Business CreArtivity is a project focused on exchange of good practices between organisations. The project covers various topics that are related to youth unemployment; early school leaving, combating failure in education; entrepreneurial learning - entrepreneurship education, art and handicraft skills, cultural heritage and ICTskills. The most relevant priorities addressed by the project are as follows: Skills development and inclusion through creativity and the arts, Promoting entrepreneurship education and social entrepreneurship activities among young people, Social and educational value of European cultural heritage. The objectives of the project are to cope with the social-economic changes that Europe has faced due to COVID-19 crisis and its impact on the world’s economy, to create a value for youth by building entrepreneurial skills in the young people, to develop skills and competences in the field of Art and Handicraft, to strengthen the intercultural competences of the participants, to encourage the development of innovative practices in the filed of Art, Handicraft and entrepreneurship, to support the implementation of the European political agenda for growth, jobs, equality and social inclusion, to gain a practical knowledge of handling crisis and unexpected circumstances, to develop and strengthen the existing links between the organizations, to built self-awareness skill in the participating youth and to develop and enhance the artistic and creative skills, to develop paraticipants' ICT skills. The project also helps to build and develop the 21st century skills (critical thinking, problem solving, research practices, creativity, artistry, curiosity, imagination, innovation, personal expression, planning, self-discipline, adaptability, initiative, leadership, teamwork, ICT literacy, entrepreneurship). There are five organisations participating in the project: Alfa Club, Asociatia de Prietenie Romano Franceza ROMFRA, SAMSUN ANADOLU LISESI, sdruzenie za makedonsko-balgarsko prijatelstvo and MYRHOROD is CITY of DREAM. While four of them serve as Non Governmental Organisations, Samsun Anadolu Lisesi is a General Secondary School. A general approach throughout the project is to turn the whole process into practical and mutual learning by implementing active conscious use of Bloom’s 6 Taxonomy (Knowledge – Comprehension – Application – Analysis – Synthesis – Evaluation). During the project the main tools for communication for partners will be the Internet: e-mails, video conferences, Facebook project page, Skype and other messengers. There will be 9 LTT project meetings both physical and online and 3 transnational meetings in total. So as to achieve the aims of the project a variety of activities will be scheduled. Young people and educators will take part in training activities in order to get skills for successful implementation of the key tasks and sharing experiences in the given field as well. These trainings will be held in all of the participating orgnisations throughout the 2-year period of cooperation. In addition, young people will be engaged in a number of other activities: Creating project corner in each school presenting the partner institutions; Organising days dedicated to the partner countries and their cultures; disseminating the results of the project. The work on the project will lead to a number of results and outcomes: Handbook with tips : "How to solve ..."; mini-business ideas completed in close to real situation; sets of ready to use training materials for blended and online learning on the topics of the traininf activities;online shops, company websites, digital advertisements; ecobags making tutorial;a cook book with traditional recepies of participating countries; a set of video lesson on how to prepare traditional dishes; clothes and accessories made using the traditional Turkish Art Ebru, Live Art Performance with video.
By implementing the Business CreArtivity project, we aimed to achieve the following objectives: Creating value for youth by building entrepreneurial skills; Developing skills and competences in the field of Art and Handicraft; Strengthening the intercultural competences of the participants; Encouraging the development of innovative practices in the fields of Art, Handicraft, and entrepreneurship; Supporting the implementation of the European political agenda for growth, jobs, equality, and social inclusion; Gaining practical knowledge of handling crisis and unexpected circumstances; Developing and strengthening the existing links between the organizations; Building self-awareness skills in the participating youth; Developing and enhancing the artistic and creative skills; Developing participants' ICT skills. We also aimed to give participants the opportunity to work in international teams, exchange good practices and knowledge, develop links, and gain practical insights into the project's topics. Additionally, the experienced organizations sought to spread their knowledge beyond their national borders, and all participating organizations aimed to gain an international perspective.
Business CreArtivity project was aimed to address the social-economic changes that Europe was facing due to the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on the world's economy. We saw an opportunity to help tackle rising unemployment levels among young people and adults who lacked key skills and proper qualifications. We also aimed to promote common European values, social integration, intercultural understanding, and a sense of belonging to a community. With the project we addressed several needs, such as reducing unemployment among young people and adults by helping them acquire key skills and qualifications. We also worked towards making European companies understand the importance of talent and innovation for developing futher their potential. Additionally, we believe we contributed to fostering more cohesive and inclusive societies, enabling citizens to play an active role in democratic life, and preventing strong radicalization. Furthermore, we focused on building social capital among young people, increasing their capacity and ability to participate actively in society.