Young Parents – Young Empowerment! Erasmus Project

Project Title

Young Parents – Young Empowerment!

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 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Capacity building project and awareness campaign “Young Parents – Young Empowerment!” promotes youth entrepreneurship education and social entrepreneurship among young parents, probably the most vulnerable group of young people in Europe nowadays.“Young parents – Young empowerment” aimed at the autonomous distribution of entrepreneurship competencies among young parents, capacity reinforcing of youth educators & workers, popularization of volunteering and mentorship, cultivating role models for young parents and the constant encouragement of young parents to self-employment and social interaction through diverse ways of inclusive engagement and sustainable tools developing.With this project, we found and disseminated the working practices issued for the protection and development of the young parents’ community in Ukraine, Italy and Azerbaijan. Countries from different geopolitical regions have different specific problems and challenges. That’s why we made connections in this project between West and East to work in a complex and to show to the young parents and government representatives how to be open-minded and capacity building oriented. The main new innovative element in our project was to promote a culture of active parenting in complex with taking an active part in society in the non-governmental sector or/and entrepreneurship, including social income.Our participants (young parents) get involved in 9 activities of the project and develop a complex of skills (language, teamwork, presentation, etc.), knowledge (know-how, local context, ways to operate a business, etc.) and attitudes (confidence, a belief that is possible, etc.), which significantly improved their personal and self-employment perspectives.International experience, working practices and contacts gained during 6 mobilities in Italy, Ukraine and Azerbaijan was the base for their active social actions in home communities. After our entrepreneurship education courses, alumni shared and multiplied the outcomes among young people and built strong partnership ties at international, national, regional and local levels.Thanks to planned 3 Conferences with facilitation of Round Tables during each activity, we were able to create synergies between education, training and youth policies and connect representatives of government, business and non-governmental spheres. Such meetings were the space to offer practical solutions to social challenges presented in the communities of origin and exploit the economic potential of the region, as well as the significant sustainable effect on the young parent’s empowerment. Due to mentorship support that was created within the International Network of over 150 Active Young Parents, we were witnessing the creation of about 20 new non-governmental organisations, social enterprises and businesses. Using institutional support of partner organizations, part of graduates became mentors for other young parents, consulted and shared with them the opportunities for a loan / grant for business development, possibilities to expand their businesses in other areas and countries, etc. in order to create a culture of active parenting with the autonomous distribution of entrepreneurship competences among them and their communities.

Project Website

https://leagueoftolerance.org/

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 144071,5 Eur

Project Coordinator

CHARITABLE FUND LEAGUE OF TOLERANCE & Country: UA

Project Partners

• SFERA ITALY
• UNISTUDY