Bridges to ENpower. Cross-sectorial initiative to support the young people in their quest for ENtrepreneurship Erasmus Project

Project Title

Bridges to ENpower. Cross-sectorial initiative to support the young people in their quest for ENtrepreneurship

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 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Labour market issues incl. career guidance / youth unemployment

Project Summary

Bridges to ENpower aims to improve the quality of youth work in Ukraine, in the field of entrepreneurship education for young people, and to foster cooperation and exchanges between youth organizations from Ukraine, Poland, Romania and Norway.The aim of the project is reached through the following specific objectives:- Professionalize youth workers from Ukraine in delivering workshops on entrepreneurship education;- Enhance the the capacity of youth organizations from Ukraine to provide mentorship programs for young people, in order to increase their interest, knowledge, and competencies related to entrepreneurship, and to foster their employability;- Professionalize youth workers from Ukraine in establishing sustainable and efficient cross-sectorial partnerships on the labour market (with companies, SMEs, universities and students associations);- Foster cooperation between the partner organizations from Ukraine, Poland, Romania and Norway, through common work on developing open educational resources, and through the internationalization of partners’ expertise.The activities from our project launched, tested and implemented youth work practices, methods & tools and training modules, more precisely:- non-formal learning methods and OERs (a training toolkit for youth workers and a training were developed and directly delivered to 29 youth workers) on entrepreneurship, volunteering, media & communication, and career counselling. The toolkit and the training deliver entrepreneurship education by developing several competencies area for youth, based on practical activities related to volunteering, media and communication, opening and running a business, and career counselling.- new forms of practical training schemes – a mentorship program was designed so that will allow for young people to develop professional skills and competencies in a real working environment, and also learn from their mentors practical information on how to open and run a business.Moreover, the project enhanced Ukrainian youth organizations’ capacity for innovation and internationalization. Through the new methods and tools developed the organizations provided new services to young people, enhance their collaboration with the private sector and increase their sustainability.Nevertheless, the project encourages cooperation, networking and exchanges of practices among youth organizations from Ukraine, Poland, Romania, and Norway. A workshop and a regional conference for 50 relevant stakeholders was organized in Ukraine on themes, such as youth, entrepreneurship education for youth, youth employment, youth organizations-private partnerships, in order to disseminate the project’s open education resources.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 59206,98 Eur

Project Coordinator

REHIONALNYJ BLAHODIJNYJ FOND REZONANS & Country: UA

Project Partners

• NORSENSUS MEDIAFORUM
• FUNDATIA DANIS PENTRU DEZVOLTARE MANAGERIALA
• FUNDACJA AKTYWNYCH INICJATYW ROZWOJU