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Sustainable Development Goals – inspiration for youth entrepreneurship

618749-EPP-1-2020-1-PL-EPPKA2-CBY-ACPALA2020Capacity Building for youth in ACP countries, Latin America and Asiafinalized
Countries: PL|UY|AR|BR|IT · Grant: €149,671.2

Project summary

The project 'Sustainabel Development Goals-inspiration for youth entrepreneurship' is planned for 11 months. It's main aim is tot promote youth entrepreneurship in the field of microenterprises with the application of Sustainable Development Goals in our target group through a quality training which improves youth workers professional development and therefore to transfer to youth workers innovative training methodologies so as to improve Entrepreneurial competences among young people and awareness of necessity of sustainable development in business and life training in EU and Latin America for youngsters.The project consists of several main actions: kick-off meeting, creating the online platform and e-learning course, training course for youth workers, job shadowing for youth workers, two youth exchanges for youth and final conference. During the whole project the dissemination activites will be carried on. Partners realizing the project come from NGO and businnes sector form Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Italy and Poland. Non-formal education is the tool used by SDGIYE project, not only to contribute to training and improve employability, but also to promote Sustainable Development Agenda, the ideas of social inclusion, tolerance, respect for diversity and non-discrimination.

Objectives

Our main objective was to promote youth entrepreneurship in the field of microenterprises with the application of SDGs in our target group through a quality training which improves youth workers professional development and therefore to transfer to youth workers innovative training methodologies so as to improve Entrepreneurial competences among young people and awareness of necessity of sustainable development in business and life training in EU and Latin America for youngsters

Background

SDGIYE project was prepared and implemented in response to the increased importance of entrepreneurial education for young people. Through it, we highlighted the role of non-formal and informal learning alongside specific knowledge to provide a comprehensive approach to young people's personal development and facilitate their successful integration into the labour market, particularly for those with fewer opportunities.

Final report summary

<< Background >> SDGIYE project was prepared and implemented in response to the increased importance of entrepreneurial education for young people. Through it, we highlighted the role of non-formal and informal learning alongside specific knowledge to provide a comprehensive approach to young people's personal development and facilitate their successful integration into the labour market, particularly for those with fewer opportunities. << Objectives >> Our main objective was to promote youth entrepreneurship in the field of microenterprises with the application of SDGs in our target group through a quality training which improves youth workers professional development and therefore to transfer to youth workers innovative training methodologies so as to improve Entrepreneurial competences among young people and awareness of necessity of sustainable development in business and life training in EU and Latin America for youngsters << Implementation >> The project was implemented within 25 months period , from October 2020 to October 2022. The project had several 9 activities: kick-off meeting, creating the online platform and e-learning course, training course for youth workers, job shadowing for youth workers, creating a digital guide, 2 youth exchanges, final conference, dissemination and communication. The partners who implemented the project came from the NGOs l and business sectors from Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Italy and Poland. << Results >> The main tangible outputs are an e-learning course on the Sustainable Development Goals and the implementation of these goals in work and business, and a digital guide for youth workers. In addition, the intangible results are the increased competences of youth workers and young people involved in the project and in the local activities implemented by the partners. An important result is also the increased capacity of the organisation in the field of youth and the implementation of projects.

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