Social
Entrepreneurship for Youth Lifestyle
01 May – 31 December 2015
This project is
funded by the European Union through Erasmus+ Programme
Entrepreneurship should be considered as a mindset
that can be usefully applied in all working activities and in daily life and
refers to an individual's ability to turn ideas into action.
Starting from this perspective, EuroDEMOS Association
developed the international training Social Entrepreneurship for Youth Lifestyle,
that took place in Iasi, Romania, between 08 th – 17th July 2015 and at which
participated 27 youth leaders and youth workers from EU and from neighboring
countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Italy, Romania,
Republic of Moldova, Spain and Hungary.
The objectives of the project Social Entrepreneurship
for Youth Lifestyle were:
- To develop management and entrepreneurship skills of
27 youth leaders and youth workers from 9 countries
- To strengthen collaboration between 10 active
organizations in youth field from countries members of EU and from neighboring
countries
- To train 27 resource persons to contribute to the
development of nongovernmental organizations with activities of developing
social entrepreneurship spirit and fund raising skills among youth
- To promote at European level the importance of
cooperation between nongovernmental and private sectors for solving social
causes, inclusively for including youth with fewer opportunities
The
training was implemented by EuroDEMOS staff team of professionals, trainers of
trainers with expertise and performances in youth field that have developed
cross border and international strategies and contributed to the development of
youth policies.
Within the
training were present special guests:
-
His Excellency Dr. Morel Bolea – EuroDEMOS President
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Mr. Mihai Chirica – Iasi City Mayor
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Mr. Sorin Avraam Iacoban – Deputy in Romanian
Parliament
-
Mr. Petru Movila – Deputy in Romanian Parliament
The project activities were based on non formal
education methods and included: specialty inputs on entrepreneurship, social
entrepreneurship, business development, human resources management,
presentations on Erasmus+, Youthpass and the 8 key competences, practical
activity with an entrepreneurs from local community, workshops to conceive a
business plan including social entrepreneurship, debate and local meeting
related to youth lifestyle, workshop and world cafe about the development of
fundraising activity etc.
Within the training the participants worked in
international teams and created plans of social businesses. The main ideas of
the proposed entrepreneurial ideas were:
- „Cosmin
events” - a firm on cultural and
educational events that will invest to train the own staff selected from
persons with disabilities, part of the profit will be invested in developing
volunteering activities in the communities in which the events will be
organized;
-
„Crocodile Bus” - o transport firm that
will realize also for free the transport to school for children from little communities
- o firm that will realize software product valorizing the
work of persons with locomotor disabilities;
- „Be
visible” – that will aim to create computers and phones for blind persons;
- a network
of restaurant that will use products from small farmers, that can provide fresh
products but they don't have opening to the market; at the end of the day, the
products that will remain will be offered to the persons in need.
- a firm
for selective waste collection and valorising of these through the involvement
of social disadvantages persons; the firm will realize also public informative
campaigns regarding the selective waste collection, but also an event to
promote the objects that will be made from recycled products.
At the end of the project the participants received
specialized training kits and Youthpass certificates.
To promote the project results it was created a blog
and a movie of the project:
