Youth Empowerment
Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurial Revolution
Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurial Revolution
Development of innovative tailor-made curriculum and training modules for entrepreneurship of young people from NEET’s group.

Program: KA205 – Strategic Partnerships for youth
Cofinanced: European union – Erasmus+
Lead partner: SOS Children’s Villages Serbia
Partners: ACT Group, ITC Murska Sobota
Erasmus+ cofinancing: 40.880,00 €
Duration: 01.10.2018. – 31.05.2019.
Main result: innovative tailor-made curriculum and training modules for entrepreneurship of young people from NEET’s group.
For the community - volunteer intervention teams
For the community - volunteer intervention teams
Establishing, training and equipping of functional volunteer teams to act in crisis situations.

Program: Efficient Human Resources 2014-2020
Support:European union through European Social Fund; Government of Croatia – Office for cooperation with NGOs
Lead partner: ACT Group
Partners: The Red Cross Society of Čakovec, Čakovec High School
Total budget and ESF cofinancing: 928.292,92 Kn
Duration: 01.08.2017. – 31.01.2019.
Main result:trained and equipped intervention volunteer teams

Women Forward
Women Forward
Launching a platform that, in an accessible, understandable and fast way, brings all relevant information about (women) entrepreneurship in Croatia.

Support: Embassy of the United States of America in Croatia
Lead partner: Impact Hub Zagreb
Partners: ACT Group, SEE Regional Advisors Ltd
Budget: $ 32.444,00
US Embassy cofinancing: $ 19.989,00
Trajanje: 01.08.2017. – 31.03.2018.
Main result: Aurora.hr, online one-stop shop for Croatian female entrepreneurs; supporting community established

VolontirAJMO
VolontirAJMO - strengthening the capacity of local communities for volunteering
Strengthening the capacity of volunteer organizations for planing, creating and implementing quality and sustainable volunteer programs.

Program:Efficient Human Resources 2014 – 2020
Support: European union through European Social Fund; Government of Croatia – Office for cooperation with NGOs
Lead partner: Network of associations Zagor
Partners: ACT Group; Volunteer centar Zagreb; Association „Our Children“ Zabok; Krapina-Zagorj County; LAG Zagorje – Sutla; School for art, design, graphics and clothes Zabok; Janko Leskovar Elementary School
Total budget and ESF financing: 704.473,28 Kn
Duration: 01.06.2017. – 30.11.2018.
Main result: public campaign, empowered volunteer organizers

SURFACE
SURFACE - Smart Urban Reuse Flagship Alliances in Central Europe
Development of smart reuse-parks

Program: INTERREG CENTRAL EUROPE
Support: European union through European Regional Development Fund; Government of Croatia – Office for cooperation with NGOs
Lead partner: Waste Management Association Mid-Tyrol
Partners: ACT Group; REUSE center; Province of Rimini; Insieme Social Enterprise; ZAK Wastemanagement GmbH; Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship; Bay Zoltán Nonprofit Ltd. For Applied Research; Reuse and Recycling European Union Social Enterprises; IURS -Institute for Sustainable Development of Settlements
Total budget: 2.160.000,00 €
ERDF cofinancing: € 87.890,00
Government Office cofinancing: € 15.510,00
Duration: 01.07.2017. – 30.06.2020.
Main result: established multi-stakeholder based Smart Re-Use Parks and established harmonised and evidence-based decision making in the field of waste prevention and reuse
Web: https://www.interreg-central.eu/Content.Node/SURFACE.html


RISE
RISE - Realities in Social Enterprise
Mapping and researching failed socio-entrepreneurial ventures in EU to learn key lessons and transfer them to a new educational program for social enterprises.

Program: KA2 Strategic Partnership
Support: European union through Erasmus+ Program
Lead partner: PARTAS
Partners: ACT Group; Connect – association for promotion of active citizenship
Erasmus+ cofinancing: € 111.250,00
Duration: 01.10.2017. – 30.09.2019.
Main result: new educational curriculum for social enterprises based on practice experiences created and disseminated, training for trainers organized

PRESS
PRESS - PRomoting European Social economy Strategies and social entrepreneurship for inclusion of disadvantaged women in labour market
Strengthening the dialogue between state institutions and social economy organizations in order to contribute to the fight against poverty and social exclusion, especially Roma women.

Program: Erasmus + KA2 Strategic Partnership
Support: European union through Erasmus+ Program
Lead partner: Galileo Progetti Nonprofit Kft.
Partners: ENSIE – European Network of Social Integration Enterprises; FAEDEI; A3S – Associação para o Empreendedorismo Social e a Sustentabilidade do Terceiro ; ULISSE – Cooperativa Sociale – S.C. a R.L. ONLUS; RES – Réseau d’Entreprises Sociales; ACT Grupa (in close cooperation with Government Office for Human Righs and Rights of National Minorities)
Erasmus+ cofinancing: € 704.956,00
Duration: 01.12.2016. – 31.05.2018.
Main result:800 people participated in five-day training, 6 study visits and various public events (debates, discussions, roundtables, conferences)

Pop-up rural social-innovative hubs
Pop-up rural social-innovative hubs
The project through the cooperation of higher education institutions, civil society organizations, students and local people in the specific rural communities of Međimurje and Split-Dalmatia County develops, tests and validates an inclusive and participative program of socially beneficial learning in the field of sustainable rural development.

Program: Efficient Human Resources 2014-2020
Support: European Union through European Social Fund; Government of Croatia – Office for cooperation with CSOs
Lead partner: LAG Međimurski bregi i doli
Partneri: ACT Group, LAG Škoji, VERN University, Križevci College of Agriculture, Faculty of Organization and Informatics
Budget: 1.194.848,89 Kn
ESF cofinancing: 1.015.621,56 Kn
Duration: 19.03.2018. – 19.03.2020.
Main result:developed and tested methodology and models of pop-up rural hubs for social innovation and (micro) entrepreneurship


New Media Cross-Border
New Media Cross-Border - Transdisciplinarity and new media culture in the development of cross-border area
Creating a dynamic cross-border area with intense interactions between development actors and interested parties on both sides of the border in the area of new media culture, transdisciplinary art, sustainable development and new models of joint creation.

Program: OP SI-HR 2007-2013
Support: European union through European Regional Development Fund
Lead partner: Autonomous center – ACT (ACT Group today)
Partners: Association for Culture and Education KIBLA; ONEJ – Association of the Prekmurje initiative; Youth Association Varaždin Underground Club
EFRR cofinancing: 257.508,03 €
Duration: 01.04.2011. – 31.03.2013.
Main result: There were 10 festivals, 10 art interventions, 4 exhibitions, 4 conferences, 4 resident programs. Activities for 12 actors in the culture of the new media have been implemented, which by their engagement have actively contributed to the achievement of the general objective and have influenced the cross-border change of ideas, the development of new projects and the development of artistic and socially-engaged programs.

On the Waves of Volunteering
On the Waves of Volunteering - Infrastructure for Strong and Connected Communities
Increasing the capacity of volunteer organizers - CSOs and public institutions for the quality management of volunteering programs to improve services of general interest.
Program:OP Human Resources Development 2014-2020
Support: European union through European Social Fund; Government of the Republic of Croatia – Office for cooperation with CSOs
Lead partner: Volonterski centar Zagreb
Partners: ACT Group; Local Democracy Agency; Association for promotion of IT, culture and coexistance – IKS; Network of associations Zagor; Nursing Home Centar; Croatian Center for Volunteering Development
Total project value and ESF financing: 697.924,69 Kn
Duration: 01.11.2017. – 31.05.2019.
Main result: strengthened capacity of volunteer organizers and built infrastructure for strong and connected communities
