Joint Organization to Unite Rural Networks of Entrepreneurial Youth Erasmus Project

Project Title

Joint Organization to Unite Rural Networks of Entrepreneurial Youth

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Capacity Building for youth in neighbouring and enlargement countries

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Rural youth employment in the countries of the Eastern Partnership is one of today’s most pressing topics. These countries need innovative solutions to reduce the level of youth unemployment in rural areas and develop entrepreneurial potential in the green economy for a sustainable development. The project proposes an innovative approach in the field of entrepreneurial potential development in rural youth of the EaP countries participating in the project (Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Georgia). Rural youth has fewer opportunities for self-realization and employment in rural areas, therefore the project provides exactly raising the level of knowledge of young people, adopting experience from the countries of the European Union. The project activity is scheduled for 24 months.In line with the Erasmus+ objectives, the JOURNEY aims:1. To reduce youth unemployment in the countries of the Eastern Partnership2. To promote the development of entrepreneurial potential of rural youth in EaP countriesIn order to reach the above mentioned aims, the specific objectives are:1. to allow youth workers from UA, AZ and GE to acquire mentorship skills as well as knowledge, methods and tools to support rural youth and young entrepreneurs 2. to promote entrepreneurship education and equip mentors and young people with necessary tools to develop entrepreneurship skills through online training3. to raise awareness about entrepreneurship education and establish networks of young people/young entrepreneurs from rural areas to exchange knowledge and good practicesto learn from the EU experience and to launch a dialogue between rural youth from EU and EaP countries for sharing experience and communicationTarget audience of the project: young men and women from 18 to 30 years and youth mentors living in the regions of Vinnytsa in Ukraine, Ganjabasar in Azerbaijan, Imereti region of Georgia, involved as follows:- 21 mentors participating in Training for mentors in IT and PL – 21 young people in Youth Exchanges in IT and PL- 30 young people in Capacity-building workshopsThe project intends to recruit 100% of project participants from rural youth populations who have fewer opportunities for business development and entrepreneurship.Main activities:1. Training and preparation of mentors2. Online training for mentors and young people3. Establishment of Clubs of Youth Entrepreneurs4. Capacity building workshops5. Youth exchangeJOURNEY is implemented in partnership of 8 organizations (including the countries of the European Union (Italy, France and Poland) and the Eastern Partnership countries (Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Georgia) who have experience in implementing international youth projects related to entrepreneurship education and skills In the long run it will help bring the partner EaP countries (Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Georgia) to a new level of economic relations with the European Union and will facilitate future European integration of these countries.

Project Website

http://journeyeplus.eu

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 149654,46 Eur

Project Coordinator

VINNITSIA REGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES & Country: UA

Project Partners

• FORMA.AZIONE SRL
• LOCAL DEMOCRACY AGENCY GEORGIA
• GANJA EUROPEAN YOUTH CAPITAL 2016 PUBLIC UNION
• INSTITUTION VINNYTSIA REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
• KUTAISI SELF GOVERNMENT
• ALDA – ASSOCIATION EUROPEENNE POUR LA DEMOCRATIE LOCALE
• FUNDACJA ZAUFANIA SPOLECZNEGO – PUBLICA FIDES