| search |

Dobrovita Plus

Country

Slovenia

Description

Dobrovita plus is a social firm employing people with mental health problems and other hard-to-employ people (60-70% of all employees).

Aims

The project has the following aims:

  • work rehabilitation and employment of hard-to-employ people,
  • promoting equal opportunities,
  • mediating work on the open labour market.

Areas

Employment

Effectiveness

The Dobrovita Plus' activities, methodologies and approaches have proven to be useful because many of people with mental health problems are employed for quite a long time. The practice is easier to access for people with mental health problems since the ŠENTPRIMA institute was established.

The project's costs mostly correspond to the benefits resulting from it.

Sustainability

The project's impacts are most of the time in line with the needs of people with mental health problems; many people manage to get certain education during their work and they arranged their social status. Dobrovita Plus has been a member of CEFEC (Confederation of European social Firms, Employment initiatives and social Co-operatives) for several years. The general manager is also cooperating with other social firms' general managers and the Dobrovita's professional workers regularly improve their knowledge.

The implementation of the project is partly warranted from the economic viewpoint.

Innovation

The whole programme of Dobrovita is innovative in Slovenia.

Dobrovita's usual practice has got effective results in many cases. Many employees managed to improve the quality of their lives.

Added Value

The whole programme of Dobrovita is innovative in Slovenia.

Dobrovita's usual practice has got effective results in many cases. Many employees managed to improve the quality of their lives.

Transferability

The whole programme of Dobrovita is innovative in Slovenia.

Dobrovita's usual practice has got effective results in many cases. Many employees managed to improve the quality of their lives.

Mainstreaming Potential

The project has an added value compared to policies deficits.

The strategy started to form at the same time the new legislation was set up.

Costs of the Project

Costs of project: cca. 102 mio SIT / 425.638,00 EUR per year

People involved in the Project (number of people and profession)

Approximately 25-30 people are involved in the project:

  • 1 director - social worker
  • 1 business secretary, social pedagogue
  • 1 administrator
  • 1 project worker
  • 2 work-organizators
  • 2 gardeners-mentors
  • 2 group leaders-mentors
  • 5 people on work rehabilitation

15 workers in Green programme

Strengths and Weaknesses of the Project

Strengths: The project offers an opportunity to work for people with mental helath problems.

Weaknesses: Frequent changes of personnel due to mental health problems.

Contact Person for the Project

NATAŠA SMERDELJ
+386 1 54 42 400
info@dobrovita.com