Sustainable Unique Collective and Creative methodology for EntrepreneurShip and Social inclusion

Project summary

This is a strategic partnership with the aim of transferring tools and capacities to youth workers and young people for the collaborative creation of sustainable projects, fostering entrepreneurship and social inclusion in youth communities. World Net Permacultura Cantabria and Youth Services Coordinator identified the obstacles faced while creating a new project, causing its abortion: Lack of confidence, tools and methodologies for the creation of projects are some of the causes identified. The result of these needs identification proves that Dragon Dreaming is an important Methodology for this project as it provides different tools to solve this gap. The organisations involved also identified their strengths that complement this strategic partnership, as well as their successful actions and initiatives in the last years. They will share their best practices in these strengths and combine them with this Methodology to have a higher impact in the project’s results. The organisations’ experience in the field of youth led them to conclude the importance of involving youth workers and young people in the decision making process and creation of new initiatives, in addition to the design, implementation and evaluation of their own activities. This has a number of benefits; it encourages maturity and builds confidence and self-esteem, it increases participation and motivation and it also develops practical professional and personal skills that can be used in the future. MAIN OBJECTIVES: To share the best practices regarding entrepreneurship, motivation and inclusion and implement them in the Dragon Dreaming Methodology To provide a Dragon Dreaming Course to youth workers and young people from our communities. To transfer to European countries the Dragon Dreaming Methodology through an effective dissemination campaign. MAIN ACTIVITIES: 2 transnational meetings, to review the working plan and evaluate the present state of the project. 2 representatives from each participating entity will take part. 2 participatory visits which will last 3 days. One will take place in Italy where WN will share each partner their good practices and inclusive techniques in the youth field. The other 1 will take place in Malta where Youth Services Coordinator will share each partner their good practices, initiatives and programmes of motivation and entrepreneurship in youth. 2 youth workers coordinators, 4 youth workers, 1 youth leather and 3 young participants from each entity will attend to a 10-day course that will be held in Spain where they will learn and experience a participatory, inclusive and creative technique for project design and entrepreneurship called “Dragon Dreaming”. Theory and practical team work are combined in this course in order to jointly define the key areas needed to start writing a sustainable project and how to engage and motivate participants during the entire project’s life cycle. After the course, each organisation will carry out internal workshops provided by the persons who attended this Course, to transfer the skills and knowledge acquired to other young people and youth workers from their communities. They will create new projects using this Methodology looking forward to benefit the youth and our society. During all the project phases, the organisations involved will carry out a campaign to disseminate the project activities, methodology, outcomes, video and success stories, involving the participation of main stakeholders to maximize the exploitation of the results. IMPACT expected summary: Participants have acquired all the skills and tools provided by the Dragon Dreaming Methodology and are able to create and manage sustainable projects, especially for the integration and inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities. They have increased their motivation, self-esteem and self-empowerment The Strategic partnership have broadened their perspective in collaborating with other European organisations, establishing healthy and long-term relationships among members of different organisations. They will participate in more European sustainable projects. WN have included entrepreneurship through Dragon Dreaming as part of their cornerstones. They have empowered young people to create projects by themselves by transferring this Methodology. Youth Services Coordinator have defined new initiatives and projects in collaboration with the young people of Gozo, having more young people interested in participating in initiatives. Permacultura Cantabria have acquired new visions and techniques from the partner organisations. -Systemic Young people have been empowered being able to lead local, regional and international solutions that respond to their needs and concerns, and also have a beneficial impact on the economies of their respective countries. Organisations and young people are aware of the importance of the development of new sustainable projects in the youth and entrepreneurship communities