"SE-MOVEH: Social inclusion and EMployment Opportunities through the Valorization of European cultural Heritage" is a 24 months project, involving 4 different organizations coming from Italy, France, Malta and Romania, working in different but interconnectable sectors: education of disadvantaged young adults, ICTs, Environment, EU Participatory Democracy, integration of migrants, Cultural Heritage, Public Services, Social Entrepreneurship. The cross-sectorial aspect of the project represent its strength: partner organizations with different backgrounds and specifities, but with a common objective. 2018 was European Year of Cultural Heritage and it is a priority to valorize it. This Strategic Partnership intends to do so, by supporting Social Inclusion and Entrepreneurship of disadvantaged young adults. After sharing best practices, thanks to the study visits in the different Institutions, the project partners will co-design a unique Training model for entrepreneurship through the valorization of the European Cultural Heritage, which, after being tested at local communities level, will be released as an E-book. This output will be the main result of the Strategic Partnership and it will be freely available in the online young and adult education resource platforms EPALE and SALTO, on the project's blog and on Social Media Platforms, so as to be used from any other organization and adapted to the specific contexts. Thanks to the implementation of 3 International meetings (Preparatory, Intermediary and Dissemination) + 4 Learning/Trainings activities + 4 local educational activities, about 32 participants (Staff members, educators and trainers) will increase their skills and competences and at least 30 young adult learners (disadvantaged, unemployed citizens and migrants) per Country will partecipate in the community experimentation of the new methodology. SE-MOVEH will have an long term impact on: - the ORGANIZATIONS - Exchange of best practices in Adult Education from different fields and contexts: cultural, entrepreneurial, social, digital, public services and cultural policies - the STAFF MEMBERS - learning from each other about how supporting the young adult learners in their learning process, for increasing their opportunities in entering the job market as main actors - the YOUNG ADULTS LEARNERS - acquisition of skills and competencies in the field of entrepreneurship, through the valorization of the Cultural Heritage - the LOCAL COMMUNITIES - valorization of the Cultural Heritage through new and fresh entrepreneurial initiatives started by disadvantaged young adults.
Through the SE-MOVEH project, we wanted to furnish the right tools to the staff members of the 4 partners organization to support the young adults from disadvantaged groups to develop and boost the acquisition of the proper soft and specific skills as future entrepreneurs that promote and valorize the ECH. And so, the main aim of the project was to raise Adult Educators by implementing new Educational Methodologies thanks to the exchange of best practices that are coming from four different fields: Intangible, Tangible, Digital, and Natural Heritage.
The central starting point of SE-MOVEH was "how could disadvantaged young adults take advantage of the ECH to develop entrepreneurial initiatives" and "how ECH could be considered a tool for social inclusion of disadvantaged adults". These questions were raised by doing desk research and seeing that the unemployment rate of disadvantaged young adults, facing geographic, social, and economic obstacles, is a critical issue in Europe. In the Missing Entrepreneurs edition from 2017, it was underlined that there is a need to encourage and support entrepreneurship competencies, primarily to under-represented and disadvantaged groups, so that an opportunity to launch a business will offer them and others new jobs. The European Cultural Heritage topic was approached since 2018 was celebrated as the “European Year of Cultural Heritage”, and because studies have shown that ECH is also a necessary key in the economy of a society. And that so, it can be used as a tool in fighting social exclusion and providing social entrepreneurial opportunities.