‘Social Entrepreneurial Skills for Advancing Employability’ Project Approved!

We are proud to announce that the Erasmus+ project ‘Social Entrepreneurial Skills for Advancing Employability’ has been approved!

About The Project

Partner organisations, driven by the aspirations of young people to foster entrepreneurship projects and initiatives in their local areas and beyond, developed a project to enhance entrepreneurship skills in youth across Europe. This project was motivated by the desire to reduce unemployment issues, thus promoting better career opportunities and more productive job prospects for the youth of today, as well as for future generations.

To gain further insight into these worrying issues, a survey was conducted among 600 young people from six countries – Ireland, Turkey, Georgia, Germany, Ukraine, and Moldova – with 100 participants from each country. The survey results unveiled that an alarming 68.6% of the respondents were unemployed due to incompatible work schedules, 56.7% had never been employed, and an overwhelming 72.4% were still jobless.

These results emphasised the need to raise knowledge of entrepreneurship and stimulate young people to become employers rather than subordinates.

Aims and Objectives

The main objective of the project is to improve entrepreneurship skills, increase willingness to develop, organise, and manage a business venture with associated risks to make a profit among 18-30 year olds.

Additionally, the project aims to:

Raise awareness about entrepreneurship
Share good practices
Promote social responsibility and entrepreneurial disciplines
Research the needs of young people in local communities
Build intercultural dialogue between participants from different countries

Desired Outcomes:

Increase motivation and knowledge among 18-30 year olds to create social enterprises and help people with disabilities to start work
Increase willingness to become entrepreneurs and create demanded products and services
Foster unity among youth from 5 European and neighbouring countries
Create future opportunities and contacts
Increase the number of youngsters connecting to Erasmus Plus and EU’s values, goals and initiatives, to tackle social, political, cultural and economic issues

Social Entrepreneurial Skills for Advancing Employability Activities

Project Activities

‘Social Entrepreneurial Skills for Advancing Employability’ features a Youth Exchange, hosted by HESL in Ireland. During this 10-day activity, 36 participants will come together to take part in a range of sessions, workshops and presentations geared towards improving employment prospects and entrepreneurial capabilities of young people.

The Partners

The project partners are made up of 5 organisations, including:

Hanta Educational Services Ltd (🇮🇪 Ireland)
Lykia İzcilik ve Doga Sporlari Kulubu Dernegi (🇹🇷 Türkiye)
Non-formal education for youth (🇺🇦 Ukraine)
Institutul de Instruire în Dezvoltare “MilleniuM” (🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova)
Euro-Mediterranean Association Of Exchanges Volunteering Events Georgia (🇬🇪 Georgia)
Youth Bridges (🇩🇪 Germany)