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This is according to recent figures released by the Social Enterprise in Scotland: Census 2021. The project was led by CEIS with support from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (麻豆精选). 听

In 2021, there were 1,277 social enterprises operating in the Highlands and Islands employing 7,228 full-time employees.
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More than two thirds (68%) of social enterprises in the Highlands and Islands are led by women and 72% percent are located in rural areas.听听

Many social enterprises in the Highlands and Islands own assets and manage land, including estates and islands, harness renewable energy technologies, create employment and provide an increasingly diverse range of essential services. 听听

Lewis and Uist were named as 鈥楽ocial Enterprise Places鈥� in 2021 in recognition of the services social enterprises are delivering in the Outer Hebrides. Ten percent (122) of social enterprises in the Highlands and Islands are based in the Outer Hebrides. 听听

One example is Macaulay College, based on a farm in the Isle of Lewis. It offers a programme of activities for people with additional social and educational requirements.听
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Young people and adults with additional support needs are referred through social work and education departments.听Those who attend get the opportunity to be involved in group activities such as animal care, crafts and produce, horticulture and construction, which help them to have meaningful and fulfilling social and working lives. 听
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The college was founded in 2010 by directors Roland Engebretsen and Rebecca Lindsay and now employs 11 FTEs.

Roland said: 鈥淎s a small social enterprise that has grown steadily, it has had significant impact on the local community. The confidence and experience gained in attending Macaulay College has enabled some to move into employment and further education while for the majority of attendees, the benefits are evident through improved mental and physical health and increased quality of life.听

鈥淔eedback from families shows that it is not only our service users who feel these benefits but it extends to the families too and was of particular importance whilst facing the challenges of the pandemic.鈥澨�听听

Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn (Glason Estate Trust) is the community land trust responsible for managing the 56,000-acre Galson Estate on behalf of the community in north Lewis. Since the community buyout in 2007, projects ranging from tourism, youth and energy efficient projects have been taken forward by the Urras. The organisation is one of the largest employers in north Lewis with 16 members of staff.
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Profits from three wind turbines installed by the Urras are distributed to the community through an investment fund, assisting local groups and organisations to make a difference. The fund has supported activities such as heritage, culture, sports, health and wellbeing, care and education all of which benefit local people and visitors to the area. The trust also plays a key role in providing a service for the community鈥檚 local crofting related matters. 听
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Agnes Rennie, Chair at the Urras, said: 鈥淭he flow of wind energy income has enabled the Urras to expand beyond the level previously imagined. Creating a place for all generations and families to live well and flourish locally is fundamental to retaining and attracting people. The Urras has undertaken much work to ensure residents are able to access services and has been working hard to create opportunities to grow businesses and create jobs as well as developing the area as a vibrant area to live, work and visit.鈥澨�

Twenty-one percent (267) of social enterprises in the region are located in Argyll and the Islands.听听

Kildonan-based Woodside Arran CIC is a social enterprise formed in May 2017 by husband-and-wife team Andrew and Jennifer Macdonald. Their initial aims were to address the lack of local fresh produce available on the island and create a diverse local food network for residents and visitors.听
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Jennifer said: 鈥淪ince we started the social enterprise we have tried听many ways to make local food as convenient听as possible for people. Last year, we invested in a vending machine, which has given us the chance to add local fruit and vegetables to people鈥檚 diet in a much more convenient and easy way.听

鈥淭his has allowed us to focus on the听important job of growing as much local produce, which has resulted in the creation of new jobs here at the farm. We also offer outreach and education opportunities for the community and give them access to quality, affordable, healthy produce all year round and at the same time, reducing food miles.鈥澨�

Margaret McSporran, head of social enterprise development at 麻豆精选, said: 鈥淪ocial enterprises are a vital part of our community and economy in the Highlands and Islands and bring far-reaching benefits across the region. They create employment and skills opportunities, improve public services and support from of our hardest to reach individuals. 听听

鈥淭he study shows that social enterprises have a significant role in shaping rural communities. There has been a consistent rate of growth in the number of social enterprises in the region. The report provides us with data that helps demonstrate the breadth and diversity of social enterprises in the region as well as highlighting needs, challenges and opportunities. This will assist us to inform policy and investment to ensure the sector on the ground is given the support it needs to deliver social and economic benefits to their communities.鈥澨�听
See the full report here

Aithisg a鈥� togail air cudromachd iomairtean s貌isealta na roinne

Tha iomairtean s貌isealta nam p脿irt dheatamach den eaconamaidh dh霉thchail agus a鈥� cur 拢197m ris a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 na h-Eileanan 鈥� suas 拢32m bho 2019.听听

Tha seo a r猫ir figearan a chaidh a sgaoileadh o chionn ghoirid le Iomairt Sh貌isealta na h-Alba: Cunntas-sluaigh 2021. Chuir Iomairt na G脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 nan Eilean (麻豆精选)听taic ri rannsachadh airson a鈥� phr貌iseict.
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Ann an 2021, bha 1,277 iomairtean s貌isealta ag obrachadh anns a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 na h-Eileanan, a鈥� toirt cosnadh do 7,228 neach l脿n-霉ine.
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Tha c貌rr air d脿 thrian (68%) de dh鈥檌omairtean s貌isealta anns a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 na h-Eileanan air an sti霉ireadh le boireannaich agus tha 72% st猫idhichte ann an sg矛rean d霉thchail.

Tha so-mhaoinean aig m貌ran iomairtean s貌isealta anns a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 na h-Eileanan agus a鈥� sti霉ireadh fearann, a鈥� gabhail a-steach oighreachdan is eileanan, a鈥� d猫iligeadh ri teicne貌lasan cumhachd, a鈥� cruthachadh cosnadh agus a鈥� solarachadh raon a tha a鈥� s矛or fh脿s eadar-mheasgte de sheirbheisean riatanach.
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Chaidh Le貌dhas agus Uibhist ainmeachadh mar 鈥樏�iteachan Iomairt Sh貌isealta鈥� ann an 2021 mar aithne do na seirbheisean a tha iomairtean s貌isealta a鈥� l矛bhrigeadh ann an Innse Gall. Tha deich sa cheud (122) de dh鈥檌omairtean s貌isealta anns a鈥� Gh脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 na h-Eileanann st猫idhichte ann an Innse Gall. 听听

Is e Colaiste MhicAmhlaigh aon eisimpleir de dh鈥檌omairt sh貌isealta, st猫idhichte air tuathanas ann an Eilean Le貌dhais. Tha e a鈥� tabhann pr貌gram de ghn矛omhachdan do dhaoine le feumalachdan s貌isealta is foghlaim a bharrachd.
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Tha clann sgoile, inbhich le duilgheadasan ionnsachaidh agus luchd-c貌mhnaidh thaighean-c霉raim air am moladh tro roinnean obair sh貌isealta agus foghlaim. Tha iadsan a tha a鈥� frithealadh a鈥� faighinn a鈥� chothruim air a bhith an s脿s ann an gn矛omhachdan buidheannail leithid c霉ram bheathaichean, ce脿ird agus toraidhean, tuathanachas-leasa agus togail, a tha gan cuideachadh gu beatha obrach is sh貌isealta bhr矛gheil agus choileanta a bhith aca.
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Chaidh a鈥� cholaiste a st猫idheachadh ann an 2010 leis an sti霉iriche Roland Engebretson agus Rebecca Lindsay agus tha iad a鈥� fastadh 11 neach FTE.

Thuirt Roland: 鈥淢ar iomairt sh貌isealta bheag a tha air f脿s mean air mhean, tha buaidh mh貌r aige air a鈥� choimhearsnachd ionadail. Tha a鈥� mhisneachd agus an t-e貌las a tha daoine a bhios a鈥� frithealadh an tuathanais a鈥� faotainn, deatamach ann a bhith gan cuideachadh gus tagradh airson dreuchdan l脿n-霉ine ann an raointean co-ionann.

Tha na seirbheisean air a bhith f矛or chudromach ann an cuideachadh le sl脿inte inntinn nan daoine a tha a鈥� frithealadh a thuilleadh air an teaghlaichean, gu h-脿raid tro bheagan bhliadhnaichean d霉bhlanach.鈥� 听

Is e Urras Oighreachd Ghabhsainn (Galson Estate Trust) an t-urras fearainn coimhearsnachd le uallach airson Oighreachd Ghabhsainn sa bheil 56,000 acair, a鈥� sti霉ireadh 脿s leth na coimhearsnachd ann an ceann a tuath Le貌dhais. On a chaidh a鈥� choimhearsnachd a cheannach ann an 2007, tha pr貌iseactan leithid turasachd, pr貌iseactan 貌igridh is cumhachd, air an toirt air adhart leis an Urras. Is e am buidheann aon de na fastaichean as motha ann an ceann a tuath Le貌dhais le 16 bhuill obrach. 听
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Tha prothaid bho na tr矛 crainn-ghaoithe a st猫idhich an t-Urras, air a sgaoileadh don choimhearsnachd tro mhaoin tasgaidh, a鈥� cuideachadh bhuidhnean ionadail gus diofar a dh猫anamh. Tha a鈥� mhaoin air taic a thoirt do ghn矛omhachdan leithid dualchas, cultar, sp貌rs, sl脿inte agus sunnd, c霉ram agus foghlam, a tha uile nam buannachd do dhaoine agus luchd-tadhail sa choimhearsnachd. Tha pr矛omh 脿ite aig an urras cuideachd ann an solarachadh seirbheis a thaobh ch霉isean co-cheangailte ri croitearachd sa choimhearsnachd ionadail.
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Thuirt Agnes Rennie, Cathraiche an Urrais: 鈥淭ha an sruth de theachd-a-steach bho chumhachd gaoithe air a dh猫anamh comasach don Urras leudachadh a-mach seachad air an 矛re a bhathar an d霉il aig an toiseach. Tha cruthachadh 脿ite do na ginealaichean is na teaghlaichean uile bunaiteach a thaobh beatha mhath a bhith aca agus soirbheachadh gu h-ionadail ann an tarraing agus gleidheadh dhaoine. Tha an t-Urras air m貌ran obrach a ghabhail os l脿imh gus d猫anamh cinnteach gu bheil luchd-c貌mhnaidh comasach air seirbheisean fhaotainn, agus air a bhith ag obair cruaidh gus cothroman a mheudachadh agus obraichean a chruthachadh, a thuilleadh air an sg矛re a leasachadh mar che脿rnaidh bhe貌thail airson a bhith a鈥� fuireach, ag obair agus a鈥� tadhal ann.鈥澨�

Tha fichead 鈥檚 a h-aon sa cheud (267) de dh鈥檌omairtean s貌isealta san d霉thaich st猫idhichte ann an Earra-Gh脿idheal is B貌d. 听

Is e iomairt sh貌isealta a th鈥� ann an Woodside Arran CIC st猫idhichte ann an Cill Donnain, a chaidh a chruthachadh sa Ch猫itean 2017 leis an sgioba duine is bean Anndra is Jennifer MacDh貌mhnaill. B鈥� e na pr矛omh amasan aca d猫iligeadh ris an d矛th toraidh ionadail a bha ri fhaotainn air an eilean agus l矛onra b矛dh ionadail eadar-mheasgte a chruthachadh do luchd-c貌mhnaidh agus luchd-tadhail.
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Thuirt Jenny: 鈥淥n a th貌isich sinn air an iomairt sh貌isealta, tha sinn air m貌ran d貌ighean fheuchainn air biadh ionadail a dh猫anamh cho goireasach 鈥檚 a ghabhas. An-uiridh, fhuair sinn inneal reic a tha air cothrom a thoirt dhuinn measan is glasraich a chur ri biadh dhaoine ann an d貌igh m貌ran nas fhasa agus nas goireasaiche.

鈥淭ha seo air ceadachadh dhuinn cuimseachadh air an obair chudromach an l霉ib nas urrainn dhuinn de thoradh ionadail fh脿s, a tha air obraichean 霉ra a chruthachadh air an tuathanas. Tha sinn cuideachd a鈥� tabhann chothroman for-ruigheachd is foghlaim don choimhearsnachd agus a鈥� toirt cead dhaibh air toradh 脿rd-ch脿ileachdail agus fallain aig pr矛s reusanta fhaighinn fad na bliadhna, agus aig an aon 脿m a鈥� l霉ghdachadh mh矛ltean b矛dhe.鈥�

Thuirt Mairead NicSporain, ceannard leasachaidh iomairt sh貌isealta aig 麻豆精选: 鈥淭ha iomairtean s貌isealta nam p脿irt dheatamach de ar coimhearsnachd agus eaconamaidh na G脿idhealtachd 鈥檚 nan Eilean agus a鈥� tarraing bhuannachdan fad-霉ine air feadh na roinne. Tha iad a鈥� cruthachadh chothroman cosnaidh is sgilean, a鈥� leasachadh sheirbheisean poblach agus taic bho dhaoine fa leth a tha doirbh an ruighinn.听

鈥淭ha an sgr霉dadh a鈥� sealltainn gu bheil 脿ite s貌nraichte aig iomairtean s貌isealta ann an cumadh choimhearsnachdan d霉thchail. Tha 矛re f脿is chunbhalach air a bhith a鈥� gabhail 脿ite anns an 脿ireamh de dh鈥檌omairtean s貌isealta san roinn. Tha an aithisg a鈥� toirt d脿ta dhuinn a tha a鈥� cuideachadh le leud is iomadachd iomairtean s貌isealta a thaisbeanadh anns an roinn a thuilleadh air togail air feumalachdan, d霉bhlanan agus cothroman. Cuidichidh seo sinn le poileasaidh agus tasgadh fhiosrachadh gus d猫anamh cinnteach gu bheil an earrann air a鈥� ghrunnd a鈥� faotainn na taic air a bheil feum gus buannachdan s貌isealta agus eaconamach a l矛bhrigeadh do na coimhearsnachdan aca.鈥�

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