23 January 2025, at 5 pm
Prlekija Youth Centre, Ljutomer

MCP and EPEKA invite you to an event on 23 January 2025 at 17:00 to learn more about housing associations and do we need them in small towns and rural areas?
(Prlekija Youth Centre, Spodnji Kamenščak 23, Ljutomer)

As we know, the trend everywhere in the world is towards megapolises and urbanisation. Migration has become commonplace. This puts a huge strain on local resources and the environment. However, in order to keep young people in the local environment, municipal structures and policies should do something about it. Some of the ideas we will present in the lecture that touch on this topic are: affordable and stable housing, community spirit, adaptability to today’s youth needs, linking up with local economic operators, sustainability and innovation of municipalities, youth participation, etc.

More about EPEKA:

In 2023, EPEKA, a social enterprise, established the European Housing Cooperative EPEKA, an SCE with limited liability, as the first new legal body in Slovenia.

What is an SCE or European Cooperative Society?

A European Cooperative Society is a type of cooperative society defined by the Council Regulation (EC) on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society (SCE).

The main objective of a European Cooperative Society is to meet the needs of its members and/or to develop their economic and/or social activities, in particular by concluding agreements with its members for the supply of goods, services or the performance of such works as are carried out or commissioned by the European Cooperative Society.

A European Cooperative Society may also aim to meet the needs of its members by encouraging their participation in the economic activities of one or more European and/or national cooperatives.

Source: Cooperative Society | SPOT

We have set up an SCE in the framework of the EPEKA project – a housing cooperative for all, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development within the framework of the Public Call for proposals to promote the development of cooperative and social economy projects 2023-2024. We have also carried out a number of trainings and trainings aimed at both future cooperators and the general public on various topics such as: green issues, digital transition and promoting digitalisation, social inclusion and gender equality, democratic decision-making and co-management of society, why to procure from social and disability enterprises, why green credits, why to invest in local enterprises or in the local economy, why to invest in the local economy, why to invest in the local economy, why to invest in the local economy, why to invest in the local economy, why to invest in the local economy, why to invest in the local economy, why to invest in the local economy, why to invest in the local economy, why to invest in the local economy. Housing cooperatives as a platform for solving the problems of modern society, and how housing cooperatives can also ensure that young people stay in the municipality or in the local environment.

You are cordially invited and welcome.

 

 

 

The Association EPEKA, Soc. Ent., is supported by: