<< Background >>The Junior MBA project is directly responding to the pressing need to harness the potential of young people to drive a new generation of sustainable and inclusive growth as the world begins to look at ways to recover from socio-economic damages of COVID-19. According to G20 Youth Entrepreneurs' Alliance communique from virtual Saudi Summit 2020 following measures will contribute to a quicker recovery of G20 economies and we took these measures as a goal framework of our project:1/ embracing educational programs that connect young people across countries to work remotely and collectively on entrepreneurial projects,2/ bringing efficient tools for skill building and entrepreneurial education of young people,3/ connecting skill development with real labour market needs,4/ making programmes more inclusive and with better outreach to marginalised communities. Our project brings direct support to 2 main target groups:1/ primary target group: young people aged 16 to 21 years2/ secondary target group: youth workers working actively with youth and providing support in development of entrepreneurial skills Our research findings among 1298 young people across all regions of Czechia conducted by NFVAP in 2021 showed that 52% of young people do not have experience in project development, its planning or presentation in formal education which is an alarming finding hindering pro-activity of students, creativity, innovation and thus, also entrepreneurship. Moreover, our preliminary research in all partner countries (Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Romania) showed important intersections in young people’s needs. The national educational systems are not flexible and real-life oriented enough to foster entrepreneurial and innovative thinking which results in lack of pro-activity and demotivation of young people but also in insufficient preparedness for the world of work, lower competitiveness and higher risk of unemployment. Furthermore, through our own youth work practices confirmed by several studies (such as OECD report, Supporting Youth in Entrepreneurship) we also plan to target needs of youth workers who are in need of more targeted development of training competences directly linked to entrepreneurial skills and competences to connect learning and entrepreneurial education with labour market realities. Our needs analysis results showed gaps in youth entrepreneurial education which is scattered, not inclusive enough, far from real-world challenges and mostly MOOC based which is hindering a real community building. These findings led to creation of the Junior MBA programme idea to help fostering a new generation of youth change makers.<< Objectives >>Our project responds to the above outlined background situation by tackling directly the problem of inefficient entrepreneurial education of young people through our holistic solution called Junior MBA. The project brings together 4 partners with complementing expertise who will design and develop an innovative experiential learning programme. The programme will be implemented through an online learning platform which will present a scalable system that teaches entrepreneurship, responsibility, innovation and critical thinking to young people aged 16-21 years in a collaborative way. There will be several unique features including rooting of the curriculum in real-life challenges (social, environmental, civic, economic, business etc.) and focus on marginalised communities (Roma youth) and regions. The programme will also serve as a tool and resource centre for youth workers who will be provided by a capacity building support. The project expects to bring together 2000 young people and 60 youth workers across 4 countries to pilot the Junior MBA programme within 24 months. Our ultimate objective is to empower young people with entrepreneurial skillset to become confident and proactive change makers and equip youth workers to become skilful facilitators of entrepreneurial education.<< Implementation >>The project activities will be implemented within 5 work packages which will lead to following results:WP1 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATIONDuration: 24 months (11/2021-10/2023)Activities: Project and financial management, 4 transnational project meetings (2 days, 2 ppl per partner), CZ (11/2021), SK (4/2022), RO (9/2022), SLO (2/2023)Planned results: this WP will lead to development and proper implementation of PM and communication plan, quality and evaluation plan, interim and final monitoring reports WP2 RESEARCH, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, LEARNING PATH DESIGN, YOUTH WORKER MANUAL DEVELOPMENTDuration: 6 months (11/2021-4/2022)Activities: Research of innovative elements in existing curricula/methodologies/approaches of all 4 partners and best country practices, development of curriculum and written content for Junior MBA, design of learning path, development of youth worker manual, creation of video scripts.Planned results: this WP will lead to development of the Junior MBA programme and related tools to be implemented into the platform (WP3) WP3 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLATFORM AND CONTENT IMPLEMENTATIONDuration: 7 months (4/2022-10/2022)Activities: Creation of technology specifications and instructions for learning platform development team, wireframe, UX/UI design, feedback from youth interviewees, platform programming, content implementation into the platform, development of audiovisual community building components, translation from English into 4 national languages (CZ, SK, RO, SLO)Planned results: this WP will lead to creation of a fully functioning Junior MBA online learning platform ready for pilot testing (WP4) WP4 PILOT TESTING, FEEDBACK COLLECTION AND PLATFORM ADJUSTMENTDuration: 12 months (9/2022-8/2023)Activities: Recruitment of participants for pilot testing (youth workers, youth), organising train-the-trainer online workshop for youth workers, implementing the pilot testing of programme prototype 1.0 and 2.0, organising online feedback workshops with representatives of youth and youth workersPlanned results: successful pilots enabling tailor-made improvements of the Junior MBA (in total 2000 youth participants, 60 youth workers), evaluation report 1.0 and 2.0 WP5 DISSEMINATION (PROMOTION AND SHARING OF PROJECT RESULTS)Duration: 22 months (1/2022-10/2023)Activities: ongoing project dissemination, promotion and sharing of project results, ongoing development of stakeholders' network, 4 multiplier events in all partner countriesPlanned results: min. 8 dedicated newsletters, 6 press releases, 1 dedicated website, 80 social media posts (FB, LN, Twitter, IG), 12 direct mailings, 6 online/offline events to share project results next to dedicated multiplier events<< Results >>The Junior MBA programme presents a holistic solution which empowers a specific youth group aged 16-21 with foundations of entrepreneurship, fosters innovation, critical thinking and responsibility in a cross-border collaborative way. The programme will consist of several components:1/ JUNIOR MBA PROGRAMME FOR YOUTH AND ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM BASED ON MICRO-COMMUNITY APPROACH (target group are young people aged 16-21 from CZ, SK, SLO and RO, non-Roma and Roma in mixed teams). Particular parts are:a/ Innovative curriculum for entrepreneurial inclusive education of young people based on real-life challengesb/ Written content (case studies, worksheets, entrepreneurial challenges)c/ Audiovisual content (20 subtitled motivational videos in national languages)d/ Community building components (mix of national and cross-border teams, Roma & non-Roma, online meet-ups, team challenges, community space etc.) e/ Online learning platform with incorporated content and tools based on micro-community and gamification design2/ JUNIOR MBA TOOLKIT FOR YOUTH WORKERS (target group are youth workers active in youth work and entrepreneurial education)a/ Youth worker programme manual and video instructions on how to navigate through the platformb/ Platform section for youth workers with resources, redaction system, assigned youth teams and tools for collaboration and sharing among youth workers and teams

„…They steel like ravens, are afraid of hard work and a peoples of restless nomads…“ – if it comes to „gypsies“, we are quick with prejudices. However, it is even harder that they can be mobilised at any time which is proven by regular riots and by their actual living conditions in a sad way … „Another ENTRance“ aims at:- analysing the actual situation in the field of social entrepreneurship by targeted researches, surveys and interviews in the partner countries,- identifying good practise examples with a potential of European transfer,- investigating, together with Roma and Roma organsiations, experts and stakeholders, the most urgent needs of action that can be covered with available resources on the spot and by targeted activities in the frame of European projects and at - developing concepts for those projects. Their implementation will contribute to,- enabling Roma to build up a social enterprise and establish it on the market- minimise the risk of failure of social enterprises of Roma- improving their access to measures of adult education- raising their self-confidence and their self-esteem- improving their social and civic participation- raising their interest in lifelong learning- increasing their employability and - reducing their poverty risk.The project will be realised by partner organisations from Germany, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Romania and Hungary.

<< Background >>Green entrepreneurship can represent a great potential to mobilize youth to engage in efforts to achieve major social objectives, including employment creation, poverty reduction, inclusion and integration. Dedicated to serving the common good, green enterprises established by young people can directly contribute to the achievement of a number of Sustainable Development Goals. Green entrepreneurship is the activity of consciously addressing environmental and social problems and needs, and coming up with new, innovative entrepreneurial ideas that will bring a solution to them. Youth unemployment represents a relevant social problem, which is expected to be enhanced as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. As youth vulnerability continues to increase as a result of the crisis, young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, particularly Roma, are in even worse position. Even before the pandemic, there were large discrepancies between young Roma and their non-Roma peers with regards to unemployment rate, with Roma in some European countries to be five times more likely to be unemployed than non-Roma. Most importantly, the highest differences between these two groups are their NEET rates and their rates of early school leavers, where Roma are around five times more likely to be NEET and almost seven times (in some European countries) more likely to leave school early (ERGO Network, Investing in our future: What work(s) for young Roma?, 2017).The proposed project is based on the assumption that disadvantaged young people can benefit greatly from support in starting their own businesses. The GEA project is seeking for common and innovative solutions to make young entrepreneurs more competitive and capable of facing economic challenges through the COVID crisis. GEA is also promoting green business which has no negative impact on the local or global environment, the community, or the economy.<< Objectives >>The GEA project is seeking for common and innovative solutions to make young entrepreneurs more competitive and capable of facing economic challenges through the COVID crisis. GEA is also promoting green business which has no negative impact on the local or global environment, the community, or the economy.The main goal of the project is to enable young Roma and non-Roma from disadvantaged communities to learn about green entrepreneurship, the latest technologies in green business and apply their knowledge in developing sustainable businesses with impact in their communities.The project will also capacitate the young people with entrepreneurial and digital tools for boosting their capacities to do business in the green sector.ObjectivesO1. To provide youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds with training and mentoring on green entrepreneurship and digital tools in order to support them develop, start and promote their own green companies.O2. To improve aspiring green entrepreneurs’ digital skillsO3. To provide good practice/methodology for youth educators who support the green business sectorO4. To raise awareness of young people across Europe on green entrepreneurship through intense dissemination activities and an online campaign.<< Implementation >>The following activities will be organized in the frame of the project:A1. Developing learning materials for aspiring entrepreneurs in green business. The learning materials will aim to support prospective green entrepreneurs in learning about the concept of green entrepreneurship, but also track receive practical guidance and advice in the realization of their entrepreneurial activity. The materials will focus on supporting the development of soft skills necessary to become green entrepreneurs such as: the key characteristics of green businesses, pitching an idea, writing of business plan, identifying funding opportunities, European and international opportunities for green entrepreneurs.A2. Creation of an online platform where aspiring entrepreneurs will reach the learning materials, test their newly acquired knowledge, share ideas and experiences with their pairs through a dedicated forum, and watch learning materials-educational video articles. All learning materials developed in the frame of the project will be disseminated through the online platform. Secondly, the platform will aim to disseminate information regarding training opportunities (organized both in the frame of the project but also training opportunities offered from other parties), as well as funding opportunities (programs, calls for proposals, etc.). Thirdly, interested visitors of the platform will be able to register their information in the frame of the digital forum featured on the platform, and engage in networking, exchange of information, experiences and problems with their colleagues and peers.A3. Piloting of the online platform. 10 young aspiring entrepreneurs will test the online platform, and provide feedback for its finalization. The testing will be done online, and the partner organizations will provide the testers with the necessary equipment and Internet access. A4. Developing of a training methodology for educators and organizations which support entrepreneurship. The methodology will contain online training modules to be implemented by experts in order to train step-by-step the young participants for the improvement of entrepreneurial skills in green business and digital tools.A6. Developing a collection of good practices for entrepreneurs and for youth educators (e.g. successful entrepreneurs in the green sector/online businesses share their stores).A7. Organization of a series of multiplier events (one in each partner country) to present PR3 and PR4 to stakeholders, business incubators, youth educator, associations which work with youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds.A8- Final Conference (in parallel with final translational meeting) will be organized to present project results and invite the best 5 young participants (one per partner country) who in the project developed the best green business ideas to share their stories.A9. Learning & Training activity: 2 youth educators per country will join a 3 day learning activity in Palermo, hosted by CESIE. Here they will learn more about green entrepreneurship to be started by youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds, and improve their skills to support and guide these youngsters to boost their motivation and start their own business and successful green businesses (the participants will go to Palermo and be trained by CESIE experts.<< Results >>The project aims to achieve the following outcomes:Outcome 1. Strengthened provision of educational opportunities on green entrepreneurship for young Roma and other disadvantaged youth. The project will support the attainment of this outcome through development of educational resources (training methodology and learning materials) which will be offered to relevant stakeholders (non-formal educational providers, business hubs, youth workers and organizations working with young Roma and other disadvantaged youth) to introduce/update learning programs in the scope of their work. Furthermore, at least ten educators/youth workers will be supported through training in implementing the training programme, thus directly contributing to the increase of provision of quality capacity-building on green entrepreneurship in the target countries. Furthermore, the project will directly support entrepreneurial learning, through distance learning opportunities on the web portal on green entrepreneurship established in the frame of the project.Outcome 2. Learning and networking among young green entrepreneurs supported.This outcome is based on the assumption that peer-to-peer learning and exchange of information can have a positive impact on the success of the entrepreneurial endeavors by the project target group. To this end, a project web portal will serve as a learning platform and space for exchange of experiences and relevant information, with the potential for development of national and transnational cooperation and partnerships. The following direct outputs (project results) will be produced:PR1. Learning materials for aspiring entrepreneurs in green business produced and disseminated.PR2. An online platform for aspiring entrepreneurs developed and functional.PR3. Training methodology for educators and organizations which support entrepreneurship developed and disseminated. PR4. Collection of good practices for entrepreneurs and for educators produced.

Development of a Supportive Framework for Young Roma People Entrepreneur (Y-Support) Project consists in a Strategic partnership of 5 partner organizations from 5 European countries: Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Spain and Greece all sharing a vision towards increasing the young Roma people entrepreunership potential. The project will be a transnational one coordinated by the Romanian partner REDI.This project main aim is to support the development of a framework, tools and methods for increased entrepreneurship skills of young people, especially of Roma people and to build their capacity to come up with business ideas and their determination to pursue their endeavours through instruments that can be used directly by themselves or through training modules and techniques designed especially for their support. Within this broad aim,the main project objectives are:O.1:Provide an innovative approach of entrepreneurship education of young people in general, and young Roma people in particular;O.2:Create an entrepreneurship toolkit for young Roma entrepreneurs to empower them and increase their success chances;O.3:Raise the capacity of youth workers or trainers in entrepreneurship to deliver trainings adapted to the specific needs of young people through training module creationO.4:Provide new attractive entrepreneurship education materials for young people;O.5:Improve the entrepreneurial competences of 25 young people and offer to 15of them the opportunity to present their business ideas in front of various stakeholders,potential investors and other Roma business environment representativesAt the end of the project there will result 3 innovative Intellectual Outputs all aimed at increasing the young people, and especially the young Roma people competences, entrepreneurial spirit and motivation, collaboration skills and ability to create an own business plan and present it in front of large audiences. The three project intellectual outputs are:1. An entrepreneurship toolkit for young people with special focus on Roma people needs for developing their own businesses.2. A training module to promote employment and entrepreneurship among young ROMA, especially focusing on Social and Solidarity Economy3. A set of videos and tutorials on how to grow your business as a young person and especially as a young person from a disadvantaged community.During the project there will be organized an 8 days (including travel) youth blended mobility activity attended by 25 young people from the 5 countries, out of which at least 15 young Roma People. During the mobility activity the young people will create their own business plans out of which 15 business plans will be selected to be presented at the Multiplier event -International Youth Roma Entrepreneur Fair in Romania in front of mixed audience formed by local authorities, investors and business representatives, as well as other young participants.