Banana STEMS Erasmus Project

Project Title

Banana STEMS

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 ACP countries, Latin America and Asia

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2014

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Project aimsThis project aims to tackle unemployment amongst young people with fewer opportunities living or working in rural areas in the EU OCT’s and partner countries. It seeks to improve the economic power of young people, particularly young women, who want a career or small business in the agricultural and environment. This is achieved through increased competencies in the STEM subjects and developing leadership, entrepreneurship, global education and business skills. The project will develop active citizenship amongst participants around the topic of climate change, develop employability skills and facilitate new business creation in the agricultural sector.Project objectivesBy the end of the project 1. A demonstration Fairtrade Banana Farm in SVG run by young women under 30 years old will be established2. 12 structured group visits by schools, colleges and professionals to the demonstration site will take place3. 80 young people from the OCT’s will have a better understanding of the links between agriculture and food engineering and how the STEM subjects apply 4. 60 young people will take part in a leadership and business enterprise programme. 5. 20 young people will develop business plans around their own ideas creating options for self-employment 6. A mobile application for banana farming is developed and piloted on 40 farms across 4 islands. At least one team of 8 young people will work together to design the app 7. 8 young people will volunteer on the demonstration farm 4 young people will volunteer in Turkey 8. 50 youth workers from the UK, French and Dutch OCT’s will be trained to deliver the Banana STEMS learning programme 9. 10 young women will be supported to establish their own small holdings or agriculture related business 10. 3 large scale events in SVG, French Guiana and will take place to disseminate results

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 117310 Eur

Project Coordinator

INSPIRATIONAL VOLUNTEER JOURNEYS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY & Country: UK

Project Partners