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Youthpreneurs+

2020-3-PT02-KA105-0075992020Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: PT|EE|HU|IT|EL|LT · Grant: €21,796.2
Entrepreneurial learning - entrepreneurship educationLabour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemploymentYouth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Objectives

The project "YOUTHPRENEURS+" identified a link between self-awareness and youth unemployment in a way that if youngsters are aware of their individual potential, they would be more open and confidant to create and implement business ideas that will consequently create possible employment opportunities. As such, project aimed to support young people in helping youth to overcome unemployment and its consequences, through developing young people's competences and knowledge in the areas of self-awareness, entrepreneurship thus contributing towards the creation of employment opportunities. Nowadays, all around Europe the youth unemployment is increasing and there are countries with very high youth unemployment level. COVID-19 pandemic left even more young people jobless. Youth unemployment is one of the main challenges of our societies today, and we must ensure that young people in Europe are given the opportunity to create bright futures for themselves. This project expressed the demand of all the young people all around Europe and especially in the South, for stability, dignity, respect, work and a better future. This youth exchange was dedicated to young people aged between 18 and 25 years old that are unemployed or are from the country which has issues with youth unemployment. Objectives of the project were: 1. To raise awareness among young people from six different European countries about the importance of young entrepreneurs and their role in the shaping of the future European society. 2. Widen the knowledge; equipping with right skills and competences for starting a business. 3. Exchange knowledge, experience and good practices on entrepreneurship 4. Encourage youth participation in starting their own business as entrepreneurs. 5. Foster creativity, competitiveness, and sense of initiative toward self-employment. 6. Empower young people to take initiatives on promotion of entrepreneurship and self-employment on local level. 7. To create concrete business start-up plans through team work of the young participants, in a multicultural environment, through the use of non-formal education methods. 8. To strengthen networking among NGO and the youth and to encourage youngsters to participate in the EU projects.

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