These results represent the main purpose of a sustainable local economy and healthy development, which is catalyzed and promoted by social activation, which is carried out through the operation Castle Repair Café and enables the development of social capital in the local and wider environment.

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An example of local development is realized through CPU activities based on the need to reduce social problems due to the non-inclusion of target groups in the community and the need to revive Ormož Castle, which remained empty after the relocation of the library. Therefore, with the social activation operation, we are establishing a new, different, attractive and modern offer according to the "DIY" (do it yourself) system, which basically applies a new model of the social community. The added value of the castle café is precisely the "do it yourself" approach, which enables the active involvement of people and thus the acquisition of skills and motivation to create. Thus, with the established repair shop, we concretely contributed to the development of new jobs due to the new offer in the local community and to the preservation of heritage through intergenerational activities. The café repair shop will thus become a place for socializing and creating various delicacies and products, which will attract both locals and tourists. With the new offer, we are helping to reduce the use of resources in the local environment and to connect social capital, which is crucial for the implementation of the circular economy approach in every local environment. The premises in the abandoned Ormož Castle have been renovated and equipped according to the principle of re-use, so there is no product or new equipment. Everything is done locally, made in an innovative way, so that it encourages creativity and local production. The premises are in three castle rooms: disabled people employed in the sewing room of the EKO Ormož employment center make various products from surplus textiles and clothing, such as bags, various bags, backpacks, clothes, household utensils, unique aprons for children, women and men; these are products that cannot be bought in a classic store, as they are made of 100% waste material, where the uniqueness of the product is achieved through design. It is also made to order, customers can sew or repair their own clothes, sew tablecloths, curtains, shorten pants, etc. Products are made The sewing room is nostalgically furnished with pieces of furniture reminiscent of the past, and at the same time the functionality of the equipment layout is perceived. The cutting table is e.g. made of bed and cupboard, classic cupboards are raised with waste wood, antique sewing machine has the function of a storage surface. Middle room - a local shop offers the opportunity to buy clothes, handbags, shoes at a symbolic price and draws attention to the importance of social responsibility in fashion. The children's corner is a mini workshop ", where there is a lot of practical equipment and products that encourage creativity. By using the sensory table, children will gain in manual skills and thus strengthen fine motor skills, which is already becoming a serious problem. The central room is a café repair shop, where you make your own coffee on the sand. Coffee is also from home roasters; it is interesting that you first have to grind your coffee with a coffee grinder, boil it in a jug and choose a vintage cup, which you then take home. The cup reminds us again and again of the importance of circulating the raw materials contained in products that many throw away as waste. So you need to make coffee (not wait for someone else to do it), according to your wishes and taste. The do-it-yourself principle is what modern society lacks to become happier. And that’s key in a coffee shop repair shop. So, the coffee is drunk in the chosen cup, the coffee grounds are poured into a homemade milk jug, as this is used to grow beech oysters. That’s why there’s a mushroom corner in this room where you learn to grow mushrooms and so think about new businesses that are emerging as a problem.