GP 60: Copenhagen's Socio-Economic Street Where Everyone Belongs: with Christian Søndergaard of Saxogade

About this episode

Tom Larsson interviews Christian Søndergaard about Saxogade, a unique socio-economic street in Copenhagen that provides employment opportunities for marginalized individuals.

In this episode of the Grow Places Podcast, Tom Larsson travels to Copenhagen to meet Christian Søndergaard, Head of Saxogade, what may be the world's only socio-economic street. For over 40 years, the nine-shop operation run by an NGO has combined commercial vitality with meaningful work opportunities for people facing significant barriers to employment, from long-term illness to homelessness. Christian explains how the street functions as a real business whilst providing structured pathways...

People in this episode

Host: Tom Larsson

Guest: Christian Søndergaard

Topics covered

• socio-economic development
• employment opportunities
• NGO operations
• community engagement
• Copenhagen

Keywords

• Copenhagen
• socio-economic street
• employment barriers
• NGO
• community business

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Saxogade

Places: Copenhagen

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