The Start Me Up project aims to support youth workers, organisations and young people in Eastern Partnership countries (Ukraine and Armenia) through concrete tools in entrepreneurship education and start-up development at local and international level, in co-operation with experienced EU-based youth organisations in Hungary and the Netherlands. START ME UP project objectives are: - To develop youngsters’ autonomy, individual and collective responsibility through entrepreneurship and start-up mind-set-To foster entrepreneurial skills for youngsters in order to make them ready to enter in the labour market with new innovative and creative new initiatives, notably start-ups - To increase the competences of youth workers in four partner countries to work with entrepreneurship and start-ups - To integrate the concept of social inclusion into youth entrepreneurship- To create long term bridges of contacts and cooperation in civil society in EaP Project activities and outputs include: - Kick off meeting - Interactive Start Me Up Portal - A study visit to Hungary – start-up and entrepreneurship education for young people - Seminar on entrepreneurship education best practice in UKRAINE - Start Me Up – Eastern Partnership Regional Start-up Info Points in UKRAINE (for Eastern Europe) and ARMENIA (for South Caucasus) - Visibility meetings in local level to disseminate the results of the seminar, promote the Portal as well as the Info Points - Training Course on Entrepreneurship Education in ARMENIA- Visibility Meetings in local level to disseminate the results of the ARMENIA TC, promote the Portal as well as the Info Points- Training Course on Entrepreneurship Education in UKRAINE- Visibility meetings at local level to disseminate the results of the UKRAINE TC- Start Me up! A Toolbox for Entrepreneurship Education and Start-Ups- A social media campaign #StartMeUp- Final evaluation meeting The added value of the project is the local action to be taken in local level through visibility events in each partner country, where youngsters with fewer opportunities will get involved and empowered. The project intends to make youngsters active contributors in social and economic environment in their local community using a novel concepts of start-ups as low cost entry point for young entrepreneurs. It empower youth workers and through them young people in local communities to think for possibilities of new initiatives, creative ideas, to become self-employed and engage in a productive livelihood. Opening a successful start-up or any enterprise requires an awareness of one’s knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, values and preferences.

YouTrain - fresh video for non-formal education!IN A NUTSHELLWe produced video tutorials on general considerations in non-formal education, on specific methods in non-formal education, as well as an interactive manual on how to produce video tutorials yourself. Find our videos on the YouTrain youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrP1Y7Bl4_8rW4wIitZ6M3gCONTEXTNon-Formal education is being more and more used inside and outside of youth work, and the search for methods and tools that any trainer or youth worker can use, is increasing. There are already some toolboxes like the ones by SALTO, but those platforms are very text-based in describing the methods and tools. Responding to the growing trend and preference of learners to watch video tutorials for acquiring new competences, as well as to bring in an innovative and sustainable approach in the training of trainers and educators, this strategic partnership project aimed at producing video tutorials on methods and considerations in non-formal education. In the big picture, we want to contribute to quality in youth work and education by providing an efficient, innovative and open tool for the development of competences of trainers and educators. AIMOur main aim is to:-> Promote non-formal education and raise the quality and impact in education and youth work by providing free access to visual learning tools of methods and exercises to youth workers, educators and other people interested, so it can be used to design and facilitate group activities for young people and other learners. OBJECTIVES 1) Enrich the offer of free tools which contribute to the professional development of facilitators and trainers.2) Support new trainers and facilitators by presenting in visual way methods and exercises of NFE.3) Use ICT tools to facilitate learning competences of non-formal education methods and exercises 4) Increase the level of digital competence among youth workers and educations and encourage them to use more digital tools in their work 5) Promote non-formal education by creating, developing and promoting explanatory videos6) Provide free online access to non-formal education methodsMAIN ACTIVITIESOur main activities were concept development, video production (23 videos), liaison and testing with target group (115 testers), partner meetings (3) , project management, training activities (1), community-building, local mulitiplier events (4), as well as physical and online dissemination activities.DIRECT PARTICIPANTSThe participants directly involved in our activities were trainers, youth workers, video producers, graphic designers and graphic artists, and youth work managers. TARGET GROUPOur project targets anyone interested in the practical application of non-formal education and its methods, as well as interested in the use of video-tutorials as an educational tools. METHODOLOY The main methodologies used during the project were Design Thinking, Dragon Dreaming and Non-Formal Education. RESULTS: -> easy-to-understand short educational video tutorials on basic tools and approaches in non-formal education (including visual vocabulary, templates for storyboard etc) produced-> interactive manual on how to produce video tutorials yourself -> junior trainers/facilitators/educators trained in basic tools and approaches in non-formal education, as well as in how to produce video tutorials -> videos tested with different types of educators and institutions -> videos disseminated via dedicated YouTube channel, facebook groups, a “mini-MOOC” on the website of the International YOuth Work Trainers Guild, as well as through existing toolboxes, libraries and MOOCs -> feedback on videos gathered, survey completed for identification of follow-up project and further videos to be produced -> maintenance of long term cooperation of the consortium of partners and development of other projects and activities together; -> raise awareness of NFE methods, as well as increasing the use of ICT tools by all partners and people participating directly and indirectly -> changes in individuals and organisations concerning their attitude and competences towards trainings and trainer’s work as well NFE methodologies. -> improved competences of staff related with project management, ICT tools, research and training. EXPECTED LONG-TERM IMPACT- production of more videos on methods and considerations in NFE- MOOC for trainers- based on manual, other people to produce videos and growing the library-Contact and cooperate with other stakeholders-Continue the cooperation between all the partners involved and develop other activities/projects in cooperation;- Translation of the outputs for the languages of the partners and possible from other countries.- transfer of the YouTrain mission to other trendy media and approaches of learning, eg podcasts- overall strengthening, application and recognition of non-formal education and youth work

This is a civil society fellowship project developed by the GRL network of youth organisations from Azerbaijan (ASU), Georgia (APD) as well as Turkey (DGD), the Netherlands (Euromove) and Italy (Eurogems). All five have been collaborating since 2014 and are implementing the ‘Get Ready for Life’ project since 2017. The project will use lessons learnt and the educational approach that helps the development of young peoples` skills in key entrepreneurship traits: risk-taking and problem-solving that facilitate achievement of life goals.The project has three main objectives:- To build the capacities of Azerbaijani and Georgian civil society organisations - To strengthen the competences of youth workers in providing youth entrepreneurship education for young people - To strengthen networks of civil society organisations working with youth and entrepreneurship between Eastern Partnership, the EU and Turkey Objectives will be achieved through the following activities:- A fellowship programme for youth workers from EaP in youth organisations working with entrepreneurship in the partner countries: Turkey, Netherlands and Italy- Ten local follow-up workshops in schools and youth centres in Azerbaijan and Georgia, run by fellows building on their experiences abroad - An international partnership-building activity on entrepreneurship and life skills in Azerbaijan- A training of trainers for entrepreneurship educators in youth work in Azerbaijan- Ten local youth entrepreneurship forums in Azerbaijan and Georgia Activities will lead to the following outcomes: Project outputs include:- A total of 12 youth workers – civil society fellows enhance their skills and capacity in entrepreneurship (12 AZE, 12 GEO)- A total of 240 young people trained in basic entrepreneurship and life skills by fellows returning from their placements abroad - A total of 32 project managers involved in 15 pan-European networks will establish partnerships as a result of the PBA- A total of 40 trainers in entrepreneurship trained- A network of 300 educators, entrepreneurs and civil society activists will be built through local youth entrepreneurship forums Project impact: - Strengthened civil society in Azerbaijan and Georgia- Enhanced capacity of youth organisations in all five countries - Young people in Georgia and Azerbaijan more aware of opportunities offered by entrepreneurships- Higher level of co-operation between EU and EaP countries as well as Turkey

Against the background, of high youth unemployment in Europe and shortcomings in formal and non-formal educational processes to equip young people with adequate skills and competences for the labour market, the project “Get Ready for Life – Youth Entrepreneurship Education for Personal Development” aims to enhance organisational capacities and international cooperation on youth entrepreneurship education in order to strengthen civil society activities for the development of young peoples` skills in risk-taking and problem solving that facilitate achievement of life goals.Concretely, the project aims to achieve three project objectives:- To strengthen the competences of youth workers in providing youth entrepreneurship education for young people- To develop comprehensive educational materials for youth entrepreneurship education programmes focussing on pursing and achieving life goals, entrepreneurial thinking and soft skills development of young people with fewer opportunities living in deprived urban and rural areas- To increase the use and quality of international mobility activities for young people`s personal developmentThe project is composed of a combination of qualification programmes for youth workers and young people, research, the development of educational resources and the realisation of local youth entrepreneurship initiatives addressing societal challenges on local level in Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Georgia:- Training course on youth entrepreneurship education- Training of trainers on youth entrepreneurship education- Research on practices on soft skill development and entrepreneurial thinking - Training module development for youth entrepreneurship education- Local training courses on soft skill development and entrepreneurial thinking for young people- Local youth entrepreneurship activities- Networking seminar on international mobility programmes for personal development of young peopleWith this activity bundle, the project offers a joint European approach of civil society organisations to youth entrepreneurship education, particularly in view to soft skill development and entrepreneurial thinking as key transversal competences for young people for achievement of their life goals.Thus, the project is not just another proposal to multiply existing approaches and methods on entrepreneurship education for development of business ideas and social enterprises but aims to enlarge the educational dimension of youth entrepreneurship education to those young people who do not wish to become entrepreneurs but aim to improve valuable employability skills such as communication skills, teamwork and collaboration, adaptability, problem solving, critical observation, conflict resolution.The 20-months project is a joint cooperation project of civil society organisations from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Turkey, Lithuania and the Netherlands.

Media Literacy is broadly considered a crucial skill for citizens to critically navigate information sources , be they shared online, on social media or through other channels. Yet current initiatives to promote media literacy have not yet delivered sufficient action to bring about the systemic change necessary. Educators must be adequately equipped to teach media literacy to turn their students into conscious and critical citizens. “Watching Videos Like a Historian” will radically increase the number of well-informed, media literate young citizens. The project delivers ways of teaching history and citizenship with trustworthy audiovisual (AV) heritage resources from broadcasters and archives that engage students across the EU to critically reflect on the past.The project unites local history and citizenship educators and AV collection holders to develop, implement and evaluate tailored educational solutions that are aligned in their local educational contexts, and can be scaled up easily. This is done through: (1) research on functional and didactical requirements, (2) development of tools and integration in existing platforms (3) capacity building of educators and AV collection holders and (4) ignite an awareness campaign on the value of media literacy through historic and civics lenses. Through these actions, all educators in Europe will have free access to new research and resources that they can use to promote media literacy, and at least 1.000 educators will have gained the capacity to use AV material in a profoundly impactful way. The partners will have gained new insights which will enable them to reach and support more teachers in the future. Three European NGOs in the core consortium - EuroClio, the Europeana Foundation and the EUscreen Foundation will align their strategic planning with the outcomes of this project. This partnership represents over 40,000 educators and 50 AV collection holders and provides access to over 50 million objects.