The initiators of the Partnership for Development TOWARD THE POLISH MODEL OF SOCIAL ECONOMY - WE ARE BUILDING THE NEW LISKÓW are: the Institute of Public Affairs (the managing organisation) www.isp.org.pl, the Academy for the Development of Philanthropy in Poland www.filantropia.org.pl, and the Working Community of Associations of Social Organisations www.wrzos.org.pl. The character of this Partnership could be defined as sector and geography-specific.

The geographical aspect of the Partnership has a local scope; 4 local partnership subprojects will be carried out under the Partnership in two provinces (Voivodeships) of Poland: Warmińsko-Mazurskie and Lubelskie. During Action 1 the structure of Partnership will be extended over the local partners. The local partners will organise themselves in poviats in the form of Local Committees. Their members will be: representatives of local authorities, local government agencies, educative institutions, business sector and the third sector. Due to the open formula of the Committees and their inclusive character they will also take account of the representatives of small local organisations and informal initiative groups, local leaders, and persons who represent marginalised environments. Local Committees, supported by experts, will play key role in defining the barriers and development potential of local enterprises, activating local community and initiating actions aimed at creating of the social enterprises.

The general objective of the project, which is in line with the D theme, is to develop the Polish model of social economy. The specific objective of this project is to work out and verify in practice the model strategy of activating local communities to create social enterprises. This strategy will be implemented in local communities threatened by marginalisation and social exclusion , located in poviats with rural inhabitants prevailing. This strategy is briefly called the strategy of partners intervention, or to better emphasise the connection between this strategy and the best, specific patterns of social economy in Poland the strategy of "new Lisków".

The results of the project shall be:
Social enterprises established in 4 poviats, in organisational forms adapted to the needs and the potential of the particular communities,
Published guidebook on establishing social enterprises in rural communities by method of "partners intervention,"
Lobbying for the inclusion of instruments of promotion of social economy in local milieus in the legal and institutional systems of social policy in Poland.
Innovativeness of this project is embedded in:

• The new formula of partnership,
• The new approach to local development,
• Innovative methods (strategy of partners intervention),
• The new approach to the social activation of marginalised groups,
• The employment of EU members experiences.

The work plan of Action 1 is directed to the creation of a strong and effective structure of Partnership, which will allow for an successful execution of the tasks in Actions 2 and 3. As a result of this work a Partnership will be established on three levels: local, national, and international.

The proceedings scheduled to be performed during Action 2 will include:
Gathering, analysis and presentation of systematised knowledge about the resources of social economy in Poland, against good practice in EU member states,
Increasing the level of social capital around social enterprises and the level of human resources that would enable activation of marginalised groups in communities involved in the project,
Establishment of social enterprises in communities involved in the project and assistance in launching them on the market,
Participation in domestic and European theme networks.

The proceedings scheduled to be performed during Action 3 will include the comparative analysis of the results of the project and their evaluation, dissemination of the project results, through incorporating them to the national policies, presenting and transferring of good practice. These actions will be addressed to the government, the parliament, the public administration of all levels, opinion-making bodies and the media.