Entre - youth project for development of entrepreneurial skills

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Rysy Foundation

Organisation:

Rysy Foundation

Country:

Poland

About organisation:

SCOPE: to become a benchmark for education in the field of training and youth participation, achieving excellence and recognition for our contribution to the success of young people and the improvement of society.GOALS:The goal of the Foundation is charitable, educational, promotional, tourist and cultural activities in the field of pro-family, civic, social and pro-ecological attitudes, consistent with the principles of sustainable development, in the scope directed at the development of local community initiatives and sustainable tourism in Poland. The activities of the Foundation are directed primarily to families with children as well as to young people and people cooperating with them. The aim is to strengthen family ties, support families in bringing up a child, develop competences and activate young people to actively participate in deciding about matters important to them.

Title of the project

Entre - youth project for development of entrepreneurial skills

Start date:

1/5/2022

End date:

30/12/2022

Objectives:

The main objectives of the project were to increase the entrepreneurial and initiative competences of young people from Poland and Ukraine by both theoretical and practical approach (project based learning method), help the initiative group of 5 young people aged 23-25 in establishing their own new youth NGO (social incubation) and increase knowledge of local people from Wielkopolska ,our region, about Eurodesk, project management, European Youth Programmes (like Erasmus+, ECS) and mobility. -a group of 5 young people aged 23-25 wrote their own application under our supervision and obtained their first grant 10 000 PLN; -they conducted workshops in schools, university circles and NGOs about project management, European Youth Programmes (like Erasmus+, ECS) and mobility, for 1074 young people in the Wielkopolska region; -they organised a competition for youth for the best idea of their own project, in accordance with the Project Based Learning method, which was attended by 104 people; -they conducted 4 workshops on running your own business in Poland for refugees from Ukraine aged 18-30, who were forced by the war to find themselves in an unfamiliar labour market. The best results :1 youth NGOs and 1 youth social business were established.

Why the project was: empowering young people, adapting to changing realities, or thinking out of the box:

Our project was empowering young people by many means: -a group of 5 young people aged 23-25 wrote their own application under our supervision and obtained their first grant 10 000 PLN; -they conducted workshops in schools, university circles and NGOs about project management, European Youth Programmes (like Erasmus+, ECS) and mobility, for 1074 young people in Wielkopolska region; -they organised a competition for youth for the best idea of their own project, in accordance with the Project Based Learning method, which was attended by 104 people; -they conducted 4 workshops on running your own business in Poland for refugees from Ukraine aged 18-30, who were forced by the war to find themselves on an unfamiliar labour market. In addition, during the classes at schools, they conducted surveys among students, checking their opinion on the acquisition of skills useful in running a business and creating their own initiatives during school education. Finally, as a result the aforementioned initiative group of 5 young people aged 23-25 established their own new youth NGO, together with them we attended NGO fair NGO-EXPO in October 2022 in Kielce, 1 youth social and business idea was run with crowdfunding campaign, and together with them we won Time To Move campaign in Poland.

How the project was inclusive:

The whole project was run by young people for their part and input in #TimeToMove2022 campaign plus Eurodesk activity. During the Eurodesk workshops in schools, university circles and NGOs, we were providing information and tools for project management, European Youth Programmes (like Erasmus +, ECS) and mobility. Also, the whole project was part of our European Year of Youth activities. So Eurodesk and Time To Move logos and graphics could have been seen in our promotional activities (mailing to schools, university circles and NGOs, infopack of the project), during workshops and events (Eurodesk roll ups, banners) and in social media (as @eurodesk and #eurodesk, #timetomove). Finally, as a result the aforementioned initiative group of 5 young people aged 23-25 established their own new youth NGO, together with them we attended the NGO fair NGO-EXPO in October 2022 in Kielce, and together with them we won the Time To Move campaign in Poland.

Green aspect:

With more than 75% of all schools, university circles and NGOs enrolled in the project, even in the rural areas, we managed to travel by public transport or by bike. All documentation was printed on paper recycled from waste paper (eco-paper). During the Eurodesk workshops we did not use any paper with the youth - we were using only digital tools, presentations, Mentimeter, QR codes, Kahoot games. Even our informational stickers used in the foundation are ecological - they are electrostatic, without glue plus you can electrify them and they can be used several times.

How the project has given a European dimension to your event and ensured the visibility and promotion of Eurodesk?

The whole project was run by young people for their part and input in #TimeToMove2022 campaign plus Eurodesk activity. During the Eurodesk workshops in schools, university circles and NGOs, we were providing information and tools for project management, European Youth Programmes (like Erasmus +, ECS) and mobility. Also, the whole project was part of our European Year of Youth activities. So Eurodesk and Time To Move logos and graphics could have been seen in our promotional activities (mailing to schools, university circles and NGOs, infopack of the project), during workshops and events (Eurodesk roll ups, banners) and in social media (as @eurodesk and #eurodesk, #timetomove). Finally, as a result the aforementioned initiative group of 5 young people aged 23-25 established their own new youth NGO, together with them we attended the NGO fair NGO-EXPO in October 2022 in Kielce, and together with them we won the Time To Move campaign in Poland.

Impact:

A group of 5 young people 20-25 years old managed to conduct workshops in schools, university circles and NGOs about project management, European Youth Programmes (like Erasmus +, ECS) and mobility, for 1074 young people in Wielkopolska region, organise a competition for them for the best idea of their own project, in accordance with the Project Based Learning method, which was attended by 104 people and conducted 4 workshops on running your own business in Poland for refugees from Ukraine aged 18-30, who were forced by the war to find themselves on an unfamiliar labour market. In addition, during the classes at schools, we conducted surveys among students, checking their opinion on the acquisition of skills useful in running a business and creating their own initiatives during school education. From the beginning of September to the end of November 2022, the Time To Move campaign, organised by the pan-European youth information network Eurodesk, was running across Europe, promoting learning mobility and participation in international youth projects. This year is also the European Year of Youth. Youth came to the conclusion that it is even more worth joining these activities and strengthening the initiative aimed at stimulating young people to act. As the Eurodesk Polska Information Point, they organised 53 events and workshops for youth as part of the Time To Move campaign. The best results :1 youth NGOs and 1 youth social business were established.