Practicing Coaching & Mentoring (PC&M) is a youth mobility project focused on providing coaching & mentoring techniques to youth workers in order to work more effectively with youngsters with fewer opportunities. The main objective of PC&M is: • To introduce a different approach on coaching & mentoring fewer opportunity youngsters The main objective can be separated in six aims: • To train 32 youth workers on how to coach & mentor fewer opportunity youngsters • To let youth workers and youth organisations define their own coaching method and approach towards inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities • To improve the quality of 12 youth organisations in the way how they work with youngsters • To create agogic working methods and implement them while coaching & mentoring young people with fewer opportunities • To disseminate and spread the outcomes of PC&M through mentoring youngsters in realizing a project • To disseminate and spread coaching, mentoring and its methodologically approach' through a coaching manual PC&M improved the skills and competences of 32 youth workers and youth organisations coming from: Greece, Czech, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, and Netherlands. All participating youth workers in the training activity are working with youngsters in their community and organisation. The youth workers and youth organisations improved themselves when it comes to coach and mentor youngsters with fewer opportunities in a more effective and productive way which enables these youngsters to be engaged, challenged, motivated and invited to be included in society. The training activity happened between 10/01/2019 (arrival day) and 18/01/2019 (departure day). Training venue: Olde Vechte, Ommen, The Netherlands The main methods used in PC&M is to show and let youth workers experience/practice a variety of coaching & mentoring techniques out of which they can distill what can be implemented in the target group they work with. PC&M consisted of 4 stages: • Preparation - youth workers defined the community and target group in which they are working • Training • Post-training - learnt material and techniques in PC&M were practiced and implemented back home through coaching sessions and a workshop • Dissemination & evaluation - spreading of tangible results and evaluation of the created impact through PC&M As an outcome of PC&M there is: 1) a research which defined the own cultural map in which the youth worker and youth organisation is working 2) coaching sessions with young people with fewer opportunities in which they are engaged to participate in society 3) a workshop to let the participating youth workers train other youth workers, volunteers, members of the organisation, etc. on coaching & mentoring 4) a manual which describes 'Coaching & Mentoring' which is spread and disseminated The long-term benefits of PC&M is the quality improvement of local, national and international projects regarding youth work and specifically the inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities.

<< Objectives >>What's Cooking stimulates entrepreneurial learning to youngsters with fewer opportunities, coming from rural areas, focussed on communication and cooperation in which cooking is used as a tool.The objectives of What's Cooking are:-- To bring 9 disadvantaged youngsters aged 15 - 21 and 9 youth leaders together in an APV in order to prepare the youth exchange and all its aspects- To bring 36 disadvantaged youngsters aged 15 - 21 and 9 youth leaders together in an exchange and exchange best practices regarding local entrepreneurship and to stimulate entrepreneurial learning.- To make youngsters realize their potentials in taking initiative and increasing their autonomy- To let youngsters exchange current entrepreneurial advantages and disadvantages regarding the food industry in the participating rural areas- To let the youngsters create and disseminate several products in order to spread the project results and outcomes, this includes videos regarding local food products, a pop-up restaurant, articles, social media updates and on the websites of the partners.<< Activities >>The What's Cooking project consists of two activities: one APV and one youth exchange for 45 persons coming from Italy, Lithuania, Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Slovenia, France, Portugal and Netherlands.Dates APV: 14 + 15 May 2021Dates exchange: 4 - 16 July 2021Location: Olde Vechte group accommodation, Ommen, The NetherlandsThe basic element of the activities are togetherness, living, working and doing everything together in an international group. This connects with entrepreneurial learning, we believe that you can only learn entrepreneurship by doing and practicing it, therefore we will make use of challenging activities for which we use activities used in cooking programmes as inspiration such as 'Masterchef', 'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Heel Holland Bakt' for instance. Furthermore we will use role play activities, outdoor games, a 2-day outdoor event, investigations in the community, problem solving, article writing and media assignments (videos). This will be the main methods we will use in the exchange. Each activity is focussed on communication and cooperation, this is the main method in the exchange and it comes back in all aspects in living, working, cleaning, assignments, outdoor, cooking, etc. At the end of the exchange activity we will organise a pop-up restaurant to which we invite locals and tourists of Ommen to come and visit, free of charge.The method is mainly living and working together, creating own projects/activities and implementing them.<< Impact >>As a result of What's Cooking we will create:- A serie of video reportages regarding the food industry created during the outdoor. Different mixed groups receive different assignments to investigate and make a reportage of, e.g. one group has the goal to find out on how a dairy farm is operating, another group on how a biological vegetable farm is operating, etc. this we will spread online through social media.- Video testimonials from participants on how they perceived the exchange and what they got out of it related to entrepreneurial learning.- Articles in the own language which will immediately be send to the local and regional newspapers, created in mixed groups.- Social media articles, such as photo collages, reports, testimonials, examples, etc. this will be spread through social media and on the websites of the partners.- Flyers, posters, etc. which can be used in the own local community in order to promote entrepreneurial learning.- A pop-up restaurant organised and facilitated by the youngsters.The expected impact we aim to have is:On the participants:- To increase their sense of initiative and entrepreneurship- To increase their employability skills- To understand and recognize possibilities regarding employment in the food industry- To understand more on that what they eat, where it is coming from and how it is cultivated - To increase their communication skills in expressing their needs and choices- To increase the cooperation skills in working together in a group- To increase the sense of a unified Europe and to become more social active citizens- To increase their self-confidence and self-esteem by working in an international group- To encourage the responsibility in making choices and decisions- To become more independent in running a household- To eradicate prejudices, racism, stereotypes and cultural differences- To create lasting friendshipsThe impact will appear in all future career steps of the participants. For example youngsters are asked to work in project groups at school but there is hardly any guidance from a teacher on how to actually work in a team, how group dynamic processes are working and which communication and cooperation tools can support them in creating productive results. (also since a lot of teachers lack skills in group dynamics and how to guide this)The expected impact on the partners and the target groups they work with (unemployed, disadvantaged youth from rural areas) we aim to have are:- Improved skills and working tools to work with youth from disadvantaged backgrounds- New insights on entrepreneurship and educating this to the target groups they work with- New activities and workshops connected to the theme: cooking which they can implement in their organisation- Increase the quality of youth work in general and increase the capacity of their organisation- Attract new volunteers to work in the organisation, both participants from the exchanges as well as a result out of the dissemination activities- Become more known and get a better name in the local community through the outcomes of What's Cooking and the possibilities offered to their youngsters.The sustainable impact of What's Cooking will be new approaches towards entrepreneurship by the partners to educate youngsters coming from rural areas on how to become more entrepreneurial and how to take more initiative. These approaches will be shared and spread on a local and regional level by each partner.

<< Objectives >>The intention of executing the Projecting project was to train youth workers and youth workers on how they can create more quality projects and apply strategically for funds in order to gather finances and resources for realizing their projects.The objectives of Projecting are:• To develop possibilities for all partners to find funding methods for their ideas• To train youth workers in gaining skills and competences in finding funding possibilities• To train youth workers on how to include YPFO in their activities• To provide youth workers with project management skills and competences• To create a project with and for youngsters through project management and fundraising• By means of creative self-expression, providing the organisations with new skills, which will benefit them and their environment in the future• To create and disseminate a Google Drive library and to organise workshops in the organisations in order to spread the outcomes of ProjectingThe objectives of Projecting contributed to the achievement of the main aim which is:• To increase the skills in project management in youth work in order to include YPFO in society<< Implementation >>Projecting consisted of one training for youth workers in which were 32 participants.For this particular training we aimed on having (voluntary) youth workers, members of organisations and active volunteers who are involved in the partner organisations and who could represent these organisations and the youngsters they are working with in creating future activities and projects. We included persons who had basic to no experience in project management and fundraising.<< Results >>As a result of Projecting the participating youth workers and youth organisations increased their skills & competences in project management and they have more tools to strategically apply for funds in order to realize their projects and activities. Also they learnt more on what they can do in order to include youngsters coming from a fewer opportunity background in their organisation and in the creation + realization of youth projects & activities.

The Utopia project was a real life simulation project in which youngsters create their perfect world on how they want to see it as a group and how they can create a society in such a way that everyone is happy, involved, accepted and heard. The main objective for Utopia was: - To create a perfect world The aims for Utopia were: - To bring together 47 participants & youth leaders in one youth exchange - To reflect different backgrounds, norms, values, traditions and customs on current society - To let youngsters exchange current social problems in their region and how they can be tackled - To create and disseminate a documentary on how youngsters create their Utopia - To let the youngsters create and disseminate several products in order to spread the project results and outcomes, this includes a video, newspaper articles, social media updates and on the websites of the partners. Utopia contained of one APV and one youth exchange for 47 youngsters and group leaders in which the following countries are involved: Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Spain, Portugal, Romania, Macedonia and Hungary. Dates APV: 25 + 26 May, 2019 Dates exchange: 10-26 July, 2019 Both activities take place in Ommen, The Netherlands. The method was a real-life simulation game in which all aspects of society are taken into account and in which the group participating in the exchange had to find a way on how they want to work on a subject and how everyone can be equally involved. As a result of Utopia we created: - video testimonials from participants on how they perceived the exchange and what they got out of it related to become more included in society - articles in the own language which will immediately be send to the local and regional newspapers, created in mixed groups - social media articles, such as photo collages, reports, testimonials, examples, etc. this will be spread through social media and on the websites of the partners - flyers, posters, etc. which can be used in the own local community in order to promote entrepreneurial learning The sustainable impact of Utopia are youngsters who experienced that they have a say in democratic choices and that they can speak up for what they want. Youngsters realized that if they want something they need to do actions in order to achieve it and speak up for it. These approaches will be shared and spread on a local and regional level by each partner.

"<< Objectives >>Sales Skills for Life focuses on supporting youth workers of our partner organizations in their professional development by improving their sales and other entrepreneurial skills. We aim to boost youth workers' ability and confidence to support the entrepreneurial learning of unemployed youngsters, increasing the capacity of both their and involved organizations' work. This way contributing to our overall goal of supporting youth participation and reducing unemployment.This project will bring together 10 organizations: Biedrība re:view, On the Wings of Art, Alter Network, Sabai Training, Rota Jovem, Roes Cooperativa, YOBBO, Academia lui Ed, European Youth Center Breclav, and Youth Dynamics.We had a lot of conversations with our partner organizations, youth workers and other NGOs about entrepreneurial learning. We noticed that there are almost none entrepreneurial TCs that are highly practical thus youth workers lack these skills, such topics often feel foreign, and as a result, many youth workers don`t feel comfortable with delivering entrepreneurial learning activities. Thus, when developing this project idea, we created a short survey for the organizations who are in our network to better understand the reality. These are the key findings:-90% of respondents would like to offer entrepreneurial learnings programs for youngsters;-75% feel like they don`t have enough opportunities to improve their entrepreneurial skills;-86% need extra support and guidance to work with these topics;-70% don`t feel comfortable organizing entrepreneurial learning programs;Regarding what would support them to train the entrepreneurial skills of youngsters 90% marked ""gaining practical entrepreneurial experience"", 80% ""improving their entrepreneurial skills"" and 70% ""gaining theoretical knowledge"".Our idea is to bring the best practices from the business world and combine them with Non-Formal Education and Experiential Learning methodology this way creating a highly-practical program through which youth workers can gain hands-on entrepreneurial experience in order to increase their readiness to include entrepreneurial learning in their work. We will work on youth workers' skill development, providing various tools and methods, and putting all these learnings into practice during the mini-hackathon which will focus on creating effective initiatives that tackle societal issues - supporting the integration of Ukrainians. This way increasing their capacity to support unemployed youngsters in entering the labor market.Improving the entrepreneurial skills of young people is not only about helping them to create their businesses, it also increases their employability, supports their overall participation in various circles of society (economy, education, social life), and encourages them to realize & pursue their ideas. This way we build a pathway to their active participation and shift their position in society - from a passive group in need of external help to overcome challenges - to a group that has resources to improve their own lives and involve others. The objectives of this project are:- to develop sales and other entrepreneurial skills of 31 youth workers (38% of them facing fewer opportunities);- for youth workers to put into practice these skills and gain practical entrepreneurial experience by working on 31 professional projects/initiatives during the TC;- to create 7 ideas on how to support the integration of Ukrainians in the mini-hackathon;- to bring together 10 organizations from Latvia, Ukraine, Czechia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Hungary, and Bulgaria.- to boost youth workers' and partner organizations' ability and confidence to support the entrepreneurial learning of unemployed youngsters;- to exchange tools and methods between the involved organizations;- to share best entrepreneurial learning practices through 7 dissemination events (online/offline); - to promote entrepreneurial learning by writing 10 articles (1 per country);- to evaluate the project through 31 Youthpasses & Questionnaires.This project focuses on the specific priorities of EU:- entrepreneurial learning & employability - developing youth workers' entrepreneurial skills and supporting them in providing entrepreneurial learning activites for their target groups.- youth employability - increasing the quality and amount of learning opportunities for youngsters, also those facing fewer opportunities, to improve their skills, practice their competencies that will support them in entering the labour market; provide adequate guidance and support.- support and integrations of Ukrainians - developing practical ideas during the mini-hackathon on how to support and integrate the people of Ukraine.- inclusion and diversity - supporting the inclusion of disadvantaged target groups and increasing youth workers' capacity in this field.<< Implementation >>Sales Skills for Life project consists of 3 main phases:- Preparation period (June - August)- Training Course (6-12 August, 2023 in Burtnieki, Latvia)- Follow-up (September - December)In this project, we have 3 main target groups: our direct target groups - youth workers; youth workers facing fewer opportunities & our indirect target group - unemployed young people.- direct target groupsThis project will gather 31 youth workers, from which 38% face fewer opportunities - are unemployed due to economic, educational, cultural and discrimination reasons. (12 people in total)1) youth workers (24-30 year olds) who are active within our partner organizations, have 2-5 years of experience in the field and possess basic facilitation skills. They work with disadvantaged youngsters (mainly unemployed) and support their skill-development. Yet they don't have previous experience with entrepreneurial learning programs, they do not feel comfortable with the topic of entrepreneurship, but they see the value that this topic holds thus they would like to gain competencies to support their target groups in this direction. 2) youth workers who possess basic facilitation skills, are working with disadvantaged youngsters and are active within our partner organizations, yet belong to the fewer opportunities target group (are unemployed due to various reasons), in addition to their professional development, they would also like to focus on their personal development, more specifically, how can they strengthen their skills in order to get a fitting job or start their own business. - indirect target group3) Unemployed young people (mainly between the ages of 18-25) who struggle to enter the labor market. they are unemployed due to the following reasons:- They are trying to transition from school/college or even university to employment, yet the skills that they have gained through formal education do not match the needs of the employers, thus it is extremely difficult for them to enter the labor market and find a fitting job.- They have been laid off during the recent crisis and changes in the labor market, and now as they are one of the most vulnerable groups they can`t find a job.During the preparation phase, youth workers will set and clarify their learning goals for themselves and the organizations. Partner will have preparatory meetings with the participants to support their involvement in the project, focus on the individual needs of this participant (whether it is emotional support, task-related or practical), help with their preparation, decide upon responsibilities and make plans for transferring the learnings. After that participants will join the Facebook group, take part in the online assignments there, this way further connecting them with the topic of the project, preparing for the TC and also getting acquainted with the other participants.The Training Course will focus on 2 different levels of youth workers' development: personal & professional development. On a personal development level, youth workers will develop their sales & entrepreneurial skills, put these into practice these skills by working on their professional projects/initiatives and gain practical entrepreneurial experience by developing ideas on how to support the integration of Ukrainians during the mini-hackathon. On a professional development level, they will exchange tools and practices with one another, learn how to map the needs of their target groups, gain theoretical knowledge and inputs, and most importantly approach these activities from a meta-level, and see how they can implement and adapt these to their work. This TC is based on the principles of Non-Formal Education and Experiential Learning,combined with the best practices coming from the business world this way creating a dynamic and supporting playground which stimulates active participation, exchange, and skill development. This will be done by setting working agreements with participants, creating various support systems (reflection groups and buddies), including various work forms in the project (discussions, role-play, case studies, outdoor activities, movement sessions, etc), offering various learning settings (individually, in couples, smaller teams or the big group). In the follow-up phase, participants will work closely with the partner organizations in order to disseminate the results of the project, evaluate their learning experience and create further impact. Participants will organize 3 online events to share entrepreneurial learning activities with other professionals and their target groups, write an article about their learnings and create social media posts to promote this topic.Participants will also have a meeting with the youth workers from their organization to evaluate and close this experience and focus on transferring their learnings, implementing their entrepreneurial skills in their work and adding entrepreneurial learning to their programs.<< Results >>Through this project we will support youth workers of our partner organizations in their professional development by improving their sales and entrepreneurial skills. We aim to boost their ability and confidence to support the entrepreneurial learning of unemployed youngsters, increasing the capacity of both their and involved organizations' work. This way contributing to our overall goal of fostering youth entrepreneurship and reducing youth unemployment by offering relevant and accessible Entrepreneurial Learning programs.Additionally, this project will also contribute to bridging the gap between the business world and non-formal education, and add its touch to supporting the integration of Ukrainians by developing effective and easily replicable ideas during the mini-hackathon.PARTICIPANTS will:- improve their sales and other entrepreneurial skills and put these in practice while developing their professional projects;- gain practical entrepreneurial experience in the mini-hackathon;- be able to support the entrepreneurial learning of unemployed youngsters;- feel comfortable training the entrepreneurial skills of their target groups;- be better equipped to support their target groups in entering labor market;- gain a set of tools and methods that they can easily implement in their work;- develop a more entrepreneurial mindset;- be able to communicate effectively;- be able to lead conversations toward a mutually beneficial result;- improve their resilience and persistence;- set new goals for their professional life that match their potential;- increase the quality and capacity of their work;- re-discover their resources (knowledge, skills, competencies);- gain a fresh perspective on the topic of entrepreneurship;- exchange best practices with other youth workers;- be stimulated for growth as individuals and as professionals;- get acquainted with a broader network of personal and professional contacts.Partner organizations will:- acquire at least 20 tools and practices that they can use to train the Entrepreneurial Competencies of their target groups;- strengthen their ability to organize quality Entrepreneurial Learning programs.- have better-equipped youth workers;- be more confident to work with the topic of entrepreneurship;- be able to reach and support more people from their target groups;- broaden their network, develop and strengthen partnerships with like-minded organizations;- gain engaging promotional material;- promote European opportunities among youth;- facilitate the exchange of good practices;- grow as organizations;- increase their capability to operate on regional, national, and international levels.The target groups will:- receive support to tackle their unemployment;- be practically supported in their steps of entering the labour market (consultations, relevant advice etc);- be aware of the different types of employment;- receive adequate learning and skill development opportunities;- get engaged through the activities organized by our partners and participants;- gain access to quality entrepreneurial learning programs;- take a more active role by looking for opportunities how to improve their situation;- be aware of Erasmus+ opportunities.YOUTH WORKERS will be able to:- address unemployment in an efficient way, applying new tools and procedures;- design relevant tailor-made Entrepreneurial Learning programs;- create settings where young people can become inspired by their own capabilities and gain motivation to take action;- expand their reach and be able to involve more marginalized youngsters;- work with the topic of entrepreneurship;- train others to create Entrepreneurial Learning programs;- contribute to connecting the business world with non-formal education.TANGIBLE RESULTS are:- 30 professional projects developed by participants;- a booklet of 7 ideas on how to support the integration of Ukrainians;- 3 online dissemination events to introduce entrepreneurial learning tools to their target groups and other professionals;- at least 10 articles written by the national groups about their experience and their insights upon entrepreneurship (1 per country);- at least 20 tools and activities on EL;- at least 20 social media publications by the involved organizations;- at least 20 social media publications by participants;- promotional materials (articles and visuals)DESIRED IMPACT - youth workers develop their competencies and support the Entrepreneurial Learning of their direct target groups who then enter the labor market. From this point it will stimulate a chain reaction: unemployed youngsters gain access to quality learning programs, improve their entrepreneurial skills - from a passive group in need of external help they become active and create opportunities not only for themselves but also for others. This stimulates the overall involvement of youth and creates a generation of capable new leaders."