Goal of this project is education of young people about entrepreneurship. Objectives will be achieved through education on self-employment, raising confidence for implementation of own business idea and on how to gain necessary skills and knowledge essential for entrepreneurship, with the goal to reduce youth unemployment.

Lead partner:

Independent Youth Association, Lepoglava, Croatia

Partners:

Europejskie Forum Mlodziezy "FRATERNITAS"

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RAZVOJNI CENTER PTUJ, ZAVOD ZA SPODBUJANJE RAZVOJA INOVATIVNEGA GOSPODARSTVA IN TURIZMA

Associazione GIOSEF-UNITO

Theme of the project is inclusion of youth in active social life and international cooperation of non-governmental organizations. That way volunteers will acquire necessary experience to improve their chances for employment. They will also gain valuable experience by staying in another country and learning and improving Croatian and English language, developing existing skills and gaining new ones which will make them more competitive on labour market. Their organizations will also benefit from this project. They will gain more competitive and experienced members. After the completion of the project, volunteers will share their experience with other members of their organization and with all interested public.  

Lead partner:

Independent Youth Association, Lepoglava, Croatia

Partners:

PRISMS

Kooperativet Fjället

Independent Youth Association is conducting a 7-day international youth exchange entitled “Be Active” which will be held in Lepoglava from 10th – 17th August 2015. Four European countries are included in exchange, Croatia, Italy, Spain and Poland, each with five representatives in the exchange.
Theme of the project is improvement of volunteering skills in order to increase chances for employment. With this project we wat to associate the problem of youth unemployment with volunteering and ecology and also to promote the importance of volunteering, especially in time when finding a job is very difficult.
Objectives of the project will be achieved through workshops, outdoor activities, quiz shows, exchange of good practice, games, role playing, debating, etc.

Lead partner:

Independent Youth Association, Lepoglava, Croatia

Partners:

Polska fundacija razwoju przedsiebiorczosci i edukaciji

Associazione Giosef-Unito 

Associació Finestra d'Oportunitat

In modern society, volunteering is marked as one of key promoters for the development of social capital. Countries with developed democracies recognize different organizations and institutions which are promoting the support to voluntary engagement of citizens for common good. Volunteering can be defined in different ways, but it is non-paid, non-profit and freely chosen action by the individual i.e. volunteer. Because of the positive epithets that are associated with volunteering, it is needed to encourage youth to start volunteering. Volunteering helps young people to acquire work habits, familiarizes them with variety of jobs for their possible professional career, enables them to enrich their resumes and helps them to find employment. It also brings many privileges and can be a crucial factor for later employment. Volunteering is a selfless act because you give your time and good will to someone else. Volunteering activities unlock new possibilities for using knowledge and gaining new skills and virtues. At the same time, it enables boosting your own creativity and ideas in a strong spirit of good will and progress for society. Because of all that, we believe that volunteering is the best way to spend free time, to improve existing or discover new skills, especially in time when it is difficult to find employment. We believe that in today’s world every opportunity for additional training and education must be seized. At this moment, volunteering is the best way for satisfaction of all thing mentioned above. With this project, we want to encourage youth for volunteering, not just because of all the benefits, but also because of obligations they have as volunteers.

Overall goals of the project:

• Promotion of young people’s active citizenship in general and their European citizenship in particular
• Development of solidarity and promotion of tolerance among young people, in particular in order to foster social cohesion in the European Union
• Fostering mutual understanding between youth from different countries
• Contribution to developing the quality of support systems for youth activities and the capabilities of civil society organizations in the youth field
• Promotion of European cooperation in the youth field.

Priorities:

1. European citizenship
2. Participation of young people
3. Cultural diversity
4. Inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities
5. Youth unemployment
6. Creativity and entrepreneurship
7. Learning dimension
   1. Quality use of free time
   2. Communication in foreign languages
   3. Communication in mother tongue
   4. Digital literacy and skills in Multimedia and IT technologies
   5. Learning to learn
   6. Social competences
   7. Civic competences
   8. Ability to work in group and acquiring leadership skills through volunteering
   9. Cultural awareness and expression
8. Intercultural dimension
   1. Increase young people’s positive awareness of other cultures
   2. Support dialogue and intercultural encounters with other young people from different backgrounds and cultures
   3. Help to prevent and combat prejudice, racism and all attitudes leading to exclusion
   4. Develop sense of tolerance and understanding of diversity
9. European dimension
   1. Foster young people’s sense of European citizenship and helps them to understand their role as part of the present and future Europe
   2. Reflects on common concern for issues within European society, such as racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, drug abuse
   3. Theme is linked to EU topics, such as the EU enlargement, the roles and activities of European institutions, the EU’s action in matters affecting young people
   4. Debate on founding principles of the EU, i.e. the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law.
      

       

    

 

Lead partner:

Nezavisna udruga mladih, Lepoglava, Hrvatska

Partners:

Noorsooühing Rõuge Noorteklubi (Rõuge Youth Club), Rõuge, Estonija

DeM Turkey, Eskisehir, Tursk

ΑΣΤΙΚΗ ΜΗ ΚΕΡΔΟΣΚΟΠΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ (Α.Μ.Κ.Ε) ΙΑΣΙΣ (IASIS NGO), Atena, Grčka

ASOCIACIJA “AKTYVISTAI”, Kaunas, Litva

From Youth to Youth – Malta, Zurrieq, Malta

Problem of young people’s insufficient physical activity and healthy life style is increasing. Because of that we want to motivate young people to be actively included in healthy life style through promotion of outdoor activities and amateur sport as ways of promoting healthy life styles and supporting social inclusion and active participation of young people in society.
With this project, we want to offer young people a range of activities they can practice to maintain condition and body weight. We also want that participants afterward in their local communities share good results and support for socially excluded and marginalized person, start activities that interests them, activities that are fun, not to difficult and hazardous to perform. With inclusion in society, they will gain confidence, and provide support to others to join the active social life of community.

Overall goals of the project:

• Promotion of young people’s active citizenship in general and their European citizenship in particular
• Development of solidarity and promotion of tolerance among young people, in particular in order to foster social cohesion in the European Union
• Fostering mutual understanding between youth from different countries
• Contribution to developing the quality of support systems for youth activities and the capabilities of civil society organizations in the youth field
• Promotion of European cooperation in the youth field.

Priorities:

1. European citizenship
2. Participation of young people
3. Cultural diversity
4. Inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities
5. Promotion of healthy life style through physical activity including sport
6. Commitment to inclusive growth: combat poverty and marginalization
7. Learning dimension
   1. Quality use of free time
   2. Communication in foreign languages
   3. Communication in mother tongue
   4. Knowledge about healthy diet
   5. Knowledge about sports and exercise
   6. Learning to learn
   7. Social competences
   8. Civic competences
8. Intercultural dimension
   1. Increase young people’s positive awareness of other cultures
   2. Support dialogue and intercultural encounters with other young people from different backgrounds and cultures
   3. Help to prevent and combat prejudice, racism and all attitudes leading to exclusion
   4. Develop sense of tolerance and understanding of diversity
9. European dimension
   1. Foster young people’s sense of European citizenship and helps them to understand their role as part of the present and future Europe
   2. Reflects on common concern for issues within European society, such as racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, drug abuse
   3. Theme is linked to EU topics, such as the EU enlargement, the roles and activities of European institutions, the EU’s action in matters affecting young people
   4. Debate on founding principles of the EU, i.e. the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law.

Lead partner:

Independent youth association, Lepoglava, Croatia

Partneri:

Mladinski center Krško, Krško, Slovenija

Torino Youth Centre, Torino, Italija

Stowarzyszenie Młodzieżowe "STRATEG", Lisia Góra, Poljska

Goal of this project is to examine the possibility for implementation of joint project. Within existing partnerships, we came to common theme within which we want to apply joint project to one of the following calls for proposal for programme Youth in Action. To succeed, we are organising this 3-day visit where all the partners will participate, and within all the details of the project and possibilities of applying it will be arranged. Fact is that the general problem of youth as social group is that they are considered inadequate for inclusion in processes of decision making and regarding that, are systematically ignored. At the same time, people of older age are deciding on what is best for youth without consulting them and listening to their opinion.
We consider that young people deserve to be active participant is decision making processes, and it is time to stop addressing youth like they are from the future. Youth are not the future, they are present, because these young people in 10 years will no longer be young and their successors will face the same problems. For that reason, we decided to apply for feasibility visit to examine the possibility of applying joint project. The goal of that project would be to increase activism among young people and their engagement in decision making processes.

Overall goals of the project:

• Promotion of young people’s active citizenship in general and their European citizenship in particular
• Development of solidarity and promotion of tolerance among young people, in particular in order to foster social cohesion in the European Union
• Fostering mutual understanding between youth from different countries
• Contribution to developing the quality of support systems for youth activities and the capabilities of civil society organizations in the youth field
• Promotion of European cooperation in the youth field.

Priorities:

1. European citizenship
2. Participation of young people
3. Cultural diversity
4. Inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities
5. EU citizenship and associated rights
6. Learning dimension
   
   1. Quality use of free time
   2. Communication in foreign languages
   3. Communication in mother tongue
   4. Digital literacy and skills in Multimedia and IT technologies
   5. Learning to learn
   6. Social competences
   7. Civic competences
   8. Self-initiative
   9. Cultural awareness and expression
   10. Organization and project management
7. Intercultural dimension
   
   1. Increase young people’s positive awareness of other cultures
   2. Support dialogue and intercultural encounters with other young people from different backgrounds and cultures
   3. Help to prevent and combat prejudice, racism and all attitudes leading to exclusion
   4. Develop sense of tolerance and understanding of diversity
8. European dimension:
   1. Foster young people’s sense of European citizenship and helps them to understand their role as part of the present and future Europe
   2. Reflects on common concern for issues within European society, such as racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, drug abuse
   3. Theme is linked to EU topics, such as the EU enlargement, the roles and activities of European institutions, the EU’s action in matters affecting young people
   4. Debate on founding principles of the EU, i.e. the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law.

Lead partner:

Independent Youth Association, Lepoglava, Croatia

Partneri:

• Noorsooühing Rõuge Noorteklubi (Rõuge Youth Club), Rõuge, Estonija
• Human Exchange Emberi Erőforrás Fejlesztő és Tanácsadó Alapítvány, Kapošvar, Mađarska
• Razvojni center Ptuj, Ptuj, Slovenija
• Casa Eslava, Barcelona, Španjolska

Main topic of this project is entrepreneurship, problem of youth unemployment and necessary mutual solutions in search of quality employment in social entrepreneurship. In last few years, there is significant interest for tackling youth unemployment and several programmes are intended for solving issues in that area.
European Union is providing significant financial, but also other kinds of support in tackling this issues. Unfortunately, in some countries civic sector and government are not putting enough effort in development of social entrepreneurship.
With this project, we want to present and encourage young people in development of entrepreneurial spirit, especially in area of social entrepreneurship.  First part of the project will be held on the topic of entrepreneurship. We will examine European entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial qualities at their disposal, and examples of good practice. We’ll encourage workshops where young people will consider and describe their vision of situation of youth and their competencies. Based on their answers we will be able to create a concept and scenario for new project with single entrepreneurial venture. This will allow them to think about global entrepreneurial issues and active thinking about their solutions. In the second part of the project, workshops will be conducted with the theme of unemployment and how to resolve that issue. Key reasons for youth unemployment will be examined with emphasis on lack of information and necessary knowledge. Participants will be focused on searching concrete and efficient solutions for solving the cause of youth unemployment, whether they are economic in nature or in lack of youth activity.

Overall goals of the project:

• Promotion of young people’s active citizenship in general and their European citizenship in particular
• Development of solidarity and promotion of tolerance among young people, in particular in order to foster social cohesion in the European Union
• Fostering mutual understanding between youth from different countries
• Contribution to developing the quality of support systems for youth activities and the capabilities of civil society organizations in the youth field
• Promotion of European cooperation in the youth field.

Priorities:

1. European citizenship
2. Participation of young people
3. Cultural diversity
4. Inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities
5. Youth unemployment
6. Creativity and entrepreneurship
7. Learning dimension
   
   1. Quality use of free time
   2. Communication in foreign languages
   3. Communication in mother tongue
   4. Digital literacy and skills in Multimedia and IT technologies
   5. Learning to learn
   6. Social competences
   7. Civic competences
   8. Self-initiative
   9. Cultural awareness and expression
8. Intercultural dimension
   
   1. Increase young people’s positive awareness of other cultures
   2. Support dialogue and intercultural encounters with other young people from different backgrounds and cultures
   3. Help to prevent and combat prejudice, racism and all attitudes leading to exclusion
   4. Develop sense of tolerance and understanding of diversity
9. European dimension
   
   1. Foster young people’s sense of European citizenship and helps them to understand their role as part of the present and future Europe
   2. Reflects on common concern for issues within European society, such as racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, drug abuse
   3. Theme is linked to EU topics, such as the EU enlargement, the roles and activities of European institutions, the EU’s action in matters affecting young people
   4. Debate on founding principles of the EU, i.e. the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law.

Lead partner:

Nezavisna udruga mladih (Independent youth association), Lepoglava, Hrvatska

Partners

• Giosef-Unito, Torino, Italija
• Erasmus Student Network Vilnius University, Vilnius, Litva
• Europejskie Forum Studentów AEGEE Katowice, Katowice, Poljska
• Razvojni center Ptuj, Ptuj, Slovenija
• ΑΣΤΙΚΗ ΜΗ ΚΕΡΔΟΣΚΟΠΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ (Α.Μ.Κ.Ε) ΙΑΣΙΣ (IASIS NGO), Atena, Grčka