
policies, given by the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. The
Aktiviraj se, so.p., Association works as a social enterprise of type B.
Vision and mission
With our activity and programmes we wish to contribute to an “individuals’” activation,
strengthening and developing ideas of civil initiatives, developing volunteerism, and
promoting social entrepreneurship. We implement programmes of informal education and
intergenerational socialising. Our mission is to motivate and activate the unemployed at
resolving their own unemployment situation. We strive to improve conditions in the field of
integrating unemployed people into an active life. With programmes and projects we wish to
provide our target groups with new knowledge, skills and experience needed for a successful
integration in to the labour market. This way, participants handle everyday life situations
with ease, reach greater independence and thus raise their self-confidence and quality of
life.
Association’s main programmes:
Reuse centre Ropotarnica, since 2010 (since then 12-16 tons of waste for reuse)
City garden since 2012 (volunteer activities, self-supply)
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Development centre Recycling Lab since 2016 – initial funds from the Ministry of
Economic Development and Technology,
A brand for recycled products “100%R”
Over 100 events per year for citizens: workshops, awareness and informing,
Partners: Snaga d.o.o., Zavod PIP, SPIRIT Slovenia, Employment Service of Slovenia,
Slovene Enterprise Fund, Fund 05, Municipality of Maribor – Public Utility, Transport,
Spatial Planning and Environment Office ...
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SMETKA
Address: Alternativna veleblagovnica Smetka, Gosposka ul. 29, 2000 Maribor
Contact person: Julija Beršnjak, +386 (0)40 238 080
Contact info: [email protected]
Facebook page: Smetka, alternativna veleblagovnica https://www.facebook.com/smetka.si/
Website: www.smetka.si
An alternative department store “Smetka” is a socially responsible corporation, established
in 2015.
Our partners are social enterprises, non-profit organizations, organic providers, etc., who
follow same principles and vision on a more righteous and environmentally-friendly society.
Besides selling socially responsible products, we give great significance to raising awareness,
promotion and information and due to this organize different events for the wider public.
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RAJZEFIBER BIRO
Address: Rajzefiber (Društvo Hiša!, so.p.)
Contact person: Tina Ozimič
Contact info: [email protected]; +386 (0)40 205 420
Website: www.rajzefiber.si; www.ziva-dvorisca.si
Curiously looking for hidden nooks of Maribor? Interested in its citizens and their stories?
You like to explore unknown streets, new tastes, and different lives? Then join us and look
behind the facades! We’re in love with stories and hospitality that the people of this city, full
of contrasts and myths, reveal and express. That is why our Rajzefiber crew, together with
citizens, organizations, restaurants, students, and professors developed city walks that
unveil hidden sides of the city. At our Rajzefiber store, at Gosposka ulica 11, we also offer a
selection of original, handmade local souvenirs. All our activities and products are based on
principals of nanotourism – locally sensitive, intensive experiences with a very personal
approach. Come and visit us and take home with you the atmosphere of this unique city.
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BIKELAB
Address: Zadruga BikeLab z.o.o., so.p., Gosposka ulica 11, 2000 Maribor
Contact person: Matej Obu, +386 (0)70 155 844
Contact info: [email protected]
Website: www.bikelab.si
Members of the cooperative: Tonka Polšak Cojzer, Goran Katavić, Matej Obu
We established the social enterprise Zadruga BikeLab in Maribor in 2014. The basic purpose
of the cooperative is ensuring “green jobs”, performing quality bicycle repair service, re-
cycling, selling and renting bicycles, planning, implementing and maintaining touristic bicycle
infrastructure, designing touristic products for cyclists and carrying out professional
trainings.
We are also present in the following areas:
Nature preservation, landscaping and environment protection,
Science, research, education and training,
Developing green and social economies,
Preserving cultural, technical and natural heritage,
Encouraging the development of the local community,
Connecting technical skills, environmental skills and skills through the preservation of
cultural heritage.