It is all too easy to find yourself left behind in the competitive rat race of modern society. And once you drop out, it can be very hard to climb back in. Factors such as bad education, unemployment, homelessness, abuse and drug addiction can stack up to form an insuperable barrier to social integration. Self-confidence, once lost, is very hard to rebuild. “I and Basta want to show policy-makers and the public that marginalised people, in our case people with severe drug problems, are not hopeless cases who need permanent care,” Alec says. “Given the right surroundings they can produce high quality products and run an efficient company which will amaze ordinary people and fight prejudice.” The formula seems to work well, because he was nominated ‘Businessman of 2005’ by the Rotary Club in
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| - It is all too easy to find yourself left behind in the competitive rat race of modern society. And once you drop out, it can be very hard to climb back in. Factors such as bad education, unemployment, homelessness, abuse and drug addiction can stack up to form an insuperable barrier to social integration. Self-confidence, once lost, is very hard to rebuild. “I and Basta want to show policy-makers and the public that marginalised people, in our case people with severe drug problems, are not hopeless cases who need permanent care,” Alec says. “Given the right surroundings they can produce high quality products and run an efficient company which will amaze ordinary people and fight prejudice.” The formula seems to work well, because he was nominated ‘Businessman of 2005’ by the Rotary Club in
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| - It is all too easy to find yourself left behind in the competitive rat race of modern society. And once you drop out, it can be very hard to climb back in. Factors such as bad education, unemployment, homelessness, abuse and drug addiction can stack up to form an insuperable barrier to social integration. Self-confidence, once lost, is very hard to rebuild. “I and Basta want to show policy-makers and the public that marginalised people, in our case people with severe drug problems, are not hopeless cases who need permanent care,” Alec says. “Given the right surroundings they can produce high quality products and run an efficient company which will amaze ordinary people and fight prejudice.” The formula seems to work well, because he was nominated ‘Businessman of 2005’ by the Rotary Club in Nykvarn, the municipality where Basta is situated.
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