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Note: The project was presented in the last Erasmus call. We have adapted the project to all the evaluator's comments (reducing the amount of intellectual results, etc.). The current linear models of the industry in the world are mostly coming to an end. The bad management of our sources in production are causing daily tons of waste, shortage of resources, etc. making irreparable damages to our Earth: climate change, etc. To tackle this situation, there has been a slow transition from linear to circular models. The Circular Economy has begun to be introduced in the current economic and environmental policy of the European Commission, particularly through the EU Action Plan for the Circular Economy presented by the European Commission to the European Parliament in December 2015. The idea of circular economy in project management is increasing in relevance during the lasts and over the coming years. However, most people do not know yet what circular economy is and its importance. Circular Economy principles and the ways in which it may be incorporated in project management are not already well documented yet in academic literature. There’’s still a gap between theory and practice Our strategic partnership composed by Medeina Foundation, Permacultura Cantabria and ASSO has decided to carry out the project “Join the CIRCLe with Erasmus + (CIRCL-E+)” to tackle this problem. We have identified in the most important project management methodologies, that none of them incorporates circular economy models. We conducted a survey among youth workers and youth from Poland, Spain and Romania (70 people from each country). The main conclusions show that young people are interested in: Protecting the planet and changing the world. Projects on sustainable entrepreneurship The use of a circular economy and sustainable tools in your life. Young people are confident that knowledge about the circular economy will open more doors in their professional lives. Most of them do not have the tools to define and implement the project and would like to acquire them. The main aim of the project is to empower youth workers and young people with tools for the creation of circular and sustainable projects as we are sure they are the key to accelerate this transition, as potential drivers for change. The objectives of the project are: 1To transfer the best practices carried out in our countries and our organisations regarding circular economy 2.To develop new tools and methodologies for the creation of circular and sustainable projects 3.To empower youth workers and young people with new tools and methodologies for the creation of circular and sustainable projects The main activities in our project are: There will be 3 participatory visits, one in each country (Poland, Spain and Romania) where partners will transfer their best practices and tools related to entrepreneurship, sustainability and the 7 key elements of circular economy in which they are experts. During the participatory visits we will carry out study visits and round tables with important organisations to know what it has been done in these countries related to Circular Economy. The best practices acquired will be the basis for the creation of new tools and methodologies to empower our target groups (youth workers and young people) to develop sustainable projects fostering the transition of linear to circular models. The new tools and methodologies will be documented, creating an interactive book. It will provide youth workers and young participants with: -A practical approach to implementing circular economy and sustainable development goals (SDG´s) in any project or organisation. -A simple way for transforming organisations towards circular economy. -A roadmap for young entrepreneurs who wish to create innovative sustainable projects. We will carry out 2 transnational meetings in Spain: 1 kick-off meeting and 1 evaluation meeting. We will carry out a dissemination campaign looking forward to providing the project’s activities, intellectual output, results, etc. in regional, national, European and international levels, increasing the awareness in youth communities of the importance of implementing circular models in their projects for the preservation of our planet. A brief summary of the impact expected is: The participants will have acquired new skills and tools in circular economy and will be able to create and manage sustainable projects. They will have increased their level of awareness about importance of circular economy for the preservation of our planet and will contribute to start new sustainable projects under this new model. Circular Economy will be part of Medeina Foundation‘s, ASSO’s and Permacultura Cantabria’s cornerstones. They will be able to empower young people and youth workers with tools and methodologies for the creation of sustainable projects under this new model, becoming reference organisations in this field in their countries.
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