Within this project the partner organizations would like to implement activities which improves the quality of youth work and develops the competencies of people working with youth to act as advocates of greater gender equality and gain skills on how to promote young peoples’ (especially young women) empowerment regardless of their gender and equal economic independence. The capacity activities not only gives the opportunities to empower the young women to become independent, to promote their equal participation, to stand up of their rights, to take the leadership and develop entrepreneurial competences, support self-employment, self-realization, to acquire skills and abilities that can be apply in business management but promotes developments new tools and working methods, exchanging good practices, gaining new key competencies, entrepreneurial competences through non-formal education such as for example ability to plan and manage projects, adapting to changes, dealing with risk and problem solving skills or how to overcome political, social and cultural barriers.The project will provide a knowledge and discover the value of the Erasmus+ Programme, more specifically different possibilities as a tool for youth (especially young women) empowerment, employability and entrepreneurship.A wide variety of non-formal learning methods will be applied the whole project which includes individual and group learning, inputs, inter cultural event, group-building, audio visual materials, inputs, presentations ( from the participants and from the trainers), group and plenary discussions, role-plays, simulation games, study visits, campaigns, evaluations, reflections.The project will have: 1) Transnational meetings It will be 2 trainings for youth workers order to apply learning outcomes in their professional work in their organizations and countries, organize and run workshops, mentoring after the courses2) The first international training course which develops the youth workers knowledge and discuss the role of youth workers to contribute to promote the value of gender equality;3) The second International training course which develops entrepreneurial competences of youth workers in order to encourage and prepare young people and especially young women to engage in еntrеprеnеur activities and еntrеprеnеur learning;4) Run local activities in order to promote Gender Equality, young women empowerment, inspire and guide disadvantaged part of young women; Increase female labor market participation and equal economic independence;5) International Seminar which gives to young entrepreneurs new skills but also space to promote own initiatives which they already done or which they will do;6) Develop even more the guide for youth workers- “9 steps in working for gender equality and young women empowerment" which promotes quality youth work to this direction;7) Create a network "Women Self-Help Group";As follow up will be create concrete projects.
•Develop the youth workers knowledge and discuss the role of youth workers to contribute to promote the value of gender equality;•Learn, share good practices, develops quality and innovative methods in youth worker order to encourage young people and specially young women to engage in еntrеprеnеurial activities and еntrеprеnеurial learning;•Discover the value of the Erasmus+ Programme as a tool for empowerment, employability and entrepreneurship.
The gender un equality affecting the democracy and values as in Europe as outside of Europe which can be solved by empowerment of the young women , equal participation in social, economic and cultural life and also by education and awareness of the society. Young people find it difficult to fit in traditional gender perceptions, roles and genders benefits from this robust system. Youth workers play active role to support young people to deal with these challenges.
<< Background >> The gender un equality affecting the democracy and values as in Europe as outside of Europe which can be solved by empowerment of the young women , equal participation in social, economic and cultural life and also by education and awareness of the society. Young people find it difficult to fit in traditional gender perceptions, roles and genders benefits from this robust system. Youth workers play active role to support young people to deal with these challenges. << Objectives >> •Develop the youth workers knowledge and discuss the role of youth workers to contribute to promote the value of gender equality;•Learn, share good practices, develops quality and innovative methods in youth worker order to encourage young people and specially young women to engage in еntrеprеnеurial activities and еntrеprеnеurial learning;•Discover the value of the Erasmus+ Programme as a tool for empowerment, employability and entrepreneurship. << Implementation >> The project had: 3 Transnational meetings in partners countries in order to share good practices, plan, prepare, implement, analyse, evaluate, disseminate and work on follow up activities; 2 trainings for youth workers to apply learning outcomes in their professional work in their organizations and countries, organize and run workshops, mentoring after the courses;1 international Seminar which gave to young entrepreneurs new skills but also space to promote own initiatives and future plans. << Results >> The project improved the quality of youth work and developed the competencies of people working with youth to act as advocates of greater gender equality; they gained skills on how to promote young peoples’ (especially young women)empowerment regardless of their gender and equal economic independence. They exchanged good practices, developed innovative tools, the guide for youth workers-“9 steps in working for gender equality and young women empowerment" and the network "Women Self-Help Group".