The document outlines a study visit organized by the Steps to Success Project to Poznan, Poland from April 24-28, 2012. Seven participants will visit social economy centers and cooperatives to gain insight into Poland's social economy sector and how social cooperatives are developed and operated. The itinerary includes visits to integration centers, workshops on developing social coops, and meetings with local people who established cooperatives. The goal is to inspire participants to consider forming social cooperatives or enterprises in their own communities.

1. “Steps to Success Project”
ESF ITM Project Transnational Study (Poznan) 24-28 April, 12-16 June 2012
Theme: Development of Social Economy Centres, Cooperatives and Enterprises
Participants at Wladyslawowo, September 2011
Number of Participants: 7 per visit (x2)
Organisation of study visit
 Social Enterprise Northwest – Lead body for Steps to Success Project
 Chara Trust in partnership with Barka UK and Barka Foundation Poland
 Centrium Pisop, Poznan.
Objectives of Visit:
 Gain insight into the Social Economy Sector, Social Integration Centres
 Gain understanding of how Social Cooperatives are developed, established and
operated
 Visit Social Economy and Social Cooperative Centres
The visit will include active learning workshops on the development of social coops.
At the end of the visit it is hoped that participants will be inspired to consider the formation
of Social Cooperatives and Enterprises
Study Visit leader: Godwin Bateren
Translator/Facilitators: Ewa Sadowska – CEO Barka UK
Maria Sadowska – Barka Poznan

2. “Steps to Success Project”
ESF-ITM Study Visit to Poznan
24th – 28th April 2012 (7 participants max)
PROGRAMME
Day 1 – Tuesday, 24th April
18.30 -Depart Liverpool Airport for Poznan (Ryan Air-FR9628, arrives 21.45)
Transport to Hotel (Night in Novotel, Malta Hotel)
Dinner – Participants self-catering
Accommodation – Hotel Ibis:
Address: UL. Kazimierza Wielkiego 23. 61-863 Poznan Tel.( +48) 61/8584400
Day 2 - Wednesday, 25th April 2012 (Poznan- Wladislawowo -Chudobczyce)
09.30 Visit Centrium Pisop Offices in Poznan (introduction to the Voluntary and Social
Economy (Business) Sector in Poland
12.30 Visit Barka Foundation Social Integration Centre – Zawady)
Lunch at Stara Piekarnia
14.00 Travel to Barka Community Wladislawowo, (short visit), then to Chudobczyce
Dinner – Chudobczcye
Accommodation – Social Co-op Community Hotel Chudobczcye
Day 3 Thursday, 26th April 2012 (Chudobczyce)
09.00 Visit Kwilcz Social Integration
Lunch
Workshop 1: Learning from the doers
(Local people sharing how they developed their social coops – practical personal
stories. How can participants adapt what their learning?)
Dinner – Chudobczcye
Accommodation – Social Co-op Community Hotel Chudobczcye
Day 4 Friday, 27th April (Poznan)
Travel back to Poznan
Visit Social Coops in Poznan area.
Lunch (Social Coop Café)
13.00 – 15.00 Learning Reflection and Action Planning Meeting – Novotel Malta
Free time for participants
7.00 p.m. Dinner – Market Square, Poznan
Accommodation – Hotel Ibis, Poznan
Day 5 Saturday, 28th April
07.00 - Leave Hotel for Airport (Depart 10.00 Ryan Air-FR9629, arrives 11.25