Build your future Erasmus Project

Project Title

Build your future

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 : Strategic Partnerships for youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2014

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Access for disadvantaged; Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education; Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Project Summary

The Build Your Future Project 2015-2017 was designed to promote the take-up of practical entrepreneurial experiences for young people with fewer opportunities: project’s target group which deserves attention in the context of youth unemployment in Europe. The objectives were to equip young people with skills and attitudes necessary to develop their entrepreneurial mindset; strengthen their employability skills to be better prepared for the employment, self-employment or further education; and to foster cooperation among civil society and policy stakeholders on sustainable support structures and policies for local entrepreneurship.
The project was implemented by the Consortium of 9 Partners from Croatia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and the UK: experts in youth work and non-formal education. It started with the research of the local context and young people’s needs. Other project activities included the Training of Trainers for youth workers, international blended mobility learning event for young people, online learning and exchange, the Entrepreneurship Labs, the Build Your Future Challenge, partners’ meetings and the Multiplier Events. Main results and impact:
– The Entrepreneurship Education Course of 5 Modules became an innovative practice-oriented learning tool for young people with fewer opportunities to study entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship.
– The Course Material is available in 6 languages: English, German, Croatian, Italian, Slovak and Hungarian.
– 160 young people were selected in Ireland, Italy, Germany, Slovakia, Romania, Croatia and the UK to participate in the project, incl. 75% of young people with fewer opportunities; 113 people graduated.
– The motivation of young people increased significantly for their current school studies in all countries. Graduates from the Dublin group became the leaders for the Build Your Future-2 in Dublin; 60 project ideas were developed by young people in Croatia.
– 20 youth workers in 7 countries became trainers and mentors to young people.
– 4 international meetings among 134 project participants led to an intensive exchange of experience and learning
– 1.500 EUR were raised for the Build Your Future Challenge to support entrepreneurial ideas of young people. 3 projects out of 7 were awarded the start-up grants
– 401 people attended 10 Multiplier Events in 7 countries.
– 45 Entrepreneurship Labs were organised in 7 countries for 745 participants with over 50 guest speakers and will continue.
– The Build Your Future project is set and funded for the 2nd phase in Ireland, UK and Italy.
– Local municipalities granted their support to the project.
– 11 young people from Italy, Slovakia, Romania and Croatia set up their business.
– The Evaluation Report with the lessons learnt is available for public use
– The Course became the working tool to promote participation of young people with fewer opportunities and contributed to youth empowerment on a European scale.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 250988,53 Eur

Project Coordinator

INTERNATIONALE AKADEMIE FUR INNOVATIVE PADAGOGIK PSYCHOLOGIE UND OKONOMIE GGMBH (INA) & Country: DE

Project Partners

• Fundatia Comunitara din Odorheiu Secuiesc
• The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
• FEMXA FORMACIÓN S.L
• ICON
• Association for better life
• ideenfluß e.V.
• Institut za kreativno obrazovanje (IKO)