Social entrepreneurship as one of the solutions to the European refugee crises Erasmus Project

Project Title

Social entrepreneurship as one of the solutions to the European refugee crises

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 2016

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Project is developed for youth workers willing to act as multipliers and further develop (social) entrepreneurship skills of youngsters in communities and support establishment of different social enterprises by, with and for immigrants, refugees and other youth with fewer opportunities.
Even though all our countries have quite a few asylum seekers, immigrants, refugees – it is very few examples of immigrants involved in social enterprises. Thus, the whole concept of the project is rather innovative.

Specific objectives:
• Share realities and experiences with discrimination, exclusion and marginalization of different groups (including migrants and refugees) in different European countries
• Promote acceptance of diversity and respect of Human Rights in Europe
• Share and inspire ideas for new creative/innovative social enterprises with/for immigrants, refugees and other marginalised groups
• Explore social entrepreneurship concepts, stakeholders and supporters and links between social entrepreneurship and inclusion
• Inspire and encourage youth workers to act as social change agents in their local community
• Introduce appreciative inquiry as a way to approach the local reality and initiate new ideas
• Further developing participants’ competences for and developing new projects and future European level cooperation among partners with the topic of social entrepreneurship with/for immigrants, refugees and other marginalised groups

Project activities:
– Preparation meeting in Zagreb, Croatia;
– Preparation activities of organisers and partners;
– 8 days long training course. It was organised in the youth hostel in Novi Sad, from 18th till 26th April 2017. Project gathered 33 participants, trainers and staff from 12 organisations and countries (RS, AL, BA, CY, GR, HR, IT, ME, MK, RO, SI, XK).
– Follow-up activities; Activities of and for dissemination results;
– Final evaluation meeting of partners and organisers.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 21793,2 Eur

Project Coordinator

CENTAR ZA SAVREMENE ZIVOTNE KOMPETENCIJE & Country: RS

Project Partners

• NEOLEA GIA ANTALAGI KAI KATANOISI
• ELIX – PROGRAMMATA ETHELONTIKIS ERGASIAS
• GAIA
• FERFILO ASSOCIAZIONE SPORTIVA DILETTANTISTICA
• SOS TELEFON ZA ZENE I DJECU ZRTVE NASILJA
• ASSOCIATION CENTER FOR INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE – KUMANOVO
• ASOCIATIA CENTRUL DE EXCELENTA IN DEZVOLTARE PERSONALA SOLOMON