Programme: Erasmus+
Key Action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices
Action Type: Strategic Partnerships for youth
Project Identifier: 2020-1-NL02-KA205-002910
Project Title: “Social entrepreneurship for a sustainable future with less conflict”
Topics: Gender equality / equal opportunities; Social entrepreneurship / social innovation; ICT – new technologies – digital competences
Results Platform Project Card: https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/projects/search/details/2020-1-NL02-KA205-002910
Coordinating organisation and country: Stichting MasterPeace, NL
Participating Countries: NL, RS, HR, DE, SE
Funded by: the Nederlands Jeugdinstituut, the Netherlands National Agency for the Erasmus+ Youth programme.
Project duration: 01/09/2020 – 31/05/2022
Project summary:
Background:
This project addressed the need for strengthened programs for NEET youth/women in the field of entrepreneurship. In each of the countries involved and throughout Europe in general (and especially among our target groups of immigrants and marginalised groups) girls and young women are less active in business and entrepreneurship, particularly as independent entrepreneurs and business leaders. For that reason, this project aimed to change this situation by equipping youth organisations and youth workers with tools and approaches they can use to support the entrepreneurship of young women in a way that is socially and culturally appropriate. The project gathered organisations that already had experiences in supporting young women to be socially and economically active and allowed them to develop new ways of dealing with the challenges they have identified.
With this project, we answered the needs defined by institutions, as well as the needs of our own youth workers and youth. We were promoting social entrepreneurship (for sustainable development and peacebuilding) of NEET youth, women and quality empowerment of our youth workers to be able to organise quality (social) entrepreneurship education for our beneficiaries
The previously mentioned needs were influenced by the project objectives:
- To empower our youth workers and improve knowledge management of youth work organisations in theory and practice for building competencies of youth workers in social entrepreneurship for a sustainable future with less conflict, for NEET youngsters, and young women – through LTTA and innovative curriculum and online course for youth workers’ training.
- To empower NEET youngsters, and young women for social entrepreneurship start-up and quality social marketing of theirs, through the development of inspiring, innovative and up-to-date handbooks, toolkits, as well as online courses.
- To exchange good practices and further develop quality strategic partnerships among partners from 5 European countries with different realities in regards to youth social entrepreneurship for a sustainable future with less conflict.
We implemented the following project activities:
M1 – TPM – Kick-off meeting – Online
M2 – TPM – Implemented in person in Berlin, Germany
M3 – TPM – Implemented in person in Belgrade, Serbia
M4 – TPM – Implemented in person in Zagreb, Croatia
M5 – TPM – Implemented online
M6 – TPM – Evaluation meeting – implemented in person in Utrecht, Netherlands
C1 – LTTA – Implemented in Utrecht, Netherlands
E1 – Multiplier event – Conference implemented in Zagreb, Croatia
E2 – Multiplier event – Conference implemented in Gothenburg, Sweden
E3 – Multiplier event – Conference implemented in Belgrade, Serbia
E4 – Multiplier event – Conference implemented in Berlin, Germany
E5 – Multiplier event – Conference implemented in Utrecht, Netherlands
Results:
O1 – Curriculum “Social entrepreneurship youth work for a sustainable future with less conflict
O2 – E-learning course for youth workers “Social entrepreneurship youth work for a sustainable future with less conflict”
O3 – Handbook “How to start-up the social enterprises for a sustainable future with less conflict”
O4 – E-learning course for youngsters “How to start up the social enterprises for a sustainable future with less conflict”
O5 – Toolkit “Social marketing of social enterprises for a sustainable future with less conflict” O6 – E-learning course for youngsters “Social marketing of social enterprises for a sustainable future with less conflict”
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