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Project Dynamo

Project Acronym Dynamo
Project Title Generating Cool North Potential

Summary

The Dynamo Main Project will assist remote groups to maximise the potential of their location through the shared generation of innovative, sustainable & disruptive social enterprises. The Dynamo Prep Project will stimulate international partnership in Social Enterprise and examine current best practice in the field.
 
Prep Project: The Prep Project will pave the way for a full submission to the NPA.
Objectives: Map the context for SE in the target areas, including;
Assessment of capacity and need
Partner review and recommendations
Project review and recommendationsOutputs: Project report and, pending results, full main project submission to NPA.
Principle beneficiaries: The principle beneficiaries in the prep project are the project partners.
 
Main Project: The main project will address the common challenges of youth migration, fragile local economies, shrinking rural communities & high unemployment.
 
Objectives: To form more socio-economic vibrant communities by establishing viable social enterprises, engineered to maximise the potential of the specific area.
Outputs: 120 social enterprises started. 5 world class mobile ‘centres of excellence’ created.
Principle Beneficiaries: Residents of NPA low density areas; both those directly engaged in the enterprises and those who avail of the additional products/services provided.

The Dynamo Main Project will assist remote groups to maximise the potential of their location through the shared generation of innovative, sustainable & disruptive social enterprises. The Dynamo Prep Project will stimulate international partnership in Social Enterprise and examine current best practice in the field.
 
Prep Project: The Prep Project will pave the way for a full submission to the NPA.
Objectives: Map the context for SE in the target areas, including;
Assessment of capacity and need
Partner review and recommendations
Project review and recommendationsOutputs: Project report and, pending results, full main project submission to NPA.
Principle beneficiaries: The principle beneficiaries in the prep project are the project partners.
 
Main Project: The main project will address the common challenges of youth migration, fragile local economies, shrinking rural communities & high unemployment.
 
Objectives:   To form more socio-economic vibrant communities by establishing viable social enterprises, engineered to maximise the potential of the specific area.
Outputs: 120 social enterprises started. 5 world class mobile ‘centres of excellence’ created.
Principle Beneficiaries: Residents of NPA low density areas; both those directly engaged in the enterprises and those who avail of the additional products/services provided.

Objectives

The objective of the preparatory project is to develop a high quality main project application.

Lead Partner

Partners

Project Info

Theme
Business development, trade, marketing
Priority
2 Entrepreneurship
Objective
2.1 Improved support systems for SMEs
Project duration
28-02-15 to 29-11-15
Total budget
41 683 EUR
NPA co-financing
27 094 EUR
Target groups
regional public authority
sectoral agency
enterprise, including SME
Joint Secretariat Desk Officer
Rachel Burn