Migrant and Youth Social Inclusion Through Entrepreneurship Erasmus Project

Project Title

Migrant and Youth Social Inclusion Through 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 : Strategic Partnerships for youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: Inclusion – equity; Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education

Project Summary

Third-country nationals’ (TCNs’) employment rates remain below the average of host country citizens in most Member States, according to Eurostat News Release 110/2016 (2016). Entrepreneurship is identified as a tool for the social inclusion of TCNs in the Action Plan on the Integration of Third Country Nationals (European Commission, COM(2016) 377 final). In the Action Plan the European Commission encourages Member States to promote “entrepreneurship through tailored business training and mentoring and by opening up to third country nationals mainstream entrepreneurship support structures” (page 11).

Our project focuses on the social inclusion of TCNs through entrepreneurship education. We will target 50 local youths and 50 TCNs from five different countries (aged from 17-30), for a total of 100 youths reached. The project will last 18 months and will be implemented among the below partners:

Lead applicant:
People for Change Foundation (Malta)

Partners:
AEQUITAS Ltd (Cyprus); SolidarityNow (Greece); Asociacion Llere (Spain); Centro Studi Formazione Orientamento (Italy)

Our project objectives are:

-Compiling research on the needs of young entrepreneurs and resources available in each participating country
-Promoting youth entrepreneurship as a means of gainful employment
-Promoting the social inclusion of TCN youths in five different countries

To achieve these we will be undertaking research in each of our countries on the needs of young people (including TCNs) when it comes to entrepreneurship assistance and also the resources available for young people wishing to start their business (including registration process, how to manage a business, accessing external funding, etc). We will then compile a training course on business management for youths based on this research, and develop training resources needed to give this training. The training is envisaged as a mix of both formal and informal activities, to keep it interesting for youths, particularly vulnerable youths such as TCNs. At the end of the training participants will receive a certificate of completion.

At the end of the project we will have a national multiplier event in each country with stakeholders; youth workers, youth organisations and decision-makers in the field of youth and entrepreneurship. We will also invite the youths who undertook the training to participate and address the attendees to express their opinions on the training and what they think needs to be done nationally to promote youth entrepreneurship, including to TCNs. A networking lunch is foreseen at the end of each multiplier event to promote networking among stakeholders on the topics relevant to this project.

The project will result in:

-125 hours of training on business management for youths
-100 youths from 5 different countries receiving training
-2 intellectual outputs including research, training and learning resources
-5 multiplier events reaching 125 representatives from key stakeholders

We also foresee the below intangible results:
-Promotion of entrepreneurial spirit among youths in all five countries included in the project
-Contribution to a reduction in youth unemployment
-Entrepreneurial skills for youths
-Enhanced possibilities for social inclusion of TCN youths and other youths with fewer opportunities

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 82182,98 Eur

Project Coordinator

THE PEOPLE FOR CHANGE FOUNDATION & Country: MT

Project Partners

• ALLILEGGIE SOLIDARITYNOW
• Ce.S.F.Or. Centro Studi Formazione Orientamento
• N.A AEQUITAS LIMITED
• ASOCIACION SOCIO EDUCATIVA LLERE