Creative Start-Ups in Rural Areas Erasmus Project

Project Title

Creative Start-Ups in Rural Areas

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 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Rural development and urbanisation

Project Summary

In this project 3 NGOs from Latvia, Greece and Poland representing north, east and south of the Europe joined forces to improve youth work in business education for rural youth. The project included short-term training for youth workers and experts to exchange best practices, share methods and ideas to promote creative start-ups in rural areas, as well as local and international training for youth in order to test approaches developed during the project.
The project lasted 12 months and included 2 transnational project meetings, 2 short term staff trainings and 1 blended mobility for youth. 20 youth workers increased their knowledge and skills during the staff training, 45 youngsters participated in the local training and 15 youngsters from Latvia, Poland and Greece took part in the blended mobility for youth in Greece, including 13 young people from regions facing socioeconomic obstacles. The mobility of youth included a set of workshops and mentoring that allowed youngsters to shape and develop their innovative business ideas based on the local intangible heritage and the use of ICT.
The best practise collection and workshop scenarios were published in the partner web sites, EPALE and the Erasmus+ platform for dissemination and exploitation of project results. At least 250 people not directly involved in the project benefited from the project – youth organisations, rural NGOs, education and training institutions, as well as other persons interested in the topic.
The development of training methods on creative start-ups will encourage youth to start their own business in rural areas thus improving rural job creation, decreasing the youth unemployment and preserving the main features of living and working in rural areas. Moreover, the transnational approach of the project will lead to a deeper mutual understanding and cooperation in Europe.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 43910 Eur

Project Coordinator

RADOSAS IDEJAS & Country: LV

Project Partners

• LAOGRAFIKI ETAIREIA VARNAVA
• Fundacja “Zielony Slon”